Department of Architecture

Scheme of Studies

BACHELORS IN ARCHITECTURE (B. Architecture) SCHEME OF STUDIES
BS I (YEAR – I)
Semester-I

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

GEDU-101

Functional English

03 (03,00) 03

General Education (GE)

2.

GEDU-102

Islamic Studies

02 (02,00) 02

General Education (GE)

 

GEDU-103

Ethics (for Non-Muslim Students in lieu                      of Islamic

Studies)

02 (02,00 ) 02

General Education (GE)

3.

EE-103

Application of ICT

02 (02,00) 02

General Education (GE)

 

EE-103

(Practical)

Application of ICT

01(00, 01) 02

General Education (GE)

4.

ARCH-101

Foundation Studio-1

06 (0,06) 12

Major (Studio)

5.

ARCH-103

History of Art & Architecture -I

02 (02,00)02

Major (Allied)

6.

ARCH-103

Visual Communication – I

02 (0,02) 04

Major (PP)

7.

GEDU-268

Understanding of Holy Quran- I (Fahm-e-Quran)

01 (01,00) 01

General Education (GE)

 

SUBTOTAL

19 (10,09,28)

 

Semester II

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

GEDU-151

Expository Writing

03 (03,00) 03

General Education (GE)

2.

GEDU-152

Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan

02 (02,00) 02

General Education (GE)

3.

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning I

03 (03,00) 03

General Education (GE)

4.

ARCH-151

Foundation Studio-II

06 (00,06) 12

Major (Studio)

5.

ARCH-152

History of Art & Architecture -II

02 (02,00) 02

Major (Allied)

6.

ARCH-153

Visual Communication - II

02 (00,02) 04

Major (PP)

7.

ARCH-154

Materials & Construction-I

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-154

(Practical)

Materials & Construction-I

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

8.

GEDU-269

Understanding of Holy Quran- II (Fahm-e-Quran)

01 (01,00) 01

General Education (GE)

 

SUBTOTAL

21 (12, 09, 30)

 

BS II (YEAR – II)
Semester-III

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE

CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

GEDU***

Natural Sciences (Pool)

03 (02,01) 04

Natural Sciences (GE)

2.

GEDU***

Social Sciences (Pool)

02 (02,00)02

Social Sciences (GE)

3.

GEDU-201

Quantitative Reasoning

-II

03(03,00)03

General Education (GE)

4.

ARCH-201

Architecture Studio-I

06 (0,06)12

Major (Studio)

5.

ARCH-202

History of Art & Architecture -III

02 (02,00)02

Major (Allied)

6.

ARCH-204

Materials & Construction-II

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-204

(Practical)

Materials & Construction-II

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

7.

ARCH-203

Visual Communication

- III

02 (0,02)04

Major (PP)

 

SUBTOTAL

20 (10,10,30)

 

Semester IV

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

GEDU***

Art & Humanities (Pool)

02 (02,00)02

Art & Humanities (GE)

2.

GEDU-252

Civics & Community Engagement

02 (02,00)02

General Education (GE)

3.

ARCH-252

Architectural Studio-II

06 (00,06)12

Major (Studio)

4.

ARCH-253

History of Art & Architecture -IV

02 (02,00) 02

Major (Allied)

5.

ARCH-255

Materials & Construction-III

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-255

(Practical)

Materials & Construction-III

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

6.

ARCH-257

Energy & Environment-II

02 (02,00) 02

Major (BT)

7.

ARCH-258

Digital Tools for Architects-I

02 (00,02) 04

Major (PP)

8.

GEDU-239

Pakistan Studies

02 (02,00) 02

General Education

(GE)

 

SUBTOTAL

20 (09,09) 27

 

BS III (YEAR – III)
Semester-V

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

ARCH-301

Architectural Studio-III

08 (0,08)16

Major (Studio)

2.

ARCH-302

Materials & Construction-IV

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-302

(Practical)

Materials & Construction-IV

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

3.

ARCH-303

Building Services & Systems- I

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-303

(Practical)

Building Services & Systems- I

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

4.

ARCH-304

Theory of Architecture - I

02 (02,00)02

Major (Allied)

5.

ARCH-307

Digital Tools for Architects-II

02 (0,02)04

Major (PP)

6.

ARCH -308

Surveying & levelling

01 (01,00) 01

Interdisciplinary Course

 

ARCH -308

(Practical)

Surveying & levelling

01(00, 01) 02

Interdisciplinary Course

 

SUBTOTAL

18 (05,13,31)

 

Semester VI

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

ARCH-351

Architectural Studio-IV

08 (00,08)16

Major (Studio)

2.

ARCH-352

Building Services and Systems-II

01 (01,00) 01

Major (BT)

 

ARCH-352

(Practical)

Building Services and Systems-II

01(00, 01) 02

Major (BT)

3.

ARCH-353

Structure for Architects- I

02 (02,00)02

Major (BT)

4.

ARCH-354

Theory of Architecture - II

02 (02,00)02

Major (Allied)

5.

ARCH-355

Landscape Architecture

01 (01,00) 01

Major (Allied)

 

ARCH-355

(Practical)

Landscape Architecture

01(00, 01) 02

Major (Allied)

6.

