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The Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Architecture encompass the fields of Architectural Art and Building Engineering. Students study Architectural History from a broad-ranging perspective, examining each period's architectural expressions and techniques as well as the relationship between architecture and society. In recent years, these programs have also been involved in the restoration and preservation of historic cultural properties such as those of Egypt, Angkor in Cambodia, and Hue in Vietnam.
Courses in Architectural Planning revolve around instruction in practical design practice led by faculty members who are working architects, with the goal of training architects and architectural planners capable of thriving in Japan and around the world. Courses in City Planning, based on thorough practice in the field, involve human resource development for establishing careers in addition to practical study of aspects ranging from urban design to urban development with citizen participation.
Engineering for Building Environments courses examine the techniques and theory of building engineering, architectural environments, urban environment, and safety planning, with the goal of responding to environmental and energy issues. Courses in Structural Design cover a broad range of topics, including structural design mechanics, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, steel structural design, reinforced concrete structural design, seismic resistant design, seismic response control design, foundation structures, architectural design, and structural design exercises to ensure building safety. Courses in Building Materials and Building Construction cover subjects directly related to practical operations, including new materials and new structural methods, as well as the development of construction technologies and production control.
Since the 2007 academic year, a new curriculum has been instituted through the undergraduate and graduate programs with the goal of attaining educational accreditation under the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE), covering all six years of study in the undergraduate program and graduate program (master's degree program). In this way, the programs seek to enhance the programs of studied offered.
The UNESCO/UIA Charter for Architectural Education adopted in Barcelona in 1996 requires programs of in-depth education in architecture to be at least five years in length. Waseda University’s Undergraduate Program of Architecture was an early adopter, instituting a six-year course combining the Undergraduate and Graduate programs in architecture starting with the 2000 academic year.
In the first through third years of the undergraduate program—identified as the basic architectural education period—all students learn the broad fundamentals of architecture, from design through engineering. Over the three-year period from the fourth year of the undergraduate program through the second year of the graduate program (the master’s degree program)—the period of training in practical techniques identified as the specialized architectural education period—students move on to concentrate in their selected program of study to gain a comprehensive familiarity with specialized, state-of-the-art knowledge in that specialty.
In the 2008 academic year, inspectors from the International Union of Architects (UIA), an international accrediting agency, visited Waseda University to evaluate our architectural education program. In the 2009 academic year, the program became the first in Japan to be accredited to provide education at the global standard based on a system of mutual validation involving universities around the world.
Under an integrated six-year curriculum combining the undergraduate and graduate (master’s degree) programs, some 70% of undergraduate students advance to graduate-level study. Master’s degree recipients find employment in a wide range of fields, including positions in construction, real estate, advertising, transportation, as civil servants, and in the securities industry. The number of graduates advancing to doctoral-level programs is also increasing.
- Career paths of undergraduate-program graduates
- Career paths of master’s degree program graduate
Note: The construction portion of these pie charts includes architectural design.
