Department of Architecture

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

To see the course details (such as objectives, learning outcomes, content, assessment and ECTS workload), click the relevant Course Code given in the table below.

1. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 101		Introduction to Architecture I	1	2	2	4
ENG 101		Academic Skills in English I	2	2	3	3
FFD 101		Art and Design Studio 1	1	8	5	8
FFD 111		Drawing and Representation	0	4	2	4
FFD 121		History of Art and Design 1	2	0	2	2
IUE 100		Orientation and Career Planning	1	0	1	2
POOL 004		GEC- Social Sciences B: Humanities and Social Sciences	3	0	3	4
SFL 1013		Second Foreign Languages I	2	2	3	3
Total :						30

1. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 102		Introduction to Architecture II	2	0	2	4
ARCH 104		Architectural Research and Communication	1	2	2	3
ENG 102		Academic Skills in English II	2	2	3	4
FFD 102		Art and Design Studio 2	1	8	5	8
FFD 104		Computer Aided Technical Drawing	2	2	3	3
MATH 108		Mathematics for Architecture	3	0	3	4
SFL 1024		Second Foreign Languages II	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

2. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 201		Architectural Design I	1	8	5	8
ARCH 203		Histories and Theories of Architecture I	3	0	3	4
ARCH 205		Statics and Strength of Materials	2	2	3	4
ARCH 207		Architectural Construction and Materials I	1	4	3	5
FFD 201		Computer Aided Architectural Graphics	0	4	2	5
SFL 201		Second Foreign Languages III	2	2	3	4
Total :						30

2. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 202		Architectural Design II	1	8	5	8
ARCH 204		Histories and Theories of Architecture II	3	0	3	4
ARCH 206		Dynamics and Structural Analyses	2	2	3	4
ARCH 208		Architectural Construction and Materials II	1	4	3	4
ARCHST 102		Summer Training (2 weeks)	0	0	0	2
SFL 202		Second Foreign Languages IV	2	2	3	4
TURK 100		Turkish	4	0	4	4
Total :						30

3. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 301		Architectural Design III	1	8	5	9
ARCH 303		Building Construction Project	1	4	3	5
ARCH 305		Architectural Environmental Control Systems	2	2	3	4
ARCHST 204		Summer Training (4 weeks)	0	0	0	4
ELEC 001		Elective Course I	3	0	3	4
ELEC 002		Elective Course II	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

3. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 302		Architectural Design IV	1	8	5	9
ARCH 308		Architecture in the Urban Context	1	2	2	4
ARCH 342		Building Construction Project II	1	4	3	5
ELEC 003		Elective Course III	3	0	3	4
ENG 310		Essential Speaking Skills in English	3	0	3	4
HIST 100		Principles of Atatürk and History of Revolution	4	0	4	4
Total :						30

4. Year Fall Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 401		Architectural Design V	1	8	5	9
ARCH 451		Applied Workshop in ARCH I	2	0	2	1
ARCH 495		Ethics and Social Responsibility in Architectural Practice	3	0	3	4
ARCHST 304		Summer Training (4 weeks)	0	0	0	4
ELEC 004		Elective Course IV	3	0	3	4
ELEC 005		Elective Course V	3	0	3	4
ENG 410		English for Career Development	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

4. Year Spring Semester
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 498		Graduation Project	1	8	5	10
ELEC 006		Elective Course VI	3	0	3	4
ELEC 007		Elective Course VII	3	0	3	4
ELEC 008		Elective Course VIII	3	0	3	4
POOL 002		GEC-Natural and Life Sciences	3	0	3	4
POOL 003		GEC-Social Sciences A: Economics	3	0	3	4
Total :						30

Elective Courses
Code	Pre.	Course Name	Theory	App/Lab	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 300		Architecture in Films	3	0	3	4
ARCH 304		Structural Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 306		Construction Management	3	0	3	4
ARCH 318		Architectural Programming and Space Planning	3	0	3	4
ARCH 320		Advanced Structural Details in Architectural Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 321		Architectural Lighting Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 322		Introduction to Computational design	2	2	3	4
ARCH 324		Modern Architectural Culture in Turkey	3	0	3	4
ARCH 325		Natural Stone in Architecture	3	0	3	4
ARCH 326		Architectural Geometry	3	0	3	4
ARCH 328		Designing with Nature: Biomimicry in Architectural Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 330		Case Studies in Building Structures	3	0	3	4
ARCH 332		Architecture and The Utopian Imagination	3	0	3	4
ARCH 334		Looking, Thinking, Sketching	2	2	3	4
ARCH 336		Architectural Competitions	2	2	3	4
ARCH 338		Architectural Design Futures	3	0	3	4
ARCH 340		Theoretical Bases of Architectural Representation	3	0	3	4
ARCH 350		Visuality and Architecture	3	0	3	4
ARCH 360		Building Enclosure Systems	3	0	3	4
ARCH 362		Architectural Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Architecture	2	2	3	4
ARCH 370		Analysis of the Built Environment	3	0	3	4
ARCH 372		Designing Life, Architecture for Everyone	3	0	3	4
ARCH 380		Sustainability in Architecture	2	2	3	4
ARCH 382		Understanding the Concepts of Art and Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 390		Performance Spaces	3	0	3	4
ARCH 403		Contemporary Architectural Discourse	3	0	3	4
ARCH 404		Portfolio Design	2	2	3	4
ARCH 410		Art, Design and Urban Space	3	0	3	4
ARCH 415		Execution Scenarios for Building Construction	3	0	3	4
ARCH 420		Digital Based Design	2	2	3	4
ARCH 422		Co-Lab Architecture Summer School	0	0	0	0
ARCH 430		Building Information Modeling	2	2	3	4
ARCH 440		Disaster Resistant Structural Design	3	0	3	4
ARCH 460		Urban Conservation Policies	3	0	3	4
ARCH 470		Architectural Restoration and Conservation	3	0	3	4
ARCH 472		Advance Architectural Research and Academic Writing	3	0	3	4
ARCH 480		Urban Design Principles	3	0	3	4

Additional Notes

Important Explanation about Elective Courses

-There are 8 elective courses in the curriculum of the Department of Architecture. Those should be taken as:
-5 Departmental electives
-3 electives out of Department.

Architecture students must take MATH 108 from "Mathematics and Computer Science" pool in the Spring semester of freshman year. 

If you need support for these courses due to your disability, please refer to Disability Support Unit. Contact; engelsiz@ieu.edu.tr

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