DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
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Web adress: http://www.archweb.metu.edu.tr/
Courses
TQF Adoption
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Minor Program
Head of Department:
Web adress: http://www.archweb.metu.edu.tr/
General Information on Undergraduate Program
The aim of this first-degree professional program is to educate and train architects who are capable of practicing within their field in both the national and the world-wide context. The objectives are those stated in the UIA/UNESCO Charter for Architectural Education and by the Commission of the European Communities; namely, knowledge and understanding of architecture as a multi-dimensional phenomenon are attempted through courses in the following study areas:- Fundamentals of design and visual communication
- Architectural design and theory,
- Building science and technology
- History of architecture
- Landscape design and planning
- Urban studies and planning
- Professional practice
Architectural design studio courses, considered as the core of the Program, are aspired to be the melting pot of studies in the variety of courses.
Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH101 | BASIC DESIGN | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH103 | GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ARCH111 | INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| MATH125 | BASIC MATHEMATICS I | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| OHS101 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Semester Total: | 33 | ||||
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH102 | INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH104 | GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ARCH112 | ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| MATH126 | BASIC MATHEMATICS II | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Semester Total: | 32 | ||||
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH190 | INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| ARCH201 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH211 | ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| ARCH231 | ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING I:STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ARCH251 | BUILDING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ARCH291 | LANDSCAPE DESIGN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| OHS301 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 42 | ||||
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH202 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH204 | DIGITAL MEDIA IN ARCHITECTURE II | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ARCH212 | ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY III | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| ARCH232 | ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING II: BEHAVIOR AND ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ARCH252 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ARCH282 | PRINCIPLES OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 32 | ||||
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH290 | INTERNSHIP IN CONSTRUCTION | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| ARCH301 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH331 | STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE I | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ARCH351 | BUILDING DETAIL MODELLING | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 |
| ARCH381 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUILDING SYSTEMS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| TURK303 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 43 | ||||
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH302 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH312 | PRINCIPLES OF CITY PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| ARCH332 | STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE II | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ARCH382 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| TURK304 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 41 | ||||
FOURTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH390 | INTERNSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| ARCH401 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH493 | PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 40 | ||||
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ARCH402 | ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10.0 |
| ARCH452 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| NONDEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 38 | ||||
| Program Total: | 301 | ||||
h/w = hours per week