UTM Architecture and Surveying

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Architecture is both an art and a science. Its responsibilities include the design, development, and planning of the built environment, as well as the management of the construction process.

Architects play a critical role in the design and construction of buildings and habitats that serve as integrated solutions to issues and contexts as diverse as design, research, practice, construction, socio-culture, human behavior, history, and the environment.

An architect’s design could extend from working places and simple individual living, to communal and urban living of the society. In order to create a better built environment, such a role necessitates highly professional and ethical individuals, UTM‘s Bachelor of Science in Architecture program is designed to produce individuals capable of filling this role.

UTM Architecture and Surveying is offered in all bachelor, Master and PhD courses.

B.Sc. in Architecture

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture Program is a professional degree that is equivalent to the professional qualification of the Malaysian Board of Architects Part I, which is the first part of a two-tier architecture program.

The program focuses on studio projects based on architectural design skills and complementary courses. Competent skills and knowledge addressed by the program contribute to the development of architecture within the National framework, for long-term growth. Bachelor of Architecture tuition fees for academic year 2023-2024 is 11,080 Ringgit.

Master of Architecture

The Master of Architecture Course is a professional degree equal to the Board of Architects Malaysia Part II professional certification. It is a continuation of Board Architects Malaysia Part I, which is covered in UTM’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture curriculum.

As a taught course Masters Course, the curriculum is organized, with an emphasis on more research-based architectural design studio projects.

This concentration allows for a stronger intellectual and theoretical foundation in the architectural projects addressed within the curriculum while also contributing to the development of architecture within the National framework, which emphasizes sustainable development.

The emphasis on research adds to the technical, scientific, and technological issues already present in the courses.

The Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM), Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM), and the Public Services Department all recognize the Master of Architecture program (JPA). PAM and LAM have recognized UTM’s architecture program as the first in the country.

The preceding three years of Bachelor of Science in Architecture are LAM Part I approved, while this two-year Master of Architecture is LAM Part II accredited. UTM master of architecture fees for academic year 2023-2024 is 29,500 Ringgit.

Ph.D. in Architecture

The faculty offers doctoral programs in architecture, quantity surveying, urban and regional planning, and transportation planning.

The programs are totally research-based, with students doing original research under the guidance of experienced supervisors who are also PhD holders. Ph.D. in Architecture tuition fee is 55,800 Ringgit for mixed mode and 48,600 for research mode.

Areas of Research

1. Architecture

• Architectural History, Theory, Culture and Criticism
• Architectural Management and practice
• Architecture education and design
• CAD and BIM
• Conservation and Heritage studies
• Environmental Engineering & Architectural Sciences
• Green building design
• Housing design and human behavior
• Urban Design and planning

2. Facilities Management

• Facilities Technology and Information Management System
• Project and Contract Management
• Strategic Asset Management
• Strategic Facilities Management
• Strategic Maintenance Management
• Value, Risk, Quality & Performance Management

3. Geomatics Engineering

• 3D Laser Scanning and Mapping
• Advanced Engineering Surveying
• Cadastral Studies (Strata, Marine and Digital Database)
• Close-Range Photogrammetry, Aerial and Thermal Mapping
• Geodesy and Geodynamics
• GNSS Satellite Navigation & Positioning System
• Hydrographic and Bathymetric Survey
• Optical and Islamic Astronomy
• Physical Oceanography and Tidal Modelling
• Subsurface Detection and Surveying

4. Geo-informatics

• 3D-GIS and Multidimensional GIS
• Big Geospatial Data Analytics
• Geo-computation (Agent-Based Modelling)
• Geospatial Databases
• Geo-Visualization (Cartography, AR, VR, MR and XR)
• Mobile, Geospatial Cloud and Web GIS
• Navigation Intelligence and Location-Based Services
• Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)Spatial Statistics, Analysis and Modelling
• Urban GIS

5. Landscape Architecture

• Arts and Urbanism
• Biodiversity Conservation & GIS Mapping
• Child-friendly Environment
• Education and Curriculum
• Heritage Landscape and Architecture
• Landscape Community and Spatial Planning
• Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Services
• Landscape Technology
• People-place Relationship
• Urban-Planning and People Wellbeing

6. Land Administration and Development

• IT Applications in Land Administration
• Land Administration
• Land Development
• Land Economics
• Land Law
• Urban and rural management
• Waqf Land

7. Property

• IT Applications in Real Estate
• Property Investment
• Property Management
• Property Portfolio Investment
• Property Valuation
• Real Estate Agency & Marketing

8. Quantity Surveying & Construction

• Building Information Modelling
• Building Services & Construction Technology
• Construction Economics and Cost Management
• Construction Health and Safety
• Construction Innovation & Digitization
• Construction Procurement and Contract
• Construction Project Management
• Dispute Resolution and Adjudication
• Sustainable Construction
• Whole Life Value and Asset Management

9. Remote Sensing

• Advanced Remote Sensing & Spatial Data Analytics
• Agriculture Application
• Climate Change
• Digital Image and Signal Processing
• Disaster and Risk Management
• Environmental
• Environmental sensing and feature extraction
• Non imaging remote sensing
• Sustainable Earth Resources Mapping & Analyses
• Sustainable Environmental Management

10. Transportation Planning

• Land Use-Transportation Interaction Modelling
• Logistics Planning and Engineering
• Public Transport Planning, Operations & Management
• Regional Transportation Planning
• Risk Management in Transportation
• Sustainable and Smart Transportation
• Transport Data Analytics and Big Data
• Transport Economy
• Transport Geography and GIS
• Transport Law and Policy

11. Urban and Regional Planning

• Environmental Planning, Climate Change and Low Carbon Society
• Planning Education and Research
• Planning Law, Policy and Development Control
• Regional Planning and Urban Economics
• Rural Development and Rural Well-Being
• Sustainable Smart Cities in Housing and Community Planning
• Tourism Planning and Management
• Urban Analytics and Spatial Modelling
• Urban Design, Heritage and Urban Morphology