Under the guidance of educational philosophy of Chang’an University, Architecture School undergraduate course education uphold 'based on the west, facing the whole country, service industry' educational philosophy and adhere to the 'thick foundation, broad caliber, the high quality, strong ability ' principle. Focus on the combination of production, study and research, Architecture School effort to create a good environment of open education, provide good social practice conditions. With professional quality and design ability as the main line, it establish reasonable system of professional education and perfect the knowledge structure, cultivate students with solid basic knowledge, wide field of professional vision, and high comprehensive quality and innovation ability. With good professional ethics, students would adapt to the northwest region and urban and rural development and construction needs.
Ⅰ. Undergraduate Program for Architecture Major
1. General Description
With in-depth academic research on architecture and environment, the major of architecture aims to summarize architectural activity and experience of human beings, study rules and methods of architectural activities, and optimize living environment to satisfy people's needs. Classified to engineering category, Architecture Major is an inter-discipline subject of engineering and art integrating construction experience and design approaches, which focuses on applying existing experience and approaches to new design to provide a better building environment. In a broad sense, the subject of architecture includes planning and design for building and building complex, indoor and outdoor environment, human settlement, cities, towns and villages, as well as landscape architecture, building technology and the research of architectural history and theory. Students will both learn the knowledge of engineering technology and receive the training of artistic design and expression skills during thestudy.
2.Objectives
The subject of Architecture will cultivate high-level professional talents with wide knowledge, solid foundation, high comprehensive and professional quality as well as creativity, who are also well developed in moral, intellectual, fitness and aesthetic perception, to meet the requirements of China’s socialist modernization. The cultivation objectives will emphasize on technical expertise in architecture design, professional quality in town & country planning and landscape architecture design, and extensive occupationaladaptability.
The graduates will be capable of engaging in the project planning, project design and construction drawing design work concerning architecture design, town & country planning, landscape architecture design, or engaging in the theoretical work, teaching jobs and management work concerning architecture professionalfield.
3. Basic Requirements
(1). Students will receive the liberal education, master the fundamental theory and knowledge of architecture discipline, lay the solid discipline basis of natural science and humanities & social sciences, possess with comprehensive expression skills in foreign languages, favorable ideological and ethical standards, as well as cultural, physical and psychologicalqualities.
(2). Students will carry out the systematic study on the basics of the subject, master the solid basic theory and design procedures of architecture, and possess with the independent ability of architecture design and expressing the designintention;
(3). Students will primarily master the elementary knowledge of construction technology addressing safety, economy, applicability and aesthetics; possess with comprehensive application ability in reasonably selecting technical measures; familiar with development law of Chinese and foreign architectural history; comprehensively master the basic knowledge of economy, society and humanity concerning the construction of humansettlements.
(4). Students will comprehend the related policy, laws and regulations, as well as understand the application prospect and industry requirements of architecture discipline to lay the solid foundation for registered architects by professional course learning and Extracurricular of practical teachinglink.
(5). Students will be capable of paying attention to and learning the knowledge of multiple disciplines; abilities of scientific research, practical work and critical thinking. The graduates shall be capable of engaging in the engineering technology, management, teaching and scientific research work concerning architectural design, town & country planning and landscape architecturedesign.
4. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree
Five-year schooling, Bachelor ofArchitecture
5. Core Disciplines and Special Courses
Major disciplines:Architecture
Core courses: designing courses: Fundamentals of Architectural Design, Series Courses of Architectural Design, Green Architectural Design, Site Planning, Exterior Space Design, Planning and Design of Residential Area, Landscape Design, Extracurricular in Architecture Design Institute and GraduationProject; teoretical courses: The History of Chinese Architecture, The History of Chinese Architecture, The History of Foreign Architecture, The Principle of Public Architecture Design, Principle of Residential Building Design, Principle of Town & Country Planning, An Introduction to UrbanDesign;
Technical courses: Building Construction, Architectural Physics, Building Materials, Selection of Building Structural System,Construction Equipment, Building Disaster PreventionDesign;
Art & Humanism courses: Fine Arts, Architectural Rendering and Presentation, Extracurricular of FineArts.
