Environmental Architecture and Urbanism 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 |
| 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 |
| CES251 | Structures and Properties of Construction Materials | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | ||
| PHM132 | Dynamics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC111 | Fundamentals of Architecture Design | 2 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC131 | History of Arts and Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC151 | Basics of Conventional Construction Systems | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM112 | Mathematics (2) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| PHM113 | Probability and Statistics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 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 | ||
| ARC214 | Vernacular Architecture Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC254 | Sustainable Construction | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC261 | Control of Thermal Environment | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CEP213 | Surveying and Site Mobility | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| CEP252 | Green Building Systems and Infrastructure | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL211 | Principles of Urban Design and Landscape | 3 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PHM122 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC215 | Environmental Architecture Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC242 | Modeling of The Built Environment | 2 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC262 | Principles of Sustainable Architecture | 3 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC263 | Lighting in Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| CES223 | Concrete Structures for Architectural Engineering | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL242 | Ecological Landscape | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PHM141 | Engineering Chemistry | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC313 | Sustainable Architecture Design Studio (1) | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| ARC323 | Interior Design | 3 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC341 | Photography and Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC345 | Model Making and Digital Fabrication | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC353 | Working Design (1): Execution Drawings Coordination, Annotation and Coding | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC461 | Acoustics in Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC464 | Soundscape and Aural Architecture | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ASUx1x | ASU Elective (1) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ENVRx1 | ENVR Elective (1) | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| UPL351 | Housing Studies | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC314 | Sustainable Architecture Design Studio (2) | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC443 | Building Performance Simulation | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC354 | Working Design (2): Blow-Ups Detailing, Items Specifications and BOQs | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC392 | Graduation Project (1) ENVR | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CES345 | Steel Structures for Architectural Engineering | 2 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| UPL313 | Eco Urban Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL332 | Sustainable Urban Development | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC424 | Architectural Criticism and Project Evaluation | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC426 | Built Environment Accessibility | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC442 | Building Information Modeling (BIM) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC444 | Principles of Parametric Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC455 | Working Design (3): Execution Documents Complexity | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ARC371 | Architectural Projects Management and Economics | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ARC472 | Building Life Cycle Assessment | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC493 | Graduation Project (2) ENVR | 3 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ASUx31 | Dissertation - Graduation Thesis | 2 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ENVRx2 | ENVR Elective (2) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ENVRx3 | ENVR Elective (3) | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL414 | Sustainable Contextual Architecture Design Studio | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| UPL432 | Urban and Architectural Heritage | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL435 | Urban Renewal | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL437 | Smart CityLab | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Code | Course Title | Weight | Contact Hours | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| ARC462 | Sustainable Building Rating Systems | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC465 | Renewable Energy Systems and Economics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ARC494 | Graduation Project (3) ENVR | 6 | 12 | 300 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| ENVRx4 | ENVR Elective (4) | 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 |
| UPL464 | Disasters and Environmental Risk Reduction | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UPL465 | Selected Topics in Architecture and Urbanism | 3 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| ENVRx5 | ENVR Elective (5) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ENVRx6 | ENVR Elective (6) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |