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BAGS6204 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS I

8 credits Students will develop works that were produced in BAGS 6203, Pre Thesis Research to get a
design concept that can be applied based on acquired hypotheses and problem statements.
Through this course, students will refine and develop the design concept up to the design
development stage.

At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Discuss design thesis concept based on areas of research such as sustainable design,
building typology, conservation/adaptive reuse, site/issue-driven arguments and
community architecture.
2. Translate design concept into detailed architectural design scheme.
3. Analyse site through series of studies from macro to micro level.
4. Defend design thesis project through verbal and architectural graphics.

BAGS6205 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THESIS II

8 credits This course is a continuation of the development of conceptual design, ideas and scheme
explored in BAGS 6204 Architectural Design Thesis I. The emphasis is on the development of:
an architectural design proposal; design of the special studies and; design proposal report

At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Translate design concept into a detailed architectural design proposal.
2. Report a special study that focuses on the core ideas of the design thesis project.
3. Defend design thesis project through verbal and architectural graphics.
4. Justify design proposal in a written report.

BAGS6106 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 creditS Students will be exposed to: library search; research methodology; scientific research elements;
problem formulation process and hypotheses; research design; data collection; data analysis;
research findings; writing up and; the use of computer software SPSS

At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Apply qualitative and/or quantitative research methods suitable to the research scope, data
analysis and academic writing.
2. Apply theory and techniques of research development and implementation.
3. Debate effectively based on critical thinking and problem solving skills.

BAGS6207 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH I

5 credits This course guides the students on how to write a major piece of academic writing as a partial
requirement for the conferment of the degree. The students are encouraged to select a topic or
issue for dissertation in design or a related field. It may be concerned with any aspect of
architecture such as history, theory, aesthetics, technology, sociology, philosophy,
anthropology, town planning, conservation or landscape design. For each dissertation, a
supervisor will be appointed to monitor the student progress and advice on source material and
writing up.

At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Enumerate critically literature review.
2. Report primary and related data.
3. Analyse data and syntheses findings.