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4. Cultivate an awareness of the design influences of contemporary societies, their impact on
the built form, and future directions.
5. Develop a wide vocabulary of techniques to explore design solutions (2-D and 3-D graphics
and spatial comprehension, color, texture, lighting).
6. Develop the ability for analytical thinking as a means of addressing architectural problems
through research, data collection, and analysis of information leading to a clear understanding
of the problem.
7. Develop an ability to contribute constructively to a team effort in group learning situations.
8. Introduce nature and the use of materials, construction assemblies and methodologies that
define the building envelope.
9. Acknowledge structure as an integral component of architectural design and become fully
conversant with structural engineering principles applied to the built form.
10. Become knowledgeable regarding the building services (mechanical, electrical systems).
11. Become aware of the parameters involved in the preservation, renovation, and conversion
of architectural structures.
12. Instill in the student a sense of social responsibility: the preservation of the biosphere as well
as responding to other social priorities (handicap accessibility, homelessness, cultural heritage,
etc.).
13. Introduce issues of legal responsibilities, professional and business ethics, the building codes,
by- laws, zoning and other elements pertaining to a professional practice.
14. Introduce the financial and business management aspects of an architectural practice.
15. Introduce the role of professional associations in the architectural practice.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, graduates should be able to:
a. Recognize current best practices and contemporary issues in architectural engineering.
b. Apply the techniques, skills, and modern architectural theories and tools necessary for
professional practice.
c. Analyze and interpret data in different contexts.
d. Recognize the architect’s role as the privileged interlocutor of the client, users, contractors
and society.
e. Identify the clients’/users’ needs and model architectural alternatives in response to them.
f. Recognize the professional and ethical responsibilities of architectural engineers.
g. Understand the impact of architectural structures in a global and societal context.
h. Participate creatively in multi-disciplinary professional teams and positively influence the
quality of the built environment.
i. Pursue graduate studies in architecture, or urban planning.
Curriculum
The Architectural Engineering curriculum requires a minimum total of 138 credit hours. Out of these
138 hours, twenty-four (24) credit hours are for courses under the University General Education, in
which 18 are compulsory and 6 are electives. The compulsory UGEs are: FAS 100, FAS 101, FAS
102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 108, FBA 100. The University General Electives could be taken from the
following list: FAS 105, FAS 106, FAS 107, FAS 109, FES 103, FES 280, FES 281, FES 282, FBA
102. Eighteen (18) credit hours are for courses under the Faculty Requirements, all of which are
compulsory. There are ninety-six (96) credit hours for courses under the program requirements (87)
Compulsory and (9) Electives.
The course schedule below, organized over four years is illustrative for Architectural engineering
students who enter directly from high school. Transfer students, with the help of their advisors, will
adjust according to their individual needs.
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