Adama Science and Technology University Architecture Program Course List 2019 Graduates

DEGREE NOMENCLATURE
English “Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture”
Amharic(የሳይንስባችለርዲግሪበአርክቴክቸር)
LIST OF
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT,
SCHOOL REQUIREMENT,
PROGRAM CORE
&ELECTIVE COURSES
Architecture Draft Curriculum, SoCEA, ASTU Page 2

Total Credit Requirements
General Basic Major Unrestricted

Research Total
Core Elective Core Elective Core Elective Elective
19 4 41 3 47 42 6 8 170
S/No Category Total Credit Hour Ratio (%) Remark

1 General Requirement 19 11
2 General Elective 4 2
3 Basic Requirement 41 24
4 Basic Elective (UPD) 3 2
5 Major Requirement 53 31
6 Major Electives(Restricted) 42 25
7 Free Electives 8 5
Total 170 100.0
Program Major Requirement

Category _Program Core
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit Pre-Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architecture Design Studio I 3 None
2 ARC2204 Building Structural Systems I 3 CEN2201
3 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 None
4 ARC2208 Visual Communications I 3 None
5 ARC2210 History of World Architecture 3 None
6 ARC3201 Basic Architecture Design Studio II 3 ARC2202
7 ARC3203 Ethiopian History of Architecture 3 None
8 ARC3202 Architecture Design Studio I 4 ARC3201
9 ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems - I 3 ARC3201
10 ARC4201 Architecture Design Studio II 4 ARC3202
11 ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 None
12 ARC4202 Architecture Design Studio III 4 ARC4201
13 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 ARC3201
14 ARC5203 Architectural Integrated Design 5 ARC4202
15 ARC5201 Capstone Design Project- I (Research) 2 Not to be
16 ARC5202 Capstone Design Project- II (Studio) 4 considered
as Major Cr.
17 SOS413 Research Methodology 2 Hrs. for Dual
18 SOSC412 Entrepreneurship for Engineering 2 Degree
19 ARC Internship P/F aspirants
TOTAL 47

University Requirement
1 Math1101 Applied Mathematics- I 4 None
2 Phys1101 General Physics- I 3 None
3 Chem1101 General Chemistry 3 None
4 CSE1101 Introduction to Computing 3 None
5 LAR1011 Introduction to Civics and Ethics 3 None
6 ENG1011 Communicative English 3 None
7 HPED 1101 Health and Physical Education I P/F None
8 Math1102 Applied Mathematics- II 4 Math1101
9 Phys1102 General Physics- II 3 Phys1101
10 LAR1012 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 None
11 CSE1102 Fundamental of Programming 3 CSE1101
12 ENG1062 Engineering Drawing 3 None
13 ENG1022 Basic Writing skill 3 ENG1011
14 HPED 1102 Health and Physical Education II P/F HPE I
TOTAL 38
School Requirement
1 ARC2201 Architectural Working Drawing 3 Eng 1062
2 CTM2201 Construction Materials 3 None
3 CEN2201 Engineering Mechanics 3 Phys1102
4 GEN2201 Fundamentals of Surveying 3 None
5 SOS418 Principles of Economics 2 None
6 CEA2201 Introduction To School Programs 1 None
7 Math2105 Probability and Statistics for Engineers 3 None
TOTAL 18

Core Elective (Restricted)
SN Course Code Corse Title Credit
ARC3301 A Global History of Architecture 9
ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design
ARC3305 Building Structural Systems II
Elective 1, 2 and 3
ARC3307 Building Information Modeling II

ARC3309 Visual Communications II
ARC3311 Architecture Workshop: Form and
Material
ARC3313 Painting and Sculpture Basics
ARC3302 Contemporary Architecture 9
ARC3304 Building Technology: Materials, Systems and
Assembly
Elective 4, 5 and 6
ARC3306 Building Technology Laboratory

ARC3308 Architectural Photography
ARC3310 Visual Perception and Art
ARC3312 Introduction to Art History
ARC3314 Product Design
ARC4301 Architectural Building Systems - II 6
ARC4303 Furniture Design and Manufacture
Elective 8 and 9
ARC4305 Emerging Building Materials

ARC4307 Appropriate Building Technology
ARC4309 Advanced Model Making and Media
ARC4311 Digital Design and Fabrication
ARC4313 Modern Art and Mass Culture
ARC4302 Landscape Design 9
ARC4304 Analysis of Historic Structures
ARC4306 Sustainable Architecture
Elective 12, 13 and 14
ARC4308 Architecture and Society

