جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « master’s degree » در نشریات گروه « هنر و معماری »

This article, which is a descriptive-analytical survey conducted by the Delphi method, based on Francis Klein’s model, focuses on identifying the harms and obstacles in acting education at the Master’s level and the solutions to improve the status and quantitative and qualitative level of acting education. The statistical population of this research is the students who graduated from Tarbiat Modares University and Tehran University of Art between 2016 and 2019. The total number of these students is 110 and 50 faculty members and lecturers in these two universities were also selected. In the research method, using random sampling, 60 students and 12 professors were determined based on Morgan’s table. The researcher’s questionnaire was used to collect information and data. To determine validity, the questionnaire was given to professors and students, and after checking and removing duplicate questions, the final questionnaire was prepared with 65 questions for students and 63 questions for professors using a five-choice test on a Likert scale. Cronbach’s alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the test. For the statistical method in this research, descriptive statistics and inferential t-statistics for two independent groups, and Friedman’s test were used to compare the average rank, and spss software was used to accurately calculate the statistical data. The main hypothesis in this article is that there is a difference in the views of professors and students regarding the internal quality of the curriculum according to the mentioned elements. The results show that the quality level of education in this field can be improved according to the detailed revisions of the curricula and training programs and by improving the content of the curricula and realizing the goals and using qualified professors.

The master's degree program of architecture in Iran which has been a discontinuous program since 1999, has been developed based on the sub-division of previous continuous M-Arch program into two discontinuous “bachelor” and “master” programs. Since then the master’s degree program and the curriculum have been revised only a few times and the last revision was approved in 2013. The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) has developed the master’s degree program according to the coordinated education system and its prevailing restrictions. The department of architecture at the University of Art, after 14 years of offering the M.Arch program, decided to start developing its own curriculum with a series of research programs. This research aims to define the main goals and the general and specific characters in contemporary graduate education in architecture. In this article, a comparative study has been conducted to analyze the master's degree programs in selected universities and departments in the United States (2 programs), Europe (4 programs), and Asia (2 programs including Iran) with the highest ranks in Q. S world university rankings. Accordingly, the master of architecture program in high ranking universities of M.I.T, TU Delft, ETH Zurich, Harvard University, University of Manchester, Politecnico di Milano, and the National University of Singapore have been studied and analyzed. Also, the structure of the latest master’s degree program of architecture approved by MSRT in Iran has been reviewed and analyzed in comparison to the curriculum of architecture in the selected universities. This research is a developmental research with a qualitative methodology and is conducted based on logical analysis, comparison, and inference methods. The findings of this study demonstrate that the master's degree program of architecture in Iran can only be compared with the educational programs of the selected universities in terms of course length and overall structure. However, in terms of goal setting, educational areas and educational details further revisions are needed. Additionally, fundamental changes should be made in accordance with the architectural features of the country and the region, which should be considered in the development of educational programs. The areas in which further development in the M.Arch program in Iran can be recommended are: continuous revisions and updating of the program and curriculum through research; clarification of the educational goals in respect to the context; developing various educational fields in the program; redefining the structure of the courses in each semester to reach higher levels of integration; considering flexibility in the program based on the students’ potential; leveraging the spatial characteristics and capacities of the campus buildings and facilities; offering a more balanced combination of theoretical courses and studios in order to make it a coherent experience for the students; providing apprenticeship opportunities as an option for education.