School

School    of

Engineering

Architecture

and

Civil

Student Type

Master

Discipline

Architecture

Discipline Code

0813

Subject included

Architecture   Design   and   Theory(081302);   Architecture   History   and   Theory (081301);

Building Science and Technology(081304)

Length of Study

Master 3 years

Credit Requirements

Master≥ 25 credits:≥ 21 credits for courses, _4_ credits for other academic sections.

Program

Objectives

It aims to cultivate creative architects who (1) have a good command of basic theories and concepts of architecture, and techniques of architecture design;  and (2) are competent in

undertaking tasks of architecture design, and doing scientific research on architecture.

Requirements of Research Ability and Other Aspects

Candidates are required to collect and do investigation on data and information actively. Candidates are also expected to be of the ability to analyze, summarize and criticize relevant subjects, and conduct researches on architecture. Candidates are also supposed to be skillful at using designing software.

Prior to the degree application, candidates shall meet one of the following requirements:

1.   Publishing at least one paper in professional conference proceedings at or above provincial-level, or attending professional academic conferences and receiving at least one invitation for presenting their papers ( Note: For the papers, Xiamen University must be the first-author affixation, and candidates shall be the first-author or second author with the supervisor being the first).

2.  Participation in architectural desi gn competitions at or above provincial-level and winning the first, second or third prize, or a honorable mention for at least one time (Note: Xiamen University must be the first-author affixation, and only the first three prize-winners are recognized.)

3. Publishing at least one paper in specialized journals with CN serial numbers ( Note: For the papers, Xiamen University must be the first-author affixation, and candidates shall be

the first-author or second author with the supervisor being the first).

Curriculum

(*SP-Spring semester; FA-Fall semester; SU-Summer semester; C-Compulsory; O-Optional)

Category

Course

Code

Course Name

Credit

Semester

Master

PhD

Remarks

General Courses：

Master_4_ credits

000010201

First foreign language

2

FA\SP

C

000010102

Study

on

th

e   Theory

1

FA

C

and         Practice       of

Socialism            with Chinese

Characteristics

000010104

Dialectics of Nature

1

FA

C

Compulsory

10

160110001

Theory   and   Method

of

2

FA

C     for     all

Architecture Design

candidates

160120001

Architecture  Design  and Research I

3

FA

C              for

candidates of

Architectur e         Design

and Theory

160120002

Architecture  Design  and

Research II

3

SP

C     for     all

candidates

160120003

Introduction on Preservation and Reuse of Architectural Heritage

3

SP

C              for

candidates of

Architectur

e        History and Theory

Course：

Master     ≥

credits

160110002

Trends   and   Schools   of The                   Contemporary

Architecture

2

FA

160110003

Method  of  Architectural Research   and   Intensive

Reading

1

FA

160120004

Sustainable          Building Technologies

3

FA

C              for

candidates

of   Building Science  and

Technology

160120005

Technology     of     Digital

Buildings

2

SP

Optional

Courses：

160120006

Structural   Concepts   For

Architects

2

FA

Master ≥ 7 credits

160120007

Environmental

Psychology

1

SP

160120008

Chinese            Traditional

Architectural Philosophy

2

FA

160120009

Traditional             Chinese

Residences

2

SP

160120010

Urban Design Theory

2

FA

160120011

Introduction  To  Regional

Architecture Design

2

SP

160120012

Sound           Environment

Optimal Design

1

SP

160120013

Green Architecture

1

SP

Other Requirements

Other Academic Sections (C-Compulsory; O-Optional)

Category

C     or

O

Credit

Requirements

Evaluation

(Ways and time)

Academic Lectures

C

1

Candidates  are  required  to  attend  at least 20 academic lectures or reports.

Candidates shall submit the attendance record at  the  beginning of     the     fifth     semester     to     t he

supervisor for evaluation.

Mid-term Assessment

C

1

Candidates are required to introduce briefly the periodical outcomes, existing problems and working plan of the thesis writing.

It is held by the end of the fourth semester.

Candidates shall report to the supervisor team with PPT presentation, and submit the mid-term  assessment  report  to  the

college for the record.

Thesis Proposal

C

1

A thesis proposal shall include the purposes, the significance, the existing problems, the status quo and the main contents of the thesis.

It is held at the end of the third semester.

Candidates shall report to  the supervisor team with a PPT presentation, and fill out the Thesis Proposal Examination Form and submit it to the

college for the record.

Social Practice

C

1

Candidates  shall  participate  in  social

In   the   fifth   semester,   candidates