ARC4310 Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue
ARC4312 Design Computing-I
ARC4314 Introduction to Video and Related Media
ARC4316 Architectural Acoustics
ARC4318 World Masterpieces & theory
ARC4322 Urban Design Studio
ARC5301 Interior Design 6
ARC5303 Housing Theory
Elective 15 and 16
ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures

ARC5307 Conservation & Utilization in Historical
Environment
ARC5309 Design Computing-II
ARC5311 Materiality in Architecture
ARC5313 Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art, and Design

ARC5313 Architectural Practice
El 18 Architecture Elective (Any course from 3
ARC5302
Architecture Program within the Semester)
TOTAL 42
NB- an elective course can only be offered if chosen by 6+students
Unrestricted Elective
SN Elective Course Corse Title Credit
Code
1 Elective- 17 Unrestricted Elective 2
TOTAL 8
Basic Elective
Code
1 Elective- 10 Any Course from UPD 3

General Elective (DOLS)
Code
LAR3021 Introduction to Philosophy
ENG3071 Reading Skills
LAR4061 Survey of Ethiopian History
LAR4081 Understanding Heritage and Indigenous
Knowledge in Ethiopia
1 Elective – 7 LAR4012 A Modern Society and Mental Health 2
LAR4022 Cognitive Psychology
LAR3081 Understanding African History
SOS414 Management of Innova0tions
SOS331 Principles of Marketing
SOS422 Technological Forecasting and Assesment
LAR3031 Metaphysics
LAR3041 Theories of Knowledge
LAR4032 Social and Political Philosophy
LAR4042 Philosophy of Art / Aesthetics
LAR3081 Understanding African History
Elective – LAR4082 Politics of Development & Dynamism in Ethiopia
2 2
11 LAR3082 Introduction to International Relations
SOS372 Leadership and Change Management
LAR3032 Industrial and Organisational Psychology
LAR4042 Construction Law
LAR3062 Intellectual Property Law

SEMESTER BREAKDOWN

Year 1
Semester I
No. Course Code Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre
Requisite
1 Math1101 Applied Mathematics- I 4 3 0 0
2 Phys1101 General Physics- I 3 3 0 0
3 Chem1101 General Chemistry 3 3 0 0
4 CSE1101 Introduction to Computing 3 2 3 0
5 LAR1011 Introduction to Civics and Ethics 3 3 0 0
6 ENG1011 Communicative English 3 2 2 0
7 HPED1101 Health and Physical Education I P/F
Total 19
Year 1
Semester II
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre
Code Requisite
1 Math1102 Applied Mathematics- II 4 3 0 0 Math1101
2 Phys1102 General Physics- II 3 3 0 0 Phys1101
3 LAR1012 Logic and Critical Thinking 3 3 0 0 None
4 CSE1102 Fundamental of Programming 3 2 3 0 CSE1101
5 ENG1062 Engineering Drawing 3 2 3 0 None
6 ENG1022 Basic Writing skill 3 3 0 0 ENG1011
7 HPED1102 Health and Physical Education II P/F HPE I
Total 19

Year 2
Semester I
Code Requisite
1 ARC2201 Architectural Working Drawing 3 1 6 0 Eng1062
2 CTM2201 Construction Materials 3 2 3 0 None
3 CEN2201 Engineering Mechanics 3 2 0 3 Phys1102
4 GEN2201 Fundamentals of Surveying 3 2 3 0 None
5 SOS418 Principles of Economics 2 2 0 0 None
6 CEA2201 Introduction To School Programs 1 1 0 0 None
7 Math2105 Probability and Statistics for 3 2 0 3 None
Engineers
Total 18
Year 2
Semester II
Code Requisite
1 ARC2202 Basic Architecture Design Studio I 3 3 9 0 None
2 ARC2204 Building Structural Systems I 3 3 0 4 CEN2201
3 ARC2206 Building Information Modeling I 3 2 6 0 None
4 ARC2208 Visual Communications I 3 1 9 0 None
5 ARC2210 History of World Architecture 3 3 0 2 None
Total 15

Year 3
Semester I
Code Requisite
1 ARC3201 Basic Architecture Design Studio II 3 3 9 0 ARC2202
2 ARC3203 Ethiopian History of Architecture 3 3 0 2 None
3 Elective -1 (Architecture Elective) 3
4 Elective – 2 (Architecture Elective) 3

