Bachelors in Architecture

Overview

Bachelors in Architecture (B.Arch) is academic degree designed to satisfy the academic component of professional accreditation bodies, to be followed by a period of practical training prior to professional examination and registration.

This undergraduate program is designed to provide an exceptional university education as well as comprehensive preparation for entry into a competitive and challenging career. Talented students may pursue dual undergraduate degrees or minors combining their interest in architecture with fields such as business, history, fine arts, and urban planning.

Career Options

The main chore of an architect involves designing and executing the plan for construction of any building, institute, or area. The job starts with selecting the site, field research and supervising quality control, estimating and costing, supervision of construction work, interior decoration etc. The architect is the person who on a whole is in charge for construction- his responsibility begins right from the designing and planning of the structure until the same is erected with efficiency in form as well as function.

Major Subjects

• Basic Design
• History of Architecture
• Visual Communication
• Computer Applications in Arch
• English
• Islamic Studies
• Pak Studies
• Surveying and Leveling
• Materials & Construction Systems
• Arch. Design
• Visual Communication
• History of Architecture
• Structural Systems
• Environmental Control Systems
• Materials & Construction Systems
• Arch. Design
• Visual Communication
• Structural Systems
• Communication Skills
• Architecture of Pakistan
• Landscape Architecture
• Interior Design
• Environmental Psychology
• Business Management Studies
• Architectural Conservation
• Practice and Management
• Research Methodology
• Building Economics

Admission Requirements

Requirements forBachelors in Architecture:

• Candidate should have 12 years of education.
• Candidates should have intermediate degree from recognized college or university.
• Foreign students must route their applications through the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan.
• Admission will be made on merit, subject to the regional quota.

(These rules are applied for government universities of Pakistan)