Program Structure
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The document outlines the program structure for teaching and learning at CEPT University. It discusses the different levels of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across CEPT's faculties of architecture, planning, design, technology, and management. At the undergraduate level, the first two years focus on building foundational design abilities, while the third and fourth years focus on developing specific abilities like visualizing and communicating. The final two years emphasize developing thematic expertise and individual approaches. The postgraduate programs can be for moving into a new field or specializing within the same one. Studios are the core component and focus on developing skills like designing, constructing, planning and building arguments. The levels gradually increase freedom to allow distinctive voices and personalities
Program Structure
- 1. Teaching and Learning in Studio Units at CEPT University Teaching and Learning Center, CEPT University Program Structure 1
- 2. Faculty Undergraduate Programs Postgraduate Programs Faculty of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture M. Arch (Arch. Design) M. Arch / MA (Conservation and Regeneration) M. Arch (Landscape Architecture) M. Arch / MA (Architectural History and Theory) Faculty of Planning Bachelor of Urban Design M. Urban and Regional Planning M. Urban Design M. Urban Housing M. Urban Infrastructure M. Urban Transport Systems Faculty of Design Bachelor of Interior Design Bachelor of Design M. Des (Interior Design) M. Des (Bldg Prod and Sys) M. Des (Furniture Design) Faculty of Technology Bachelor of Construction Technology M. Tech (Const. Engg. and Mgmt.) M. Tech (Str. Engg. Design) M. Tech (Geomatics) M. Tech (Bldg Energy Performance) Faculty of Management - M. Urban Management Programs at CEPT tlc@cept.ac.in 2
- 3. Level 1 (UG-1st year) Building foundational design abilities Level 2 (UG-2nd and 3rd year) Building specific design abilities focused on • Visualizing & Communicating/ Analyzing and Designing (BCT) • Constructing & Specifying • Planning & Organizing And • Building Arguments & Rationales Level 3 (UG-4th and 5th year) Developing thematic expertise & developing one’s own approach to problem solving Level 4 (PG-1st and 2nd year) Focused on specialized abilities for specific programs Teaching of Design programs at CEPT tlc@cept.ac.in 3
- 4. Structure of Design Programs at CEPT For any UG student, the program looks like this Undergraduate Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Postgraduate Yr 1 Yr 2 CEPT Foundation Program L2 Studio L3 Studio L2 Studio L2 Studio L2 Studio DRP L3 Studio Internship PG L3 Studio PG Thesis PG L3 Studio PG Foundation OR L3 Studio tlc@cept.ac.in 4
- 5. STUDIO UNITS TECHNOLOGY COURSES HRW COURSES INTERNSHIP ELECTIVES / SWS Ability Ability to design and persuade people Ability to apply engineering principles in design Research, writing and critical thinking ability Ability to work in an office environment Varied Exposure Varied Property of materials, engineering principles, and const. technologies Canon and history of Architecture / Interior Design / Design / Urban Design Office environment and a new context/city Varied L1 Yr 1 M Foundation Studio + Field Studio ROWC + Perspectives S Foundation Studio ROWC + Perspectives L2 Yr 2 M L2 Studio (14c) TECH 1 (2c) HRW 1 (2c) Electives / SWS (8c) S L2 Studio (14c) TECH 2 (2c) HRW 2 (2c) Yr 3 M L2 Studio (14c) TECH 3 (2c) HRW 3 (2c) S L2 Studio (14c) TECH 4 (2c) HRW 4 (2c) L3 Yr 4 M Practical Training (18c) Professional Practice (2c) S L3 Studio (14c) TECH 5 (2c) HRW 5 (2c) Electives / SWS (6c) Yr 5 M L3 Studio (14c) TECH 6 (2c) HRW 6 (2c) S L3 Studio (14c) TECH 7 (2c) HRW 7 (2c) Evidence of Student Learning Final Portfolio (physical + online) + Exhibition Final exam / testing of actual models / viva 3 iterations of 7 essays. Final Essays in a bound volume. Final Portfolio + Presentation Tutor Deliverables Final Briefs + Exhibition + Units Catalog Lecture & tutorial notes in bound volume. All lecture notes in bound volume. List of canonical works covered. External Review BoR to review final exhibition for quality of learning and design excellence BoR to review essays for clarity and excellence in research & communication Program Structure – Bachelor’s Programs tlc@cept.ac.in 5
- 6. PG programs in Faculty of Architecture Architectural Design Landscape Architecture Arch. History & Theory Conservation & Regeneration S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 Foundation Studio Foundation Studio Foundation Studio L4 Studio L4 Studio L4 Studio L4 Studio / DRP L4 Studio L4 Studio L4 Studio / DRP L4 Studio L4 Studio Independent Research L4 Studio L4 Studio Directed Research Type of Program Deepening / Specializing New Field New Field New Field tlc@cept.ac.in 6
