Curriculum for the Qualification to Take KENCHIKUSHI License Examinationsin the Major in URP at the CPPS
By enacting the Revised Architect Act in 2018, the qualification to take KENCHIKUSHI (Japan’squalified and registered architect) License Examinations has been changed to those who have
graduated after completing the courses related to architecture designated by the Minister of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT). Details are shown in Table 1.
Students in the Major in Urban and Regional Planning of the College of Policy and Planning
Sciences can achieve the qualification to take 1ST/2ND-Class and MOKUZO(wooden)
KENCHIKUSHI License Examinations after graduation by acquiring the prescribed number of credits
or more in courses corresponding to those listed in Table 2.
However, in order to obtain an KENCHIKUSHI license, it is necessary for applicants to have theexperience specified by an Ordinance of the MLIT (having worked in architecture for the prescribedperiod or longer), in addition to passing these examinations. Courses available at othercolleges/schools can also be counted to fulfill graduation requirements as related free choice courses.
It is advisable for students who wish to achieve the qualification, to take courses according to thecurriculum shown in Table 2.
Please pay attention to notifications, as the courses available at the university listed in Table 2 may
be revised every year.
Table 1 Requirements for taking Architect Licensure Examinations and for license registration
Exam for 1ST-CLASS KENCHIKUSHI

Exam for 2ND-CLASS/MOKUZOKENCHIKUSHI

1) Architectural Design Drawing

7 credits

3 credits

2) Architectural Planning

7 credits

3) Building Environmental Engineering

2 credits

4) MEP Systems

2 credits5) Structural Dynamics

4 credits

6) General Structure of Building

3 credits

7) Building Materials

2 credits

8) Building Construction

2 credits

1 credit

9) Building-related Laws and Regulations

1 credit1 credit

Designated subjects

2 credits

3 credits

Subtotal from 1) to 9)(a)30 credits

10 credits

10) Compound or Related Subjects(b)suitablesuitable(a)＋(b)
Essential experience years in architectonic
business to take the exam
Essential experience years in architectonic
business for license registration

60 credits

50 credits

40 credits

40 credits

0 year after graduation
2 years after
graduation

3 years after
graduation

4 years after
graduation

Recommended to aim
at 60 credits or more.

30 credits

20 credits

0 year after graduation
0 year after
graduation

1 years after
graduation

2 years after
graduation

Necessary to aim at 40
credits at the least.

Table 2 Major in URP’s Courses Correspondent to the Designated Subjects
Categories of the Designated Subjects
1ST-CLASS
Architectural Design
Drawing(7 credits or more)

2ND-CLASS/MOKUZO
Architectural Design
Drawing(3 credits or more)

Courses at University of Tsukuba

MEP Systems(2 credits or more)
Structural Dynamics(4 credits or more)

General Structure ofBuilding(3 credits or more)

Building Materials(2 credits or more)

Structural Dynamics,
General Structure of
Building or
Building Materials(3 credits or more)

Offered byArchitecture Planning2

College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
School of Art and Design

Architectural Design Theory

2

School of Art and Design

Architectural History

1

School of Art and Design

Global History of Architecture

2

School of Art and Design

Site Planning

2

Architectural Environmental Engineering

2

Environmental Planning in Architecture2

Architectural Equipments

2

Workshops on Environmental Control System in Architecture

2

Introduction to Materials Engineering

1

Materials Engineering I

1Advanced Materials Engineering II

2Structural Mechanics I

2Structural Mechanics II

1

Theory of Vibration

3

Soil Mechanics

2

Geotechnical Engineering

1

Structural Mechanics in Architecture

2

School of Art and Design
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
SystemsCollege of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design

Structural Planning in Architecture2

Reinforced Concrete Structure

1

Disaster Reduction Engineering

2

Steel Structure

1

Building Construction

2

Seminars: Building Constructions

1

Concrete Engineering

2

Introduction to Material Science for Engineers

1

Advanced Material Science for Engineers

1

Mechanics of Composite Materials

2

Building Materials

2

Fundamental Drawing

1

Seminar in Living Environment Planning

4

Practice for Architecture and Urban Design I

2

Practice for Facility Design

2Architectural Planning Architectural planning, Design of Urban Space(7 credits or more) Building Environmental
Engineering or
Planning of Housing and Habitat
MEP System(2 credits or more)
History of Urban Planning

Building Environmental
Engineering(2 credits or more)

Credits222

School of Art and Design
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design
School of Art and Design
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design

Categories of the Designated Subjects
1ST-CLASS
Building Construction(2 credits or more)
Building-related Lawsand Regulations(1 credit or more)
Others(suitable)

2ND-CLASS/MOKUZO
Building Construction(1 credit or more)
Building-related Lawsand Regulations(1 credit or more)
Others(suitable)

Courses at University of Tsukuba

Credits

Offered by

Independent Study: Building Economy

1

Building Construction

1

College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences

Independent Study: Related laws and regulations onbuilding

1

College of Policy andPlanning Sciences

New Wave of Urban Planning

2Seminar in Information Systems: Urban and Regional
Planning

3

Principles of Urban Planning2

Landscape and Environmental Planning

2

Urban Disaster Management

2

Urban Land Use Planning

2

Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning1

Ethics for Engineers

1

Landscape Design2

College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Policy andPlanning Sciences
College of Engineering
Systems
School of Art and Design

Introduction to Architectural Design

1

School of Art and Design

Introduction to Environmental Design

1

School of Art and Design

Introduction to World Heritage Studies

1

School of Art and DesignGeneral Lectures on Design History A

1School of Art and Design

General Lectures on Design History B

1

School of Art and Design

Design Studies

1

School of Art and Design

Urban Design

2

School of Art and Design

Architectural design and society

1

School of Art and Design