read in tanggam on my thorough explanation why the number this year reached 100++ at thesis level. this is not accidental, but an inevitable outcome of the curriculum upgrade. this sudden bloating occurs only once, and it only applies to two groups (inverto and frenzy).

the real reason for the reduction has nothing to do with the number of students we have right now. it is actually another unorthodox move by the department to stay in the lead: by taking alot of top diploma graduates from colleges and polytechniques. UTM has a maximum number of 90 students per year. last year the intake was about 80 students. this leaves about 10 students from diploma, and even less from other part 1 degree holders. reducing the number of STPM intakes allows more diploma and part 1holders from other schools.

this creates more variety, promotes more exploration, develops more exposure and allows us to gauge what other schools are really capable of. remember that other schools like UiTM are quite opposed to the idea of granting parts 1 and 2 accreditation to private schools. UTM actually supports the idea of more part 1 and 2 schools other than IPTAs, as we feel this is the inevitable outcome. so the way to keep UTM in the lead is not to oppose or oppress these rising schools, but to embrace and ride the wave. we know that a lot of top/creative students couldnt make it to IPTAs, so some of them have opted to private schools for diploma. we wanna tap them right after they graduate their diploma by allowing a huge number of intake for them.

at the moment, alot of these top students graduating diploma are not given the chance to further their studies. UM has extremely strict intake requirements, UiTM doesnt recognize them at all, and USM and UTM have too small intake allocations for them.

For the current final year students, I totally understand the situation. I was refering to my batch of 4th Yr students (Chronicles), which number about 105ppl.

I also understand the rational in allowing Diploma students entering the degree course. Hey i was one in that particular category. Dr Syed has explain this in detail to me before.

That is good to hear.

ah ic. thanks!

If i'm holding an interior architecture degree and interested in architecture, can I enroll the course using my Interior Arch.'s degree?

so , I still needed to do a 5 years course right?

any student from Deakin/Curtin/ HKU and others good Architecture school in Asia?

erxier,

u can apply to architecture with an interior architecture degree. however i'm not quite sure at which point u will join in. but i'm sure it wont be 1st year or 2nd year.

my best guess is that u may be required to join at 3rd year (final year of part 1 degree). the reason is, u need a part 1 before u can do a part 2. alternatively, u could practice interior architecture for a year or two, and attempt to sit for the part 1 exam at LAM individually. if u managed to get a part 1 qualification from LAM, i'm sure u'll be able to go straight to part 2 degree, which is a total of 2 years.

wow.. I never know that my interior architecture degree is that worthy.. haha
so I can enrol in any uni?
by the way, my interior architecture degree is awarded by Nottingham Trent, UK, doing a 3+0 degree in KBU.

if im not wrong. U can use ur interior architecture degree to further to architecture degree by studying another extra 2 years. It also actually depends on the university and whether your degree is well recognize or not.

Anyway , anybody going for tomorrow talk in KL by PAM ???

okay now that's a different issue.

is ur interior architecture degree recognized by LAN/MQA?

coz if not, there's gonna be a problem. remember that LAN does not recognize twinning programmes? just give LAN/MQA a check. if it's recognized, then no problem.

yea.. it's accredited by LAN.. accredited = recognized right?
one thing worried me is that i scare my interior architecture course will slightly different if compare to architecture, scare that my foundation might not as good as those pure architecture student..

any review on HKU or Deakin by forumers?
cz i think words from student or professional would be better than university own review..

if it's accredited by LAN, u dont have anything to worry about .

lets be real, going from interior to pure architecture is an uphill climb. u're scared? well, u should be. but get over it and work harder. ur foundation might not be as thorough as the pure architecture students, but it doesnt mean u will never be as good as them.

HKU is a good university for architecture, which has a lot of research collaboration with a lot of universities worldwide. i'm not quite sure about deakin.

thanks for your reply..
I'm still in my year 1 actually, 2 more years to go.. but this is a decision that will lead to my future..
have to think of lotsa stuff and problems..
=)

by the way, anyone knows the fee structure in HKU? not able to find it in their web..
study abroad is all about money.. need to choose the best ofr ourself..

reaching almost 1500 replies, i think this thread have been overloading with redundant information. therefore i hereby declare this thread is obsolete.

lets continue to discuss the future in architecture profession in the new thread.

thanks to the mods, above all .

I'll leave this thread pinned til the weekend. If you guys have any Q's, proceed to the v2 thread. And thanks for the FAQ/Guides.

Members are highly encouraged to read the FAQ/Guides posted before asking, as some of the common Q's can be found over there.