Special courses: Digital Architectural Design, Ancient Architecture Surveying, Hospital Design, Sporting ArchitectureDesign
6. Graduation Requirements
Students should complete the courses stipulated in this program, with a minimum of 229.5 credits and a qualified graduation thesis (project) upon graduation.
Ⅱ. Undergraduate Program for Urban and Rural Planning Major
1. General Description
Urban and Rural Planning plays a critical role in national economy and social development. This major undertakes the responsibility of cultivating professionals in urban and rural construction, regional development and urbanization, social services in urban and rural areas, andurban and rural physical form planningand management.This major is a branch discipline of architecture under engineering, which is also known as the first level discipline under higher education for engineering.It sticks to the idea of sustainable development, and targets at harmonious development of society, economy and environment. It takes the urban and rural physical space as the core, the urban and rural land use as the object. Through implementation of urban and rural planning public policy management, thereby, Urban and Rural Planning provides a compound specialty for rational allocation of space resources in urban and rural development and dynamic guidancecontrol.
2.Objectives
This major develops high-level specialists, who have a solid basic knowledge and practical ability of urban and rural planning and design. Moreover, the students should have a strong sense of social responsibility, team spirit and innovative thinking and the concept of sustainable development and cultural heritage. They should be engaged in urban and rural planning and design, development and management, teaching and researchwork.
3.Basic Requirements
Students in this major will learn fundamental knowledge and theories of urban and rural planning, receiving basic trainings in urban and rural planning principles,procedures, methods and design demonstrations.Moreover，students should master the basic ability to deal with the complicated relationships between urban and rural development, natural environment, social environment, historical heritage and the ability of preliminary scientific researches. Students should also have the qualities of urban and rural planning andmanaging.
Graduates majoring in urban and rural planning should acquire the following knowledge andabilities:
(1). Students should have strong professional ethics, noble and correct values, solid knowledge foundation in natural and social science, good professional qualities, humanistic qualities, physical and psychological qualities. Students should also possess a combined vision of being both native and international, sense of being modern, and healthy sense of humancommunication.
(2). Knowledge structure: students should master the basic knowledge of natural science and social science, foreign language needed in this major, computer application technologies and other related professional knowledge andtheories.
(3). Students should have the basic ability of systematic thinking, sense of just, cognitive analysis and comprehensive expression, as well as predicting and forecasting ability, professional training ability including innovative design, consensus building and teamspirit.
(4). They should understand overall principles, policies and regulations in the field of urban and ruralconstruction.
(5). They should master basic methods of document indexing, information searching; possess information and technology skills under the background of big data, as well as continuous learning ability during the wholecareer.
(6). They should also understand frontier theories, application prospect, development trends and industry demands in field of human settlementsscience inChina.
4. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree
Five years, Bachelor ofengineering.
5. Core Disciplines and Special Courses
Core Discipline: Urban and RuralPlanning
Core courses: Principle of Urban and RuralPlanning(Ⅰ、II、III), Urban and Rural Ecology and Environment Planning,Geographic Information Systematic Applications, History of Chinese Cities’ Construction and Urban Planning, History of Foreign Cities’ Construction and Urban Planning, Urban and Rural Infrastructure Planning, Roads and TransportationPlanning(Ⅰ、II), Overall Planning of Urban and Rural Areas, Rural Development and Planning, Detailed Planning and Designing(Ⅰ、II) ,Residential Districts Planning, UrbanDesign(Ⅰ、II) ,Comprehensive Investigation and Research inUrban and Rural Areas, Management and Regulation Practice of Urban and RuralAreas.
Special courses: Urban Planning Guidance, Methodology for Urban System Analysis, Local Culture and Architecture, Urban Renewal and Historic Conservation, Introduction of Landscape Architecture, Introduction to Urban Aesthetics, Community Development and HousingPlanning.
