StudyQA — Master: Advanced Architectural Design Program — Izmir University of Economics (Page 6)

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Urban built environment is transforming on local and global scale due to the advances in information and building technologies. The impact of this transformation on everyday life and on the quality of space calls for continual renewal of the architectural discourse and practice. The design discourse of the 20th century and the conventional methods and approaches which distinguish between architectural research and architectural design are not entirely valid for the architectural production of the 21st century. Architectural design practice should be structured anew as a process and method of research.

The Advanced Architectural Design Program at the Department of Architecture in Izmir University of Economics is a design-based-research program aimed at advancing the discourse on architecture through design work. Accordingly, the program offers a studio-based curriculum wherein the design studio is a research laboratory focused on advanced design thinking in three primary clusters:

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

1. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 505		Advanced Architectural Design Theory I	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 507		Advanced Architectural Design Practice I	0	6	3	7.5
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	0	0	3	7.5
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	0	0	3	7.5
Total :	30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 508		Advanced Architectural Design Theory II	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 510		Advanced Architectural Design Practice II	0	6	3	7.5
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	0	0	3	7.5
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	0	0	3	7.5
Total :	30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 597		Term Project	0	0	0	15
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	0	0	3	7.5
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	0	0	3	7.5
Total :	30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	Application/Laboratory	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 503		Modernity in Spatial Production	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 504		Contemporary Architecture	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 553		Memory and Architecture	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 555		Theories of Space	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 560		Quantitative Methods in Built Environment Research	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 561		Modern Architectural Culture in Turkey	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 562		Integrated Spatial Analysis	2	2	3	7.5
ARCH 563		Urban Economy	3	0	3	7.5
ARCH 564		İzmir and Urbanization	2	2	3	7.5
ARCH 565		Computing and Making	1	4	3	7.5
ARCH 566		Natural Algorithms in Architecture	1	4	3	7.5
ARCH 567		Design Optimization	1	4	3	7.5
FFD 563		Art, Design and City	3	0	3	7.5

The students studying in this second cycle program without thesis are required:

to take a minimum of 10 courses with a minimum of 30 local credits, and one seminar and one term project (The project is non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis.).

to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S

to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.00/4.00 with a minimum of 90 ECTS credits.

In particular, the program welcomes established practitioners who are interested in deeper questions within their design practices and who want to pursue graduate education from the point of view of applied design research. Students who are interested in this program are:

• those holding a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Izmir University of Economics or from another university

• Those who are currently undergraduate students in Izmir University of Economics Architecture program and want to continue with a master’s degree within a combined system

• Those holding a different degree but will complete the scientific preparation program successfully and are found suitable after the academic interview.