2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
Off Campus Project in Urban Design and Built Environment I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Urban Design and Built Environment
- Instructor(s)
- Academic Supervisor
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Internship
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- UDE.A601
- Number of credits
- 004
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students join companies or outside research organizations for a given period of time to complete internships related to urban and environmental studies. Students will be closely advised by their academic advisors on internship opportunities. Upon completion of an internship, students will give oral and written reports on the details and results.
Course description and aims
While mastering fields related to urban and environmental studies, by actually experiencing advanced research and development in companies or university research institutions outside Tokyo Tech, students will have problem consciousness that cannot be gained through academic courses, and that is conducive to the following lectures and thesis research.
1) Correctly grasp the current state of actual research and development.
2) Develop a critical mind for experience-based research and development.
Keywords
internship, actual practice, experience, research and development
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students participate in internships at companies or outside research institutes for an adequate period of time upon consultation with their academic advisors, and then report the results.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Internship at an institution. | depending on the counterpart |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not available
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports of internship by documents and oral are graded.
Related courses
- UDE.A602 ： Off Campus Project in Urban Design and Built Environment II
Prerequisites
No requirements