Total 15
Elective- 1, 2 and 3

Code Requisite
1 ARC3301 A Global History of Architecture 3 3 0 2 None
2 ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design 3 2 6 0 None
3 ARC3305 Building Structural Systems II 3 3 0 4 ARC2204
4 ARC3307 Building Information Modeling II 3 2 6 0 ARC2206
5 ARC3309 Visual Communications II 3 1 9 0 ARC2208
6 ARC3311 Architecture Workshop: Form and 3 2 6 0 None

Material
7 ARC3313 Painting and Sculpture Basics 3 1 4 0 None

Year 3
Semester II
Code Requisite
1 ARC3202 Architecture Design Studio I 4 3 9 0 ARC3201
2 ARC3204 Architectural Building Systems - I 3 3 3 2 ARC3201
3 Elective– 4(Architecture Elective) 3
4 Elective–5(Architecture Elective) 3
6 Elective – 7 (DOLS) 2
Total 18
Three months of Internship after the end of second semester
Code Requisite
1 ARC3302 Contemporary Architecture 3 3 0 2 None
2 ARC3304 Building Technology: Materials, 3 1 9 0 ARC2201
Systems and Assembly
3 ARC3306 Building Technology Laboratory 3 2 6 0 None
4 ARC3308 Architectural Photography 3 2 6 0 None
5 ARC3310 Visual Perception and Art 3 3 0 2 None
6 ARC3312 Introduction to Art History 3 3 0 2 None
7 ARC3314 Product Design 3 2 6 0 None

Year 4
Semester I
Code Requisite
1 ARC4201 Architecture Design Studio II 4 3 12 0 ARC3202
ARC4203 Theory of Architecture 3 3 0 2 ARC3202
4 Elective – 10 (Urban Planning and 3
Design Elective)
5 Elective – 11 (DOLS) 2
Total 18
Elective- 8 and 9
Code Requisite
1 ARC4301 Architectural Building Systems – II 3 3 3 2 ARC3204
2 ARC4303 Furniture Design and Manufacture 3 2 6 0 None
3 ARC4305 Emerging Building Materials 3 3 0 2 None
4 ARC4307 Appropriate Building Technology 3 3 0 2 None
5 ARC4309 Advanced Model Making and 3 2 6 0 None
Media
6 ARC4311 Digital Design and Fabrication 3 2 6 0 ARC2206
7 ARC4313 Modern Art and Mass Culture 3 3 2 0 None

Year 4
Semester II
Code Requisite
1 ARC4202 Architecture Design Studio III 4 3 12 0 ARC4201
2 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 3 0 2 ARC3202
3 SOS413 Research for Engineers 2 2 0 0 None

Total 18
Three months of Internship after the end of second semester

Code Requisite
1 ARC4302 Landscape Design 3 3 6 0 None
2 ARC4304 Analysis of Historic Structures 3 3 0 2 None
3 ARC4306 Sustainable Architecture 3 3 0 2 None
4 ARC4308 Architecture and Society 3 3 0 2 None
5 ARC4310 Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in 3 3 0 2 None
Dialogue
6 ARC4312 Design Computing-I 3 2 6 0 ARC2206
7 ARC4314 Introduction to Video and Related 3 2 6 0 None
Media
8 ARC4316 Architectural Acoustics 3 3 3 0 ARC3204
9 ARC4318 World Masterpieces & theory 3 3 0 2 None
10 ARC4322 Urban Design Studio 3 2 6 0 None

Year 5
Semester I
Code Requisite
1 ARC5201 Architectural Integrated Design 5 3 12 0 ARC4202
2 ARC5203 Capstone Design Project- I 2 1 3 0 All Major

(Research) Courses
Prior to
the
Semester
3 Elective – 15(Architecture Elective) 3
5 Elective – 17(Free Elective) 3
Total 16
Elective- 15 and 16
Code Requisite
1 ARC5301 Interior Design 3 2 9 0 None
2 ARC5303 Housing Theory 3 3 0 2 None
3 ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures 3 3 0 4 None
4 ARC5307 Conservation & Utilization in Historical 3 3 0 4 None
Environment
5 ARC5309 Design Computing-II 3 2 6 0 ARC4214
6 ARC5311 Materiality in Architecture 3 3 0 4 None
7 ARC5313 Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art, 3 3 0 4 None
and Design
8 ARC5313 Architectural Practice 3 3 0 2 None

Year 5
Semester II
Code Requisite
1 ARC5202 Capstone Design Project- II (Studio) 4 1 12 0 ARC5201
and
ARC5203
2 SOS412 Entrepreneurship for Engineering 2 2 0 0 None
Total 14
No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut

