Housing Architecture and Urban Development Program
Study Plan
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ASUx4x | ASU Elective (4) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC131 | History of Arts and Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC141 | Architectural Representation | 2 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC142 | Fundamentals of Computer Graphics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| CES111 | Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM111 | Mathematics (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM121 | Vibration and Waves | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ASUx41 | Report Writing and Communication Skills | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC111 | Fundamentals of Architecture Design | 2 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC151 | Basics of Conventional Construction Systems | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| CES251 | Structures and Properties of Construction Materials | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| PHM112 | Mathematics (2) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM113 | Probability and Statistics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| PHM122 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| UPL111 | Community-Centered Design Methods | 4 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC216 | Multi Story Accommodation Building Design Studio | 3 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| ARC242 | Modeling of The Built Environment | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| CEP213 | Surveying and Site Mobility | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ASUx1x | ASU Elective (1) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHM132 | Dynamics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL243 | Principles of Residential Urban Spaces and Landscape | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM141 | Engineering Chemistry | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC255 | Mass Housing Production Techniques | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| CES315 | Concrete and Steel Structures | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| HAUDx1 | HAUD Elective (1) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MEP341 | Technical Installations | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL251 | Residential Complex Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| UPL272 | Society and Housing Economics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL321 | History and Theory of Urbanism | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC346 | Programming for Architects | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ARC353 | Working Design (1): Execution Drawings Coordination, Annotation and Coding | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC355 | Housing Maintenance, Post-occupancy Evaluation, and Value Engineering | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC371 | Architectural Projects Management and Economics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| HAUDx2 | HAUD Elective (2) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL212 | Placemaking and Place Identity | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL314 | Urban Regeneration Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL424 | Selected Topics in Urban Planning and Development | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL331 | CityLab | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL333 | Sustainable Urban Mobility | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL361 | City Development Strategies | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL271 | Human Behavior and the Built Environment | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL473 | Equity and Urban Justice | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL281 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| UPL483 | Urban AI | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC323 | Interior Design | 3 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC354 | Working Design (2): Blow-Ups Detailing, Items Specifications and BOQs | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC356 | Selected Topics in Housing Architecture | 3 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC462 | Sustainable Building Rating Systems | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC372 | Architecture Profession and Legislations | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CEP425 | Urban Transportation Planning | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| HAUDx3 | HAUD Elective (3) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL422 | City Governance and Land Management | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL425 | Selected Topics in Urbanization Issues | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL433 | Urban Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL352 | Neighborhood Planning and Design Studio | 3 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| UPL452 | Housing Studies and Real Estate Development | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL461 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL463 | Cities and Climate Change | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL381 | Geoinformatics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL482 | Introduction to Geo Design | 3 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL392 | Graduation Project (1) HAUD | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC414 | Smart Housing Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| ARC442 | Building Information Modeling (BIM) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC456 | Working Design (3): Residential Towers Execution Documents | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ASUx31 | Dissertation - Graduation Thesis | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HAUDx4 | HAUD Elective (4) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HAUDx5 | HAUD Elective (5) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL494 | Graduation Project (2) HAUD | 3 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| HAUDx6 | HAUD Elective (6) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| HAUDx7 | HAUD Elective (7) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL436 | Land Management and Land Subdivision | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL437 | Smart CityLab | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL498 | Graduation Project (3) HAUD | 6 | 12 | 300 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |