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BACHELOR OF

ARCHITECTURE

Introduction work for engineering and architecture consulting firms
or construction companies as designers and project
Architecture is the art and science concerned with managers. Graduates are equally prepared to pursue
accommodating human activity within interior and exterior M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in allied fields of architecture and
environments. It is concerned with the implementation of design.
activities that shape the well-being of human settlements
functionally as well as aesthetically. Architecture includes all
types of buildings such as residential buildings, commercial, Program Mission
administrative, hospitality, entertainment, shopping malls,
restaurants, theaters, airports and others. Working closely The mission of the Architecture Program is to graduate
with engineers, construction managers, urban planners, architects equipped with knowledge and skills to be
interior designers and landscape architects, architects competitive in the job market. The degree was designed
must identify all physical, physiological, psychological, to be recognized as a professional degree in most regions
and economical needs of different user groups using of the world including North America, Europe and all
the building, prepare a program for the project to meet Arab countries. This will help put graduates on the track
these needs, develop conceptual designs, conduct design to become registered licensed architects if they move to
development, prepare working drawings and contractual other countries. The English title ‘Architect’ translates to
documents, and supervise the erection of buildings. This ‘Architectural Engineer’ in Arabic in many locations in the
program offers courses in these topics which are an integral Arab world.
part of an undergraduate curriculum for an architect. The Architecture Program aims to produce graduates that
Both private companies and public agencies seek are well-rounded academically, equipped with sufficient
architects for a variety of professional positions. Many knowledge and skills to be competitive on the job market,

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