Code
1 ARC5302 Architecture Elective (Any course from 3
Architecture Program within the
Semester)

Course Description

Course name/Code Applied Mathematics I
Math1101
Course status General
Year/Semester Year I / Semester I
Pre-requisites None
Credits 4
Course Description Numbers; functions; Vectors; Matrices and

Determinants; Limits and Continuity; Derivatives;
Applications of the Derivative; The integral; Inverse
Functions; In determinants Forms, Improper
Integrals and Taylor Formula.
Course name/Code General Physics I
Phys1101
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Mechanics: Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in Two

and Three Dimensions, Force and Motion, Work,
Energy, and Power, Conservation of Energy, Systems
of Particles, Rotational Motion, Rotational Vectors and
Angular, Momentum. Oscillations, Waves, and Fluids:
Oscillatory Motion, Wave Motion, Fluid Motion.
Thermodynamics: Temperature and Heat, the Thermal
Behaviour of Matter, Heat, Work, and the First Law of
Thermodynamics, the Second Law of
Thermodynamics.
Year 1 semester I

Course name/Code General Chemistry
Chem1101
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to the study of modern chemistry, atom

in modern chemistry, Chemical formulas, chemical
equations, and reaction yields. Chemical Bonding
and Molecular Structure, Chemical bonding: The
classical Description, Introduction to Quantum.
Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics and Atomic
Structure, Quantum Mechanics and Molecular
Structure, Bonding in Organic Molecules, Bonding in
Transition Metal Compounds and Coordinate
Complexes. Kinetic Molecular Description of the State
of Matter, The Gaseous State, Solids, Liquids, and
Phase Transitions Solutions. Equilibrium in Chemical
Reactions, Thermodynamic Processes, Spontaneous
Processes and Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Chemical
Equilibrium, Acid-Base Equilibrium, Solubility and
Precipitation Equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Rates of
Physical and Chemical Processes, Materials, Structure
and Bonding in Solids, Inorganic Materials, Polymeric
Materials and soft condensed Matter.

Course name/Code Introduction to Computing
CSE1101
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Understanding of the overview of computers,

Historical development of computers, and logical
organization of a computer system, data
representation in computers, and computer
arithmetic. Introduction t programs that allows them
to accomplish useful goals using C++ programming,
computer networks, the Internet and its usage and
Course name/Code Introduction to Civics and Ethics
introduction on computer security.
LAR1011
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course introduces students the basic concepts of

Civics and Ethics at higher education level. It deals
with concepts like citizenship, morality, profession
and professional ethics. The course also
acquaints students with fundamental concepts of
professional ethics, society and state,

development issues, environmental, democracy,
good governance and globalization.
Course name/Code Communicative English skills
ENG1011
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course is intended to develop and improve

students' language competence. This course is
aimed at developing trainees’ communicative
abilities in English which will help students to
develop their communicative skills and overall
language competence in English. Generally, this
course will cover the specific language aspects
described below. Developing basic functions of
English language skills: reading (scanning, skimming,
reading for details, summarizing, understanding the
structure of a text); listening (listening for the gist,
listening for details, recognizing discourse markers,
noticing the structure of a lecture, understanding
speaker intentions, recognizing signposting,
attending and following skills); writing (summarizing
a text, synthesizing choppy sentences, writing
argumentative texts, writing research report, writing
a project report); speaking (introducing oneself
and others, interviewing, discussions, stating and

supporting propositions, stating one’s opinions,
organizing and taking part in a debate, making a
persuasive speech, questioning); vocabulary
(working out meanings from context, synonyms,
antonyms, collocations, definitions); grammar
Course name/Code (relative clauses, modals,
Applied Mathematics II voice, conditionals, tense,
reported
Math1102speech).
Year/Semester Year I / Semester II
Pre-requisites Math1101
Credits 4
Course Description This course covers sequences, series, power series,

and differential and integrals calculus of functions of
several variables and their applications, and Fourier
series.
Course name/Code General Physics II
Phys1102
Pre-requisites Phys1101
Credits 3
Year I/ semester II

