Architectural Studies (Top-Up) City University of Hong Kong

Overview

This Architectural Studies (Top-Up)  degree at City University of Hong Kong provides a basis for continuing professional development, and enables either professional specialization or higher academic study, particularly for holders of associate degree or higher diploma in architectural studies looking for articulation with the corresponding full-time bachelor's degree programme.

Key Features

The programme aims to offer a well-balanced curriculum with emphasis on the technological aspects of architectural design and construction. 

It is designed to equip participants with the concept of full integration between architectural studies with other disciplines that produce the built environment, including building services and civil engineering, property development, surveying, property management, landscape architecture and urban planning.

The programme aims to provide an academic environment grounded in research excellence. In order that students may reach their maximum potential, the programme balances intellectual, vocational and the practical constituent elements and seeks to foster an attitude of enquiry, confidence and professionalism.

Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this Major, students should be able to:

• Apply underlying principles and processes involved in the design of the built environment;

• Understand the performance criteria within the architectural professional;

• Explain the concept of full integration between the various disciplines within architectural studies;

• Judge, assemble, co-ordinate, control the resources and function alone or on multi-disciplinary teams;

• Identify, formulate, and solve problems in the architectural professional creatively and innovatively;

• Have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;

• Communicate effectively;

• Evaluate the impact of architectural design upon society and the environment;

• Collect and analyse data from a variety of sources, to correlate information and to use that information in the synthesis of solutions to unfamiliar problems;

• Use the computer/IT tools relevant to the discipline along with an understanding of their processes and limitations.

• Demonstrate the attitude and/or ability to accomplish discovery and/or innovation.