6. Graduation Requirements
Students should complete the training programs and scheduled curricula during the study with a minimum of 228 credits & a qualified graduation thesis (Design Project) upongraduation.
Ⅲ. Undergraduate Program for Environmental Design Major
1. General Description
Environment Design major is a comprehensive interdisciplinary profession, involving aesthetics, architecture, planning, philosophy, psychology, behavioral science, sociology, ecology and other disciplines. It is the product of the combination of art, science and technology and belongs to the scope of literary discipline. This major mainly studies the indoor space environment and outdoor landscapeenvironment．The purpose of study is to create a beautiful, comfortable living and working environment to meet the material and spiritual requirements by means of people's production in art and technology.
2.Objectives
This major is designed to meet the needs of socialist market economy and the overall requirement of moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development. Students should master the basic principles and methods of environment design; they should have the relevant professional knowledge and skills and strong innovation ability and high comprehension ability. Meanwhile, they should have professional theoretical knowledge in indoor and outdoor decoration design and environment design and have certain practical ability. They should be capable of applying talents and skills in teaching, researching, designing and management in relatedinstitutions.
3. Basic Requirements
Students majoringinEnvironmentDesignmainly study the basic theory and basic knowledge of architectural environment design by taking intensive training programs and master fundamental capabilities of environmentdesign.
Undergraduate students should obtain the following knowledge andabilities：
(1). Good personality and occupational ethics, solid foundation of natural science and the humanities, high cultural awareness and artisticquality.
(2). Systematic study and possession of professional knowledge and skills in landscape design, strong ability of integrated design and practical application ability, strong innovative thinking and team cooperationspirit;
(3). Systematic study of landscape design theory & knowledge, good understanding of historical tradition, awareness of regional culture, perspective on the foreground and direction of the professionwith broad internationalvision.
(4). Mastering relevant technology of architecture and landscape design, familiarity with architecturaldecoratingmaterials, comprehension in construction technology and organizationdesign;
(5). Mastering professional design specification and learn about architecture, planning, landscape design guidelines, policies, laws andregulations;
(6). Foreign language proficiency, computer and information technology application ability, document retrieval, information query, and basic methods of thesiswriting.
4. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree
Four-year schooling, Bachelor of Arts Degree
5. Core Disciplines and Special Courses
Core Disciplines: Arts
Core Courses：Interior Design, Landscape Design, Fundamentals of Architectural Design, Civil Architecture Design, Principle of Urban and RuralPlanning, Principles of Environmental Art Design, Architectural DecoratingMaterial andStructure,Chinese and Foreign Garden History, Pen-and-Ink Sketch, Watercolor LandscapePainting.
Special Courses: Urban Environment Cognition, Landscape Design, Environmental Expression Skills, Ergonomics, Interior Decoration Construction and Organization, Public Environment Art.
6. Graduation Requirements
Students should complete the training programs and scheduled curricula during the study with a minimum of 180 credits and a qualified graduation thesis (Design Project) upon graduation.
Ⅳ. Undergraduate Program for Landscape Architecture Major
1. General Description
The landscape architecture major is an applied discipline that integrates the methods of natural science and social science, integrates science and art, studies planning, design and engineering construction, and manages natural and artificial environments. It is based on the purpose of coordinating the relationship between man and nature, with the core of protecting and restoring the natural environment and creating a healthy and beautiful living environment. The landscape architecture major of Chang'an University is oriented to serve the national strategic needs, and cultivate compound technical talents who have solid professional theoretical knowledge, innovative spirit and practical ability, and who can engaged in the landscape architecture industry.
2.Objectives
This major cultivates the future-oriented compound landscape architecture professional talents who have socialist core values, a high sense of social responsibility and mission, adapts to the needs of national strategic development, has a solid basic knowledge of landscape architecture, outstanding planning and design skills and engineering practice skills, and is full of social responsibility and teamwork spirit; also who has the ability of innovation, practice, organization and management, and can be competent for the planning of land and space, the construction of urban and rural human settlements, ecological protection and restoration.
