Architecture Curriculum
| (B.Arch.) Bachelor of Architecture Program Structure | |||||
| Year 1 – Design Foundation | |||||
| Fall - Semester 1 | Spring - Semester 2 | ||||
| FYE 195 | Artificial Intelligence Essentials and Applications | 3 | FYE 120 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| FYE 140 | Critical Analysis and Composition | 3 | ART 221 | Research Methods in Arts and Design | 3 |
| FYE 145 or FYE 146 | Arabic Concepts for Native Speakers or Arabic Concepts for Non-Native Speakers | 3 | FYE 155 | Digital Humanities | 3 |
| ADA 111 | Design Foundation I | 3 | ADA 121 | Design Foundation II | 3 |
| ADA 112 | Design Representations | 3 | ADA 122 | Digital Representation & Fabrication | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | Subtotal | 15 | ||
| Total 30 | |||||
| Year 2 – Introduction to Architecture | |||||
| Fall - Semester 3 | Spring - Semester 4 | ||||
| MTH 103 | Pre-Calculus | 3 | PHYS 201 | General Physics | 4 |
| ADR 321 | Material Culture of the United Arab Emirates | 3 | ARC 221 | Architectural Design II | 6 |
| ARC 211 | Architectural Design I | 6 | ARC 222 | History of Architecture I | 3 |
| ARC 212 | Architecture and Society | 3 | ARC 223 | Building Site and Components | 3 |
| ARC 213 | Building Information Modelling | 3 | AID 477 | Advance Modelling, Lighting and Rendering | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 | Subtotal | 19 | ||
| Total 37 | |||||
| Year 3 – Professional | |||||
| Fall - Semester 5 | Spring - Semester 6 | ||||
| ARC 311 | Architectural Design III | 6 | ARC 321 | Architectural Design IV | 6 |
| ARC 312 | Material and Methods of Construction I | 3 | ARC 322 | Material and Methods of Construction II | 3 |
| ARC 313 | Structure I - Fundamentals | 3 | ARC 323 | Environmental Control Systems I | 3 |
| ARC 314 | History of Architecture II | 3 | ARC 324 | Structure II - Design of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures | 3 |
| ARC 315 | Desert Architecture | 3 | ARC 325 | UAE Progressive Urbanization | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 | Subtotal | 18 | ||
| Total 36 | |||||
| SUMMER Internship I | |||||
| ARC 490 | Internship I (8 weeks) – P/F Requirements |
0 | |||
| Year 4 – Professional | |||||
| Fall – Semester 7 | Spring - Semester 8 | ||||
| ARC 411 | Architectural Design V | 6 | ARC 421 | Architectural Design VI | 6 |
| ARC 412 | Environmental Control Systems II | 3 | ARC 422 | History of Architecture Urban Development IV | 3 |
| ARC 413 | History of Architecture and Theory III | 3 | TBD | Innovation & Entrepreneurship course | 3 |
| ARC 414 | Architectural Detailing and Fabrication | 3 | ARC 3XX | ELECTIVE | 3 |
| AID 387 | Furniture Design I | 3 | ARC 3XX | ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 | Subtotal | 18 | ||
| Total 36 | |||||
| SUMMER Internship II | |||||
| ARC 491 | Internship II (8 weeks) – P/F Requirements |
0 | |||
| Year 5 – Comprehensive and Capstone | |||||
| Fall - Semester 9 | Spring - Semester 10 | ||||
| ARC 431 | Architectural Design VII - Comprehensive | 6 | ARC 441 | Architectural Design VIII - Capstone | 6 |
| ARC 432 | Capstone Project Research | 3 | ARC 442 | Professional Practice Seminar | 3 |
| ARC 433 | Project Management | 3 | ARC 4XX | ELECTIVE | 3 |
| ARC 4XX | ELECTIVE | 3 | ARC 4XX | ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 | Subtotal | 15 | ||
| Total 30 | |||||
| GRAND TOTAL CREDITS | 169 | ||||