Course Description The topics to be included are Special Theory of
Relativity, Michelson-Morley Experiment, Galilean
Course name/Code Logic and Critical Thinking
Transformation, Lorentz Transformation, Length
LAR1012
contraction, Time Dilation, Relativistic Momentum and
Energy, Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field, Gauss’ Law,
Electric Potential, Electric Potential Energy, Capacitors
and Dielectric, Electric Circuits, Magnetic Field, Bio-
Pre-requisites Savart’s
None Law, Ampere’s Law, Electromagnetic
Induction, Inductance, Circuits with Time Dependent
Credits 3
Currents, Maxwell’s Equations, Electromagnetic Wave,
Optics.
Course Description This course attempts to introduce the fundamental
concepts of logic and methods of logical reasoning.
The purpose of the course is to develop in learners the
skills required to construct sound arguments of their
own and the ability to critically evaluate the
arguments of others: cultivate the habits of critical

thinking and develop sensitivity to the clear and
accurate use of language.
Course name/Code Fundamental Programming

CSE1102
Pre-requisites CSE1101
Credits 3
Course Description This course introduces the fundamental concepts of

procedural programming. Topics include data types,
control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the
mechanics of running, testing, and debugging, and
Introduction to object oriented programming
concepts
Course name/Code Engineering Drawing
EDR1062
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Geometric constructions; theory of projections; multi-

view drawings; pictorial drawing, auxiliary views;
sectional views.

Course name/Code Basic Writing Skill
ENG1022
Pre-requisites ENG1011
Credits 3
Course Description This course aims at developing students’ basic writing

skills. It contains sentence level writing: sentence
structure, sentence types, functional and structural
category, common sentence errors (fragments, run-
on sentences, dangling modifiers and agreement
errors); paragraph level writing : paragraph, topic
sentence and supporting details, structure, essentials
of a paragraph, basic types of
paragraphs( expository, narrative, descriptive and
argumentative ) and techniques of paragraph
development; essay level writing : structure of an
essay, thesis statement and supporting paragraphs,
types of essays and techniques of essay
development.

Year 2 semester I
Course name/Code Architectural Working Drawing

ARC2201
Course status Basic
Year/Semester Year II/ Semester I
Pre-requisites Engineering Drawing

ENG1062
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction of Building system through the drawing of

architectonic elements—walls, doors, stairs, rooms,
etc. and structural elements—foundation, column,
beam, slab, stair, roof truss, etc. Students learn
fundamentals of Architectural working drawing and
graphics, Building system, representation (symbols,
abbreviations, material representations, dimensioning,
etc.), graphic and verbal communication, and
analytical thinking.
The course emphasize on buildings drawings as the
vehicles of study through detail discussion and
analysis on concepts, techniques and procedures for
the drawing and production of documents of
architectural design and building elements,
foundations to roof, for small scale building.
Course name/Code Probability and Statistics for Engineers

Math2105
Course status Basic
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This is an introduction to statistics and probability

theory. Topics include Meaning of statistics; Methods
of data collection; Methods of data presentation;
Measures of location; Measures of variation;
Moments, skewness and kurtosis; Counting
Techniques; Concepts of Probability; independence
of events and random variables; various probability
distributions; expectation; Sampling and Sampling
Distribution of the mean; Elementary description of
the tools of statistical inference: Basic concepts;
Estimation: (Point and Interval) for the population
mean and proportion; Hypothesis testing on the
population mean and proportion; Simple linear
regression and correlation. Each topic should begin
with motivating examples.

Course name/Code Principles of Economics
SOS311
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The overall objectives of the course is to enable

students to Know fundamental economic concepts
such as scarcity, opportunity cost, the laws of
demand and supply, elasticity of demand and
supply, different market structures and related
optimization criteria , production function and time
horizon , the essence of short –run production theory
and profit maximization ….etc. The course helps
students to know measurement and problems of
economy and some basic policy instruments.
Course name/Code Fundamentals of Surveying

GEN2201
Course status Basic
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Fundamentals of surveying is intended to introduce

students with instruments of surveying and their uses,
focuses on basic definitions in Surveying , units of
measurement, accuracy and precision, Errors in a
measurement, methods and Instruments for horizontal
and vertical control, chain surveying, measurement of
horizontal and vertical distances, measurements of
distance by tape, optical prism , Determining
elevation using a level, setting up levelling
instruments, and measuring distances and heights,
profile levelling, cross-section levelling, and reciprocal
levelling, Measurement of different directions using a
theodolite, magnetic meridians, azimuth and
bearings; traversing, area and coordinate
computations, traverse adjustments.

