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CHINA BUILDS
Master in Architecture,
Tsinghua University, Beijing
(Starting September 2008)
Mission Statement
The School of Architecture at Tsinghua University is the first
in China to offer an accredited Master’s Degree to foreign
students. The purpose is to open up a major new platform of
architectural education in response to the rapid urbanization of
China.
The Professors
WU Liangyong
Alexander TZONIS
Thomas HERZOG
Joan BUSQUETS
ZHU Wenyi
LI Xiaodong
Ron HENDERSON
The Program
The program offers nationally accredited professional master
degree, Master in Architecture.
Focusing on design, and the architecture profession in China in
particular, this program gives graduate students,
preferably professional bachelor degree holders, the opportunity
of advanced learning in professional knowledge and independent
design research.
The program adopts the credit system. A total of 27 credits is
required.
Courses
All courses
can be divided into 5 main categories:
studios, theory, seminars, site visits and optional public
courses. The course menu also covers different academic
fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban
planning and design, and profession-related knowledge in China.
The standard language for all courses is
English.
Students are required to take the following studios and complete
18 credits: Architectural Design, Landscape Planning and Design,
Urban Design, Final Thesis. Each studio is co-instructed by 1
internationally established professor and 2 coordinating Chinese
professors. Design critics are selected from established
architects currently active in China, whether they are from home
or abroad. It is highly possible that the studio topics be real
projects in hotspots in China, those of cities like Beijing,
Shanghai, Xi’an, Soochow, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Lijiang, Lasa and
Tsingtao, etc. Students are challenged to tackle difficult,
sometimes controversial social, political, economic, ethnical
and religious issues that are unique to contemporary China.
Students are required to complete 4 credits in seminars focusing
on important issues in contemporary Chinese architecture,
contemporary Chinese urban development, and heritage
preservation. Each seminar is co-instructed by 2-3 professors
and features guest panelists, including senior government
officials, distinguished scholars, and developers.
Students are also required to complete theory
courses. These courses cover a wide range of fields: history,
design theory, urban theory, contemporary practice, building
technology, landscape and Chinese gardening, etc. These course s
feature lectures by leading figures in different fields both in
and out of China.
1 credit in site visiting which provides students with fresh Chinese cultural and
professional exposures is required. The destination places are chosen from
influential site and cities of great interests of history and
contemporary practice.
Optional public courses are provided by the Tsinghua university,
offering training in Chinese language and learning in Chinese
history and culture, 4 credits in total.
Semesters
1st Semester (Fall):
6 Credits in design studios (architecture design & urban
design); 2 Credits in seminars (green architecture &
contemporary urban planning and design); 2 Credits in optional
public courses. 10 Credits in total.
2nd Semester (Spring):
6 Credits in design studios; 2 Credits in seminars (History of
Chinese Architecture & Theory and Practice of Regional
Architecture); 2 Credits in optional public courses. 10 Credits
in total.
Summer: 1 Credit in Architecture and City Visiting Study
3rd Semester (Fall):
6 Credits in design studios (Final Design)
Tuition and Scholarships
Tuition for the program is RMB 120,000.
A limited number of scholarships are available.
Admission Requirements
Enrolment will be strictly limited to 20.
Pre-requisite:
An accredited professional bachelor degree in architecture ;
Application Materials:
A/ Proof of B.Arch diploma: Copy of
the official diploma or certificate, and an official academic
record. This material should be sealed in a separate envelope
with an authorizing seal across the back flap.
B/ Application form
C/ Portfolio: All information
should be in A4 paper format demonstrating the applicant’s
competence in design and research. Please note that no portfolio
will be returned.
D/ CV
E/ Personal statement: A brief
introduction of the applicant’s personal history and
explanations to why the applicant is interested in the program.
F/ Recommendation letters: Three
recommendation letters written by persons with direct knowledge
of the applicant’s professional and academic potentials. All
letters must be sealed in separate envelopes with the writers
signing across the sealed back flaps.
G/ Application fee: A non-refundable application fee of RMB600 payable to Tsinghua University. This fee cannot be credited to tuition or other accounts upon admission. This fee cannot be waived.
H/ Proof of Personal Identity: Copy
of the applicant’s passport, citizen ID or other legal
identification.
Sending In:
Portfolio and all hardcopy correspondence should be enclosed in one mail package
and sent to the following
address:
Wenjun ZHOU(Ms.)
Admission Office, International Program
School of Architecture
Tsinghua University
Beijing 100084, P. R. China
Tel: (8610)62785693
Fax:(8610)62770314
Email:
m-arch-admission@tsinghua.edu.cn
Deadline
The mail package should be received by March 1st, 2010.
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Nov 1st, 2009~ Feb 28th, 2010
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