School of Architecture
Curriculum Uniqueness
This curriculum is unique in the following ways:
Practice Integration
The practice of architecture is a programmatic requirement in this integrated
curriculum. Every student will have one to two years of architecture office
experience, which may be applied toward the training requirements necessary
for the licensure in the U.S. The practicum curriculum incorporates substantial
professional practice elements with the required courses and experience
in professional firms. Students are placed in architectural firms in Honolulu
and abroad who have Asia Pacific experience. Principals serve as adjunct
professors who are responsible for student’s learning and training,
which is non-compensated and based in part on current guidelines and core
competencies for licensure developed by the National Council of Architecture
Registration Boards (NCARB) for the Intern Development Program (IDP).
International Practice Opportunities
The program offers opportunities for international studies and practice
through exchange programs and professional experience where students can
study and/or practice abroad as part of the program. Through the School’s
overseas studies program and exchange agreements with a number of leading
international architectural firms and universities in the Asia/Pacific
region, all students are expected to participate in an international study
program prior to graduation.
Design Studios
ArchD graduates will have fourteen (14) Architecture studios (including
a comprehensive design project, a practicum and an ArchD project). A student
can select from a number of advanced design studios that deal with the
critical current issues of our civilization with the Asia Pacific Region.
This provides students with opportunities and time to develop and synthesize
a broad range of professional knowledge to apply to their future architectural
practice.
Elective Courses
Students have the opportunity to take a number of elective courses or
professionally related topics from business, planning, computers, design
technology, Asia/Pacific studies, and other relevant contemporary issues.
These courses are taught by the diverse faculty of the school, which include
adjunct and affiliate faculty members from other areas of UH who make
a special effort to address the needs of our students. These provide a
broad knowledge base for the students as they address the future challenges
of the profession.
Pre-Professional Double Major
The program provides opportunity for students to have a double major.
At the end of the fourth year, a student is eligible to graduate with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Colleges
of Arts and Sciences. Those who continue and successfully complete the
212-credit program are awarded the Architecture Doctorate (ArchD) as the
first professional degree.
Faculty Resources
The school has a diverse and outstanding faculty with substantial professional
practice experience. This faculty is supplemented by adjunct and affiliate
faculty who are distinguished faculty members in related disciplines at
UH and internationally known professionals and specialists around the
world. The off-campus faculty are linked to the school through electronic
communication technologies.
|
