to whom did you submit it to?

the best person to talk to about changing course within the same faculty is the Dean.

it certainly helps, a lot. architecture uses math in various ways: mostly in geometry, others in physics. there are more calculations than most people think: cost, quantifying, estimations and so on.

it's fine if u're not good in maths before joining architecture. but there are plenty of other things to learn; being good in maths certainly makes time for u to learn the others.

in context of the built environment, dip in building basically trains u about building, construction, building technologies and so on. normally it qualifies u to become building contractors in the lower class. with a degree, u can climb on to higher class.

is it worth it? well, let's just say, even architects (who sits on the upper tier in the built environment) feel that it's not worth it. if u're in it for the money, then u need to plan ahead to setup ur own business as quickly as possible after graduation. if u plan to work in a firm or company, be ready to work for them for a very, very long time.

1. u become interior architect or interior designer. both are practically the same to me, although those taking them insists that they're different.
2. the same with architecture. i dont think people every use pads in architecture. but laptops a must. u dont need a strong laptops in the lower years, so i recommend u just use whatever u have right now, and only acquire a better one by 2nd or 3rd year. others include the usual drawing/drafting tools.

As a rule, we screen everyone through for all architectural intakes in UTM, from diploma to PhD.

What we look for is no longer about qualification, but rather verification of previous works and achievements. This is where candidates must bring all works produced in part 1, log book post part 1 including proof of the 6months compulsory industrial placement.

Others would be to establish other special criteria that the candidate might have.

Is this job related?

portfolios are generally works that you've done that showcases your abilities, preferably wide ranging or deeply specialized (or both!). usually when they ask for works during highschool, it doesnt necessarily mean for formal classes. it literally means anything you did during highschool years: be it in class itself, at home or some other place in whatever form.

i've written an article on FB that will hopefully help u.

are you talking about continuing directly from ending the programme in june 2017 and continuing in feb 2018? that's slighly more than 6 months, which is fine.

LAM counts experience for part 2 as working after having completed/passed all your part 1 courses/subjects. so if u've completed everything in june 2017, your 6 months work could start counting in july 2017.

UTM has two interview dates. Give us (UTM) a call to rearrange to a different so that it wont overlap. Usually I can manage this, but currently Im abroad.

when you've finished all your courses, you can get a certificate from the school that you've completed all programmes and can start working. convocation is just a big ass party that celebrates your completion. it doesnt even hand u the actual certificates. these actually come much later with the graduation package which usually includes grad photos and whatever furnished documents. some schools hold convocations within 6 months of u finishing the course. some a month after. but did you know you could postpone your convocation until years later?

basically what i'm saying, convocation is NOT an indicator of when you finished studies. all schools with LAM part 1 will be know full well of the 6 months working requirement before joining part 2, and will have no problem issuing such letters.

if they refuse to issue the letter without reason, u can write to us (CAAEM) officially and we will look into the matter.

Have i? I cant remember. Perform in terms of what? Accreditation?

No, because we havent opened part time architecture degree under UTM SPACE 😂.

But if we have, then yes. But u might still have to start from 1st year.


This post has been edited by azarimy: Jun 2 2017, 06:07 PM

ah yes, we do have a checklist. i dont have it with me right. let me dig first.

and yes, do write directly to us:

Council of Accreditation and Architecture Education Malaysia,
Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia,
Tingkat 17, Blok F,
Ibupejabat JKR,
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin,
50582 Kuala Lumpur

Ofcourse.

We recognize based on point of graduation, not enrolement. Meaning if you enroll now into an unaccredited programme, u can still be accredited as long as u graduate once the school becomes accredited.

But it also means if u join into an accredited programme, but later become unaccredited for whatever reason and u graduate after it expires, u will not be accredited.

We had a few students who enrolled into our programme but would have graduated a year earlier before the scheduled accreditation. They happily deferred their semesters to ensure they graduate within the accredited period 😂

This post has been edited by azarimy: Jul 7 2017, 01:22 PM

The CAAEM committee just sat for a meeting today. You see the result for the visited schools in a few days.

The accreditation process is done by sending a Visiting Panel (VP) to the school to evaluate their programme. This takes 2 days. Then they will produce a report and convene inthe CAAEM meeting to discuss the outcome. This usually happens once every quarter.

The results will appear on the website within 2 weeks.

What can be slow is the state of readiness of the school in applying for accreditation. Some schools take years to be ready. But once the VP visited the school, the process is pretty clear.

Are u or will u be studying architecture? Coz autocad are taught as part of the syllabus. No need to spend RM600-1000 to learn something that u will learn (and master!) eventually.

if u have money and time to spare, go for it. else, i dont recommend it as AR or ID will have autocad training embedded in them. i believe most QS programmes would have as well, as it increases their graduates marketability.

i run autocad courses in JB if u're are around here.

the list published on LAM website is the full list. what you see is everything. it is updated as soon as a result for a visited school is available, so do check every now and then.

it doesnt matter when u enroll into a school. when it comes to validation, it only matters the year when you graduate. for example, you went to liverpool this year (not yet validated). but a month before you're supposed to graduate, liverpool was granted validation, and you will graduate with full LAM validation.

but if you enroll to another validated school this year, but later fell out of validation a month before graduation, you're screwed.

liverpool is a good school. however they have yet to apply for validation. doesnt mean they're bad, though. in my opinion, if u plan to work in malaysia or continue for part 2 locally, stick to the validated list. it'll save u a lot of hassle. most msian sponsors will also stick to LAM list.

it hasnt started yet. UTM plans to conduct it in 2018, but there are no news on it yet. the course curriculum will be the exact mirror of the full time programme. you can browse it on UTM FAB webpage.

we've just sorted out the full time M.Arch intakes 2 weeks ago. part time should be soon.

We are currently sorting it out. Expect some time in August.

no joke.

i'm sure you're aware of the revocation of automatic accreditation starting 1 jan this year? it's been in the news since 2015.