Course name/Code Engineering Mechanics
CEN2201
Course status Basic
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course presents the fundamental physical

concepts, laws and Statics of particles: Resultants of
coplanar and none-coplanar force systems,
Equitation of equilibrium for coplanar and none-
coplanar force systems. Statics of rigid bodies:
Equilibrium of simple structures: trusses beams, frames
and machines. Analysis of structures (truss, Frames
and machines). Centroid &centre of gravity, moment
of inertial. Force in beams: shear force & bending
moment diagrams. Static friction.
Course name/Code Construction Materials

CTM2201
Course status Basic
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course introduces the production, nature and

characteristics of different construction materials and
identifying them with respect to their suitability to
different Engineering structures
Course name/Code Introduction to School Programs

CEA2201

Course status Basic
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course introduces the different programs to be

enrolled under the school of Civil Engineering &
Architecture which are : 1)Architecture program,
2)Civil Engineering program, 3)Construction
Technology & Management program, 4)Geomatics
Engineering program, 5)Urban planning & Design
program, &6)Water Resource Engineering program

Course name/Code Basic Architecture Design Studio I
ARC2202
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year II / Semester II
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to design as a conceptual discipline

directed at the analysis, interpretation, synthesis, and
transformation of the physical environment.
The studio provides a conceptual framework of
fundamental design elements and principles focusing
on architecture. Students explore the relationship
between the human body and the built environment
and develops skills that enable design creativity,
thinking, representation, and development.
Beginning with abstract exercises, introduces
techniques for designing and developing 2-
dimensional and 3-dimensional form and space in
architecture.
Year 2 Semester II
Course name/Code Building Structural Systems I

ARC2204
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year II/ Semester II
Pre-requisites Engineering Mechanics

CEN2201
Credits 3
Course Description The course will address the basic physical principles
and concepts associated with structures and
buildings. Although quantitative at times, the course
will stress conceptual understanding and practical
applications.
This course introduces behavior of structural materials
in tension, compression, and bending; buckling;
design of beams and framing loads.
The theory and concepts of structures are presented
with a visual format and models to emphasize an
intuitive comprehension of the fundamental principles
of structural behavior including loading, shear and
bending moments.
Architectural examples of integrated structures then
become format to introduce an understanding of
materials and the design process to quantify the
engineering.
Course name/Code Building Information Modeling I

ARC2206
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year II / Semester II
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The primary goal of this course is to introduce the

beginning student of architecture to basic 2-D and 3-
D digital software package (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator
and AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Sketch up or their
equivalents) essential to explore representation on a
contemporary and critical level. The course is
intended to highlight a menu of techniques that will
prepare the student to use digital software as a
primary communication tool throughout their
architectural education. This newfound knowledge
can be used for highly descriptive as well
transformative applications in the context of design
and technical coursework. Faculty presentations and
demonstrations on various techniques and
applications and reviews of student drawing projects
take place in the studio setting.
Course name/Code Visual Communications I

ARC2208
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year II/ Semester II
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The focus of this sequence are to understand the

representational possibilities that are enabled by
architectural drawings, to highlight drawing's ability to

aid in the understanding and simplification of
complex form and idea. The primary goal of this
course are introduction to freehand drawing and
drafting as an analytical tool within the design
process and to fundamental architectural drawing
skills.
This course aims at developing the skills needed for
documenting designs using drawings & models and
for performing graphical analysis of two dimensional
and three dimensional problems.
School presentations and demonstrations on various
drawing techniques and applications and reviews of
student drawing projects take place in the studio
setting.
Course name/Code History of World Architecture

ARC2210
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year II/ Semester Il
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The history of the built environment as social and

cultural expression from the earliest to more recent
times. Themes, theories, and ideas in architecture and
urban design are explored, beginning with the earliest
written records. This course covers the history of
architecture from the Paleolithic to the Medieval age.
Instructors' lectures on history will be complemented
by presentations on theoretical issues.

Year 3 Semester I
Course name/Code Basic Architecture Design Studio II

ARC3201
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year III/ Semester I
Pre-requisites Basic Architecture Design Studio I

ARC2201
Credits 3
Course Description Continuation of Basic Architecture Design Studio

I,provides the foundations for architectural design.
Covers human, social, technical, and aesthetic
factors related to space and form, Architectural
space qualities, and spatial assemblage.
Focuses on design methodologies, formal and spatial
analysis and the translation of creative conceptual
strategies into architectural design propositions.The
basic programming technique, analysis of space,
activities through case projects and methods, will be
studied.
Design problems range from those of the immediate
environment of the individual to that of small social
groups. Students are introduced to urban research
and further develop their skills of analytical thinking,
representation, and design communication.
Instruction in design skills, including digital and
analogue representational techniques.
Course name/Code Ethiopian History of Architecture

ARC3203
Course status Core
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Provides an outline of the history of architecture,

urbanism and settlements from ancient times to the
early modern period in Ethiopia. Analyzes buildings as
the products of culture and in relation to the special
problems of architectural design. Stresses the
geopolitical context of buildings and in the process
familiarizes students with buildings, sites and cities in
Ethiopia.

