Architecture and Urban Design Course (G30-UDA), Master's Global 30 International Admission Program

2 years English open

3-stage learning journey

2 years · English

Year 1 (from October entry) Students enrol on 1 October at the Hongo Campus and begin design research with an accepted G30-UDA supervisor in the Department of Architecture. Coursework runs in parallel: credits earned in the architecture strand of the School of Engineering English Course Group count towards the completion requirement, and the course directs students to the UT-MATE syllabus search for the individual subjects offered. The course publishes no compulsory subject list of its own. Subjects listed in the UT-MATE course catalogue for the Department of Architecture (course-level detail not published by the programme) Courses from the School of Engineering English Course Group, whose architecture strand (建築系) is named as counting towards required credits Japanese language classes (free, optional, not credited towards completion) Year 2 The second year is centred on the design research and the master's thesis, with the balance of the minimum 30 credits completed alongside. The degree is awarded once the thesis is accepted and the final examination passed. Master's thesis (design research) and final examination Remaining English-taught subjects from the department and the English Course Group Completion "To complete the Global 30 Master's program at the School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, you must: enroll for a period of at least 2 years, complete the required courses, earn more than 30 credits, receive the necessary research guidance, and e) have the master's thesis accepted and pass the final examinations. A Master's degree (Engineering) will be granted to those who complete the above requirements." At least 30 credits, accepted master's thesis, passed final examination

Completion curriculum

The detailed course list for this stage has not been published yet.

Course domains

Architectural Planning and Design — Research field of IMAI Kotaro (Professor, Planning division) and, with mathematical engineering of spatial design, of HONMA Kentaro (Associate Professor, Planning).
Urban Analysis — Research field of IMAI Kotaro (Professor, Planning division).
Digital Fabrication — Research field of OBUCHI Yusuke (Associate Professor, Design division).
Design Thinking — Research field of OBUCHI Yusuke (Associate Professor, Design division).
Urban Ecology — Research field of OBUCHI Yusuke (Associate Professor, Design division).
Communication and Media — Research field of OBUCHI Yusuke (Associate Professor, Design division).
Architectural Design — Research field of KAWAZOE Yoshiyuki (Associate Professor, Design), HIRANO Toshiki (Project Associate Professor, Design) and YASUHARA Motoki (Professor, Design).
Theory of Scenery — Research field of KAWAZOE Yoshiyuki (Associate Professor, Design division).
Structural Engineering — Research field of TACHI Tomohiro (Professor, Structure & Material division).
Computational Design — Research field of TACHI Tomohiro (Professor, Structure & Material) and HIRANO Toshiki (Project Associate Professor, Design).
Study of Common Ground — Research field of TOYODA Keisuke (Project Professor, Design division).
Urbanism — Research field of TOYODA Keisuke (Project Professor, Design division).
Smart City — Research field of TOYODA Keisuke (Project Professor, Design division).
Architectural Theory — Research field of HIRANO Toshiki (Project Associate Professor, Design division).
Mathematical Engineering of Spatial Design — Research field of HONMA Kentaro (Associate Professor, Planning division).
Architecture and Urban Planning — Research field of HONMA Yudai (Associate Professor, Planning division).
Social System — Research field of HONMA Yudai (Associate Professor, Planning division).
Mathematical Optimization — Research field of HONMA Yudai (Associate Professor, Planning division).

Doctoral study after the master's — "The purpose of the Master's Global 30 course is to educate students to obtain a master's degree but not a doctoral degree. After the completion of this course, how

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Career support — "You may consult and receive advises at the Career Support for Students of the University of Tokyo."

"The Global 30 Urban Design and Architecture Course at the University of Tokyo is dedicated to the interdisciplinary design research connecting architecture, engineering and computations to explore th

"It seeks to develop and speculate new knowledge for architecture where the practice of design engages in both social constructs and material performances."

"It aims to explore the potential of architecture as the essential element to theorize, analyze, organize and generate new ideas of and for the evolving built environments."

"Entry for G30-UDA is open to talented international graduate students. Previous education in architecture is not required, but it is strongly preferred."

"Topics of study in the G30-UDA course must be within a field approved by the G30-UDA faculty member at the Dept. of Architecture." The list of supervisors and their research fields is published each

Core learning formats

"Topics of study in the G30-UDA course must be within a field approved by the G30-UDA faculty member at the Dept. of Architecture", and "The study area must be within a field accepted by a faculty mem
Completion requires that students "receive the necessary research guidance, and e) have the master's thesis accepted and pass the final examinations".
"The lectures for all of the below-described Global 30 courses are conducted in English, and students are eligible to receive degrees upon course completion." Students "attend lectures offered in Engl
"The School of Engineering offers Japanese language classes for international students to attend free of charge." These are not a degree requirement.
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