ARCH-356

Interior Design - I

02 (0,02)04

Major (Allied)

 

SUBTOTAL

18 (06,12) 30

 

BS III (YEAR – IV)
Semester-VII

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

02 (02,00)02

General Education (GE)

2.

ARCH-401

Architectural Studio-V

08 (0,08)16

Major (Studio)

3.

ARCH-402

Urban Design

02 (02,00) 02

Major (Allied)

4.

ARCH-403

Advance Architectural Presentation Techniques

02(0,02)04

Interdisciplinary

Course

5.

ARCH-404

Structure for Architects- II

02 (02,00)02

Major (BT)

6.

ARCH-405

Interior Design - II

02 (0,02)04

Major (Allied)

 

SUBTOTAL

18 (06,12,30)

 

Semester VIII

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

ARCH-451

Architectural Studio-VI

08 (0,08)16

Major (Studio)

2.

ARCH-454

Architectural Research Methods

02 (02,00)02

Major (PP)

3.

ARCH-455

Conservation & Adaptive Reuse

02 (02,00)02

Interdisciplinary Course

4.

ARCH-456

Sustainable Building Design

01 (01,00) 01

Interdisciplinary Course

 

ARCH-456

(Practical)

Sustainable Building Design

01(00, 01) 02

Interdisciplinary Course

5.

ARCH-457

Design for Disaster Mitigation

01 (01,00) 01

Interdisciplinary Course

 

ARCH-457

(Practical)

Design for Disaster Mitigation

01(00, 01) 02

Interdisciplinary Course

6.

ARCH-XXX

Elective- I

02 (02,00)02

Elective Subjects

 

SUBTOTAL

18 (08,10,28)

 

BS III (YEAR – V)
Semester-IX

 

Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

ARCH-501

Thesis Design-I

04 (0,04)08

Major (Studio)

2.

ARCH-502

Focus Studio-VII

08 (0,08)16

Major

Focus (Studio)

3.

ARCH-503

Professional Practice

03 (03,00)03

Major (PP)

4.

ARCH-XXX

Elective- II

02 (02,00)02

Elective Subjects

 

SUBTOTAL

17 (05,12,29)

 

Semester X

 


Sr. #

 

COURSE CODE

 

COURSE TITLE

Credit Hours (Theory, Practice, Contact

Hours)

 

Category

1.

ARCH-551

Thesis Design-II

08 (0,08)16

Major (Studio)

2.

ARCH-552

Building Economics

02 (02,00)02

Interdisciplinary

Course

3.

ARCH-553

Internship/ Field Experience

03 (0,03)06

Major (PP)

4.

ARCH-XXX

Elective- III

02 (02,00)02

Elective Subjects

5.

ARCH-XXX

Elective- IV

02 (02,00)02

Elective Subjects

 

SUBTOTAL

14 (06,08,22)

+

03 (Internship)

 

 

Grand Total: 186 (80, 104, 288)

LIST OF ELECTIVE SUBJECTS TO BE OFFERED

(Reference HEC NCRC 2014 Curriculum for Architecture)

Optional: Selected and offered by the institution as mandatory for the students

ELECTIVE I

Sr. No

Course Code

Course Title

1.

Arch- 458

Architectural prototyping for hybrid Architecture

2.

Arch- 459

Indo-Islamic Gardens & Landscapes

3.

Arch- 460

Sonic / Visual / Olfactory and other Scapes

4.

Arch- 461

Urban Planning & Management

5.

Arch- 462

Sustainability & Green Infrastructure

ELECTIVE II

6.

Arch- 504

Responsive Design & Biophilic Architecture

7.

Arch- 505

Environmental Impact Analysis

8.

Arch- 506

Human Settlement /Low Income Housing

9.

Arch- 507

Project Planning and Management

10.

Arch- 508

Architectural Geometry & Digital Techniques

ELECTIVE III

11.

Arch- 554

Parametric Design

12.

Arch- 555

Vernacular Architecture

13.

Arch- 556

Energy Simulation & Building Performance

14.

Arch- 557

Site planning & Design Integration

15.

Arch- 558

Construction Management

ELECTIVE IV

16.

Arch- 561

Architectonic

17.

Arch- 562

Architectural Photography

18.

Arch- 563

Sustainable Urbanism

19.

Arch- 564

Conservation Techniques through Digital Tools

20.

Arch- 565

Disaster Resilient Architecture

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HERITAGE MANAGEMENT: (1 Year-EVENING PROGRAM)

Course Framework: SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

Course Code

Course Title           Credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

HM-101

Principal Categories 3 of Cultural Heritage

HM-105

Heritage Management Planning

3

HM-102

Local Perceptions of 3 Cultural Heritage

HM-106

Heritage Management in National & Global Context

3

HM-103

Historical Overview 3 of Heritage Management and Preservation in Pakistan

HM-107

Historical Artefact Analysis & Management

3

HM- 104

Heritage in Practice 3 1 (Institutional Placements)

HM- 108

Heritage in Practice 1 (Research Component)

3

 

Total Cr. Hrs.         12

 

Total Cr. Hrs.

12