Electives
Course name/Code A Global History of Architecture

ARC3301
Course status Elective
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Discussion of architectures from around the world.

Comprehensive background as well as concentration
on individual cultures and their architects from the
Renaissance to modern times. Specific details and
expressions of more generalized theories and
strategies will be explored.
Course name/Code Introductory Graphic Design

ARC3303
Year/Semester Year III / Semester I
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description A studio introduction to visual communication with an

emphasis on principles of the visual organization of
design elements as a means to transmit meaning and
values. Topics include shape, color, visual hierarchy,
word/image relationships, typography, symbol design,
and persuasion. Development of a verbal and visual
vocabulary to discuss and critique the designed world
and contribute significant projects to it.

Course name/Code Building Structural Systems II
ARC3305
Pre-requisites Building Structural Systems I

ARC2204
Credits 3
Course Description Based on a statics and strength of materials, this is a

course in which applications of scientific technology
in structures, materials and energy are developed.
The plastic qualities of reinforced concrete are
studied as an internal distribution of forces based on
the continuity of the material. These same principles
also apply to all dome, cable and membrane
structures.
Complete structural systems of concrete are
developed with footings, columns, shear walls, and
horizontal plate options. More advanced applications
include tension systems and thin shell construction.
And also consideration of new materials and
structural systems, including aluminum and
composites.
Finally introduction to design of timber and steel
members into truss or column and beam structural
systems.
The lecture format is supplemented by exercises and
individual research projects pertinent to the
technology of design and construction.

Course name/Code Building Information Modeling II
ARC3307
Pre-requisites Building Information Modeling I

ARC2206
Credits 3
Course Description This course extends the user of the computer as a tool
for architectural representation by engaging in digital
three-dimensional modeling. This course will lead the
way for students for a more complex usage of the
cad and animation software for a more realistic
presentation of their projects in the university level
and take the powerful performance of these software
to their career in the future.
This course is an in-depth exploration of how building
information modeling tools are being utilized in the
architectural profession with an emphasis on
Autodesk products. Advanced BIM modeling tools
and strategies will be investigated.
Course name/Code Visual Communications II

ARC3309
Pre-requisites Visual Communications I

ARC2208
Credits 3
Course Description A continuation of Visual communication I, this course

focuses on developing drawing and models as an
analytical tool within the design process and to
fundamental architectural drawing and model
making skills. The course enriches, extends, and
supports two-dimensional and three-dimensional
drawings as well as models as a method of
development, communication and exploration.
Course name/Code Architecture Workshop: Form and Material

ARC3311

Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course is an intuitive and analytical exploration of

the nature of basic processes, material properties and
the forms and structures they generate.
Examines the behavior of construction materials and
their inherent structural qualities. Studies how
architectural detail can impact the perception and
creation of larger built structures and environments.
Emphasis is on geometry of architecture, employing
physical modeling in creating such structures and
theoretical analysis of basic structural systems.
Course name/Code Painting and Sculpture Basics

ARC3313
Semester Year III / Semester I
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description An introduction to painting issues, stressing a

beginning command of the conventions of pictorial
space and the language of color. Class assignments
and individual projects explore technical,
conceptual, and historical issues central to the

language of painting.
The concepts of space, form, weight, mass, and
design in sculpture are explored and applied through
basic techniques of construction and material.
Various techniques of gluing and fastening,
mass/weight distribution, hanging/mounting,
surface/finishing, and types of materials are
addressed. In addition to the hands-on application of
sculptural techniques, class time is spent looking at
various concepts and approaches to the
understanding and development of sculptural ideas,
from sculpture as a unified object to sculpture as
fragmentary process. Selected readings complement
the studio work. An introduction and orientation to the
wood shop and metal facilities is covered.

