Curriculum Analysis of Architecture Programs: Standard Curriculum of Iran and Architecture Program at EMU as Case Studies

Architectural education has the responsibility of preparing university students for unknown situations in their professional context. Therefore skills learned from design studios, studio-oriented courses, technological course and elective course have to go beyond cultivation of the mind, transmission of basic ideas and concepts. Increasing population, environmental threats and social concerns as part of the architect’s decision making is demanding intellectual curiosity inspiration from architecture schools. Iran is a country with a high rate of population and high rate of interest in construction and building market. Studying architecture is an increasing passion among the current generation. Eastern Mediterranean University is among one of those popular educational destinations out of the country. Analyzing all curriculum components of the architecture program in EMU and standard curriculum approved by Iran’s ministry of higher education can provide new visions and insight both for students and related authorities. The major findings of this study through evidence-based research method reveal that both case studies are sharing fully integrated architectural program and axiology concept (intercultural understanding based on motivation and desired outcome) more than EMU while in case of EMU‘s curriculum more ontology and epistemology concept is more paramount. Keywords: Architectural education, the concept of education, curriculum, evidence based methodology.