The School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Huazhong University of Science and Technology was set up from the mergence of the former School of Architecture of Huazhong University of Technology and the former Wuhan College of Urban Construction in May 2000. The school consists of the following parts: departments of Architecture, Urban Planning, Landscape Science, Design,New ArchitectureMaga...

The main goal of the architecture educational reform programs for undergraduates is aiming to cultivate professional architects. Students will get an international certificated degree: the Bachelor of Architecture. The postgraduate course system is composed of three research fields: Architecture Design and its Theory, Architectural History & Theory, Building Technology, Urban Design, Cultural Heritage Conservation and Interior Design. The Department of Architecture can confer the degrees of Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Master of Engineering (Building Technology) and Doctor of Engineering (Architectural Design & Theory), with a post-doctoral station.  

The School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Huazhong University of Science has been to create high levels faculty as the key to improve the quality of talent training, vigorously implement the strategy of "talent makes the university". Adhering to the team construction policy of "import, training, stability, improvement”, our school has gradually gained a faculty with continuous structure optimization, steadily improved quality, high-level talent, comprehensive specialty, vigor and vitality. Our school has brought together and trained a large number of high-level talents, led by senior professors, represented by young and middle-aged cadres, such as the candidates of Young Overseas High-level Talents Introduction Plan and New Century Outstanding Talents proposed by the Ministry of Education. Currently, there are 112 teachers at the academy, including 22 professors, 46 associate professors, 42 professors, 42 instructors and two teaching assistants. In accordance with the discipline direction, a team of green architecture, urban and rural settlements and traditional dwellings, architectural culture and heritage protection, urban design and theory, architectural climate regulation technology, architectural system engineering, regional and urban development, sustainable urban planning and design, historical and cultural heritage protection, urban planning public policy and rural development and planning is formed. Among them, there is an expert of special allowance granted by the state council, a scholar of the Young Overseas High-level Talents Introduction Plan, a scholar of Enterprise Thousand Talents Plan, a candidate of New Century Excellent Talents Support Plan, two scholars of Central China Chenxing, and one who wins HUST Academic Newcomer Award. There are 51 teachers with doctoral degrees, including 9 overseas, accounting for 45.5% of all teachers. In addition, our school has been insisting on open education over the years, and has established an off-campu...