B. Arch.

The department offers a five-year undergraduate course - Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.).

 

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs) OF THE COURSE:

PEO 1: To provide students with a deep foundation in architectural history, theory, cultural contexts, and fine arts to enrich design.

PEO 2: To develop graduates capable of creating innovative, sustainable architectural designs with functionality, technical proficiency, and aesthetics.

PEO 3: To equip students with digital tools and advanced technologies to address contemporary challenges in design and planning.

PEO 4: To instill professional responsibility and ethical integrity towards socio-cultural, economic and environmental concerns.

PEO 5: To foster research, analytical thinking, and evidence-based design skills to meet emerging trends.

 

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)

Graduates of the Bachelor of Architecture programme will have

  1. PO1: Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements.
  2. PO2: Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences.
  3. PO3: Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design.
  4. PO4: Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process.
  5. PO5: Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale
  6. PO6: Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors.
  7. PO7: Understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project.
  8. PO8: Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design.
  9. PO9: Adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate
  10. PO10: The necessary design skills to meet building users’ requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations.
  11. PO11: Adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall planning.