Home to many well-known architects like Li Xinggang, the chief architect of China's part of the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) and Zhao Xiaojun, the Chinese General Designer of the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube), the Architecture related programs at TJU have a high reputation of many years' standing for good quality.
The three professional master’s programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning are designed for qualified graduates wishing to practice architecture, LA or UP at a professional level. Students will learn from TJU Architecture internationally recognized academics and renowned adjunct and visiting architects and professors, and will engage in course projects that connect with local and international communities.
Students will also have the opportunity to hold an internship at world renowned architectural design firms with supervision from leading architects. The cooperative design firms include Tianjin Urban Planning & Design Institute, Tianjin University Research Institute of Architectural Design & Urban Planning, Chinese Architectural Design and Research Group, Archiland International, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and so on.
The master program in Architecture was recognized through in all countries that signed the Carberra Accord, which makes the graduates qualified to apply professional certificates in those countries.
1. General Degree Courses: Chinese (2 credits), General China (2 credits).
2. Major-related Degree Courses (>=8 credits), 1-2 theory courses (2 credits).
Programs | Course Name | Credit | Credit Hour |
Master in Architecture Design | Architecture Design (1) | 4 | 120 |
Architecture Design (2) | 4 | 120 |
Integrated building and urban design in a resource conservation perspective | 1 | 16 |
Design in Motion | 1 | 16 |
Master in Landscape Architecture Design | Landscape Architecture Design (1) | 4 | 120 |
Landscape Architecture Design (2) | 4 | 120 |
Landscape Ecology and Design/Planning Applications | 2 | 32 |
Master in Urban Plan Design | Urban design(1) | 4 | 120 |
Urban design(2) | 4 | 120 |
Ecological Environment and Urban Development | 1 | 16 |
International Comparative Planning | 1 | 16 |
3. Major-related Optional Courses (>=8 credits)
Course Name | Credit | Credit Hour |
Engineering Practice and Experimental Skills | 4 | 120 |
Research Method | 1 | 16 |
Contemporary Architectural Theory And Review | 1 | 16 |
Architecture and the Aesthetics of Compression | 2 | 32 |
Sustainable Regeneration Theory and Practice of Historical Environment | 1 | 16 |
Case Studies of the World Cultural Heritage | 1 | 16 |
Design Thinking and Cognition | 1 | 16 |
Close readings of architectural writings & projects | 1.5 | 24 |
Nationalism and Mdn Cities and Arch in Asia | 1 | 16 |
How to Make An Open Building | 1 | 16 |
Keeping Memory Green: Sustainable Regeneration Theory and Practice of Historical Environment | 1 | 16 |
Managing Global City Regions | 1 | 16 |
4. Seminar/Academic Exchange/ Project report (2 credits)
5. Graduation thesis (6 credits)
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