- 7. Program Structure – Master’s Programs STUDIO UNITS TECHNOLOGY COURSES HRW COURSES ELECTIVES / SWS Ability Ability to design and persuade people Ability to apply engineering principles in design Research, writing and critical thinking ability Varied Exposure Varied Property of materials, engineering principles, and const. technologies Canon and history Varied L4 Yr 1 M Foundation Studio (14c) COURSE 2 (2c) COURSE 1 (2c) Electives / SWS (8c) S L4 Studio (14c) COURSE 4 (2c) COURSE 3 (2c) Yr 2 M L4 Studio (14c) COURSE 6 (2c) COURSE 5 (2c) S L4 Studio (14c) COURSE 8 (2c) COURSE 7 (2c) Evidence of Student Learning Final Portfolio (physical + online) + Exhibition Final exam / testing of actual models / viva 3 iterations of 7 essays. Final Essays in a bound volume. Tutor Deliverables Final Briefs + Exhibition + Units Catalog Lecture & tutorial notes in bound volume. All lecture notes in bound volume. List of canonical works covered. External Review BoR to review final exhibition for quality of learning and design excellence BoR to review essays for clarity and excellence in research & communication tlc@cept.ac.in 7
- 8. Quality of our Graduates What qualities do we want in our graduates? 1. Should they be skilled, highly skilled? 2. Should they have wide exposure? 3. Should they have distinctive voices/personalities of their own? All three are important: With skills alone, they would be mere technicians... With exposure alone, they would be mere dilettantes... With distinct voices alone, they would merely be empty vessels.... tlc@cept.ac.in 8
- 9. Curriculum: Over the years, the emphasis shifts from basic skill development to building distinct character/individuality. 6th/7th years Skill 1 Exposure 2 Individuality 3 Level 1 1st year Skill 3 Exposure 2 Individuality 1 Level 2 2nd/3rd years Skill 2 Exposure 2 Individuality 2 Level 3 4th/5th years Skill 1 Exposure 2 Individuality 3 Level 4 1st/2nd years Skill 3 Exposure 2 Individuality 1 Skill 1 Exposure 2 Individuality 3 In order to teach design, at times, it may be most effective to Teach : skills, exposure, individuality / character separately tlc@cept.ac.in 9
- 10. Gradually ramping up the level of free exploration Level 1 1st year highly structured many exercises have similar outcomes Level 2 2nd/3rd years less structured fewer exercises have similar outcomes Level 3 4th/5th years least structured outcomes vary widely Level 4 1st/2nd years least structure outcomes vary widely highly structured many exercises have similar outcomes tlc@cept.ac.in 10
- 11. Teaching Design - Level 2 Studios Each Level 2 Unit will clearly focus on developing one to the three following abilities: • Visualizing and Communicating/ Analyzing and Designing (BCT) • Constructing and Specifying • Planning and Organizing All Level 2 Studio Units will develop the following ability • Building Arguments and Rationales Design is complex problem solving. It involves the use of many individual abilities in different combinations. tlc@cept.ac.in 11
- 12. Excess and Economy CEPT Projects; L2 BID Visualizing and Communicating : Ability to visualize objects, structures, spaces and landscapes tlc@cept.ac.in 12
- 13. Material & Design Expression CEPT PROJECTS: L2 B Arch Constructing and Specifying : Ability to imagine how the objects, structures and landscapes can be made or constructed tlc@cept.ac.in 13
- 14. Constructing and Specifying A Temporary Floating Structure Deriving a system for a structure at the Tarnetar Fair CEPT Portfolio; Intermediate level tlc@cept.ac.in 14
- 15. Stage-Craft Street; Vadodara, Gujarat A street unifies the city by reviving its culture of theater CEPT Portfolio; Diploma project, Level 3 Planning and Organizing : Ability to logically and analytically plan or organize activities in layouts, spaces and structures tlc@cept.ac.in 15
- 16. There could be two basic kinds of Level 3 studio units: Units in which the theme or primary approach, program and site is clearly identified by the tutor. – A series of exercises would be identified along with example images of the kind of outputs which would strengthen the overall theme. Units in which the theme or primary approach is identified by the tutor, while the Program and site is identified by the student. – Here along with the approach the research methods, tools for designing and a series of exercises would be identified by the tutor. Teaching Design - Level 3 Studios tlc@cept.ac.in 16
- 17. Restructuring a Public Realm: Sindhi Market, Ahmedabad CEPT Portfolio Studio IX, Level 3 Theme: Adaptive Reuse tlc@cept.ac.in 17
- 18. Two types of PG programs 1. Moving into a new field. E.g. architects desiring a career in urban planning 2. Deepening skills / specializing within the same field. E.g. architects desiring to specialize in housing design Teaching Design - Level 4 Studios tlc@cept.ac.in 18