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
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.
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-requisites
An accredited professional bachelor degree in architecture