The specific training objectives are as follows:
(1). Political literacy: Have good ideological and political quality, legal awareness, citizenship, noble professional ethics, good social virtues and correct values;
(2). Professional knowledge: Master solid professional knowledge and skills of landscape architecture; familiar with relevant policies, regulations and technical specifications of landscape architecture; familiar with basic knowledge of architecture, urban and rural planning, ecology, environmental engineering and other related majors; understand the theory of this major Frontier and development direction;
(3). Practical ability: Have the practical application ability of landscape architecture planning and design, engineering and management; be able to use appropriate technology, resources, and tools to comprehensively analyze and coordinate to solve problems in the process of practice;
(4). Research ability: Be able to use common research methods in the subject, analyze complex professional problems and propose relatively reasonable countermeasures; have the ability to use foreign languages and computers;
(5). Employment development: Be able to engage in engineering technology, management, teaching and scientific research in related fields such as landscape architecture, urban and rural planning, and architectural design;
(6). Personal literacy: Possess positive team awareness and communication and coordination skills, strong logical thinking skills and comprehensive expression skills; have certain organizational management and leadership skills, and have a broad international vision and a sense of lifelong learning.
3. Basic Requirements
Students in this major mainly learn the basic knowledge and basic skills of landscape architecture, receive professional training in landscape architecture planning and design, engineering practice and management, plant application, ecological restoration, heritage protection, etc., and are familiar with relevant policies, regulations and technical specifications. Students also need to understand the basic knowledge of architecture, urban and rural planning, ecology and other related subjects, and have the basic ability to solve problems independently and learn for life.
Graduates should acquire the following knowledge and abilities:
(1). Have a firm political and ideological quality, a sense of social responsibility and correct values, a strong physique and a sound psychology; have a more comprehensive basic knowledge of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences;
(2). Master the principles and methods of landscape planning and design, engineering technology and management, heritage protection and development, plant configuration, ecological restoration, landscape architectural design, etc.; familiar with the relevant policies, regulations and technical specifications of landscape architecture, and understand landscape architecture and construction Organization management;
(3). Master the basic knowledge of architecture, urban and rural planning, ecology, environmental engineering and other related majors, and have the ability to comprehensively analyze and coordinate problem-solving;
(4). Master the methods of cognitive research, including the methods of data collection, analysis, prediction and evaluation through case research, document retrieval and modern information technology;
(5). Master the methods of design expression, including the use of drawings, physical models and digital tools to express the results of landscape design;
(6). Have the ability to engage in various landscape architecture planning and design and project management; have experience in participating in landscape design, architectural design, urban design and other related fields;
(7). Possess a certain degree of innovation and entrepreneurial ability; have the consciousness of independent learning and lifelong learning, and have the ability to continuously learn and adapt to development;
(8). Have good communication, coordination and cooperation skills, be able to organize and lead a multidisciplinary team; be able to understand and abide by professional ethics and norms, and perform duties;
(9). Possess certain scientific research capabilities, including proficient use of foreign languages, computer and information technology, and the ability to write academic papers.
4. Length of Schooling and Conferred Degree
Five-year schooling, Bachelor of Engineering
5. Core Disciplines and Special Courses
Core Disciplines: Landscape Architecture
Core Courses：Principles of Landscape Architecture Design, Landscape Planning and Design, Introduction to Human Settlement Environment, History of Chinese and Foreign Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture Engineering Technology, Landscape Architecture Project Management, Introduction to Garden Plants, Introduction to Landscape Ecology, Landscape Architecture Heritage Protection and Management.
Special Courses: Landscape Planning and Design I (Traffic Landscape Planning and Design), Introduction to Landscape Vision, Traditional Culture and Modern Landscape Architecture, Guide for Ecological Restoration, Landscape Geosciences Theory, Urban Public Art Design.
6. Graduation Requirements
Complete the learning of each teaching link specified in the training program, with a minimum of 210 credits and a qualified graduation thesis (design project).
