The flow of architectural studies in the School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies
To study architecture at Nagoya University as an undergraduate, students must enroll in the School of Engineering’s Civil Engineering and Architecture Departments and, based on their record on classes at the end of the first year, they will then gain entrance to the architecture program. Postgraduate architecture students take the architecture course that is offered by the Graduate School of Environmental Studies’ Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture. The students can choose to study for an engineering, environmental studies, or architecture degree in both master’ and dotoral courses.
Graduate school education program
Education is conducted based on the educational objectives of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies. If an architectural design internship and the internship-related classes are taken as part of the architecture course, this experience is accepted as the equivalent of one year of practical experience (master’s program) or two years of practical experience (master’s plus doctorate program) for registration of the first class architect’ licence.
The educational objectives of architectural studies
The aim is to comprehensively undertake teaching and research regarding the academic theory, methodology, and application required to design, plan, create, and preserve architecture and the facilities and broader environment in our cities. In addition to core research and education regarding individual specialist domains (design, facility planning, environment and building service engineering, structural, constructional, and materials engineering), the graduate school education program engages in wide-ranging, cutting-edge education and research, broadening students’ responses in new fields such as urban-environmental design and engineering, and local disaster prevention safety engineering. This will enable students to respond to the remarkable changes that characterize the recent times—such as the transition to a mature society and advancements in engineering based on informationization and technological progress—and are likely to continue into the future .
Curriculum
Subject classification
| Interdisciplinary subjects | Cross-curricula lectures and practical assignments related to environmental studies |
| Specialist subjects | Type I (lectures), Type II (seminars), Type III (experiments, practical assignments) |
| Subjects from other departments, etc. | (Other graduate schools at Nagoya University, graduate schools at other universities) |
Master’s degree and conditions for graduation
| Master of Environmental Studies (Architecture Course) | A minimum of 8 credits from Interdisciplinary Subjects, and a minimum of 20 credits from Type 1, 2 and 3 subjects are required,
including a minimum of 14 credits of courses offered by EEA and a minimum of 8 credits from Type 2 Subjects. A minimum total of 30 credits is required to complete the curriculum (credits may include those earned from other departments or graduate schools.) Research supervision is mandatory for completion of the curriculum. |
| Master of Engineering(Architecture Course) | A minimum of 4 credits from Interdisciplinary Subjects, and a minimum of 20 credits from Type 1, 2 and 3 subject from courses at EEA are required,
including a minimum of 8 credits from Type 1 Subjects, 8 credits from Type 2 Subjects, and 4 credits from Type 3 Subjects listed in appended course table A minimum total of 30 credits is required to complete the curriculum (credits may include those earned from other departments or graduate schools, and a maximum of 4 credits can be earned through credit exchange agreements.) Research supervision is mandatory for completion ofthe curriculum. |
| Master of Architecture(Architecture Course) | A minimum of 4 credits from Interdisciplinary Subjects, and a minimum of 20 credits from Type 1, 2 and 3 subjects listed in appended course table are required,
including a minimum 8 credits from Type 2 Subjects and a minimum of 4 credits from Type 3 Subjects. A minimum total of 30 credits is required to complete the curriculum （credits may include those earned from other departments or graduate schools, and a maximum of 4 credits can be earned through credit exchange agreements.） Research supervision is mandatory for completion ofthe curriculum. |
Department of Environmental Engineering and Architecture (Architecture course)
Interdisciplinary subjects
Liberal arts of environmental studies
Introduction to earth planetary science, Introduction to global warming, Environmental policy theory, Environmental ethics, Introduction to sustainable development
Liberal arts and comprehensive understanding of environmental studies
Introduction to ecology Low carbon city studies Field seminar on Science and Technology |
Research guidanceType 2 Subjects
Seminars of each course |
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Type 1 SubjectsFormation of expertiseSpecial lecture on environment Theory of architectural Engineering design of human Methodology of social risk |
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Master thesis for degree (engineering, environmental studies, or architecture) |
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Syllabus
Syllabus details are here.
Practical experience required for the first classarchitectqualification
If an architectural design internship and the internship-related classess are taken as part of the architecture course,
this experience is accepted as the equivalent of one year of practical experience (master’s program) or two years of
practical experience (master’s plus doctorate program) for registration of the first class architect’ licence.
About architectural design internship
An architectural design internship provides practical experience at an architectural practice or a similar firm. During the internship, students apply the content they learned in lectures and through practical assignments, etc., gaining first-hand experience under the guidance of an experienced professional and internalizing professional ethics as well as the knowledge and skills that are suitable for use in the workplace. The norm is for students to gain this practical experience by taking a temporary job at an architectural practice during the summer holidays, for example.
Architectural design internship-related subjects
| Internship （Compulsory, at least 4 credits） |
Internship-related subjects | ||
| Practical assignments, practical experience, experiments (Maximum 8 credits) | Lectures(Maximum 8 credits) | ||
| Master’s program |
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[Design and planning course]
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[Design and planning course]
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| Doctorate program |
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