Year 3 semester II
Course name/Code Architecture Design Studio I

ARC3202
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year III/ Semester II
Pre-requisites Basic Architecture Design Studio II

ARC3201
Credits 4
Course Description This course emphasizes the fundamental role of

context, site, program, material, technology,
technical aspects of construction assemblies and
further develops their understanding of design
process, their skills in design communication and
critical thinking and the study of dwelling precedents
as determinants of architectural projects scaled to
address issues of dwelling and multi-unit housing.
Students further develop an understanding of context
and precedent in the construction of architectural
form, and are introduced to circulatory, spatial, and
organizational strategies in the design process.
Instruction and practice in oral and written
communication provided.
Course name/Code Architectural Building Systems – I

ARC3204
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year III -Semester II
Pre-requisites Basic Architecture Design Studio II
ARC3201
Credits 3
Course Description This course examines the design and analysis of the
building envelope and focuses on the interior
environment of buildings, and how comfort is
designed and maintained. Topics include site, solar
orientation, comfort, building thermodynamics,
envelope assemblies, thermal modeling, and active
and passive control systems, heating, cooling,
ventilation water supply, and sanitary and storm
drainage water.
Introduction to modern, lighting and acoustics.
Systems are analyzed for their effect on building form,
construction cost and operating efficiency.

Electives
Course name/Code Contemporary Architecture

ARC3302
Year/Semester Year III Semester II
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course investigates the state of contemporary

architecture as represented by significant practices,
buildings, theories, and criticisms. Themes to be
considered include globalization, the role of digital
design media, the ethics and aesthetics of
sustainability, contemporary urbanism, new
approaches to materials and structure. Current
conditions will be related historically to postwar
reactions to modernism and contextually to the social
and technological shifts of recent decades.
Agendas and approaches to the making and
"reading" of space and form in 20th- and 21st-century
architecture. The analysis of canonical works and
texts, with frequent reference to relevant works prior
to the 20th century, and with an emphasis on
buildings and drawings as the vehicles of study, with
occasional citations from painting, film, literature, and
other critical works.
Course name/Code Building Technology: Materials, Systems and

Assembly ARC3304
Pre-requisites Architectural Working Drawing

ARC2201
Credits 3
Course Description The course is a continuation of Architectural working

drawing, and construction materials emphasis on
buildings drawings and models as the vehicles of
study. Principles and construction of building
elements, details and systems of all main building
parts (from foundation to roof). Building material and
construction is examined from the standpoints of
building service systems (plumbing, electrical, vertical
transportation, security, fire protection) structural

components (e.g., shear walls, columns, beams, slabs)
in steel, concrete, masonry, and timber.
Students will be able to read and produce working
drawings for different components and construction
methods of building and various architectural
structures.
Course name/Code Building Technology Laboratory

ARC3306
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Intensive design and fabrication workshop in which

students create models and half-size prototypes that
explore the characteristics of concrete, wood and
other building construction materials. Examines the
behavior of these materials and their inherent
structural qualities. Studies how architectural detail
can impact the perception and creation of larger
built structures and environments.
Course name/Code Architectural Photography

ARC3308
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduces history and contemporary practices in

artistic and architectural photography through
projects, lectures, visiting professionals, group
discussions, readings, and field trips. Fosters visual
literacy and aesthetic appreciation of
photography/digital imaging as well as a critical
awareness of how images in our culture are produced
and constructed. Provides practical instruction in the
fundamentals of different camera formats, film
exposure and development, lighting, black and white
darkroom printing, and digital imaging. Assignments
addressing a term-specific topic explore a range of

traditional and experimental techniques, develop
technical skills, and provide opportunity for personal
exploration. Projects continuously presented and
discussed in a critical forum.
Course name/Code Visual Perception and Art

ARC3310
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduces visual perception from neurological,

cultural, and artistic vantage points. Examines aspects
of visual culture ranging from body adornment to
public spaces, and from logotypes to moving images.
Topics range from ritual space to forensics to
machine-aided vision (cameras, radar devices,
robotic scanners). Designed to develop skills in visual
analysis and interpretation through lectures, oral
presentations, field trips, and written essays.
Course name/Code Introduction to Art History

ARC3312
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to the history and interpretation of

western and Ethiopian art that explores painting,
graphic arts and sculpture from the Renaissance to
the present. Engages diverse methodological
perspectives to examine changing conceptions of art
and the artist, and to investigate the plural meaning

of artworks within the larger contexts of culture and
history. Subject includes trips to local museums and art
galleries.
Course name/Code Product Design

ARC3314
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course explores how objects and artifacts of all
kinds help shape our world, and how social and
cultural factors influence design decisions.
Students will develop both design studio and
workshop-based skills, and understand the latest
manufacturing processes and design techniques.
Year 4 – semester I
Course name/Code Architecture Design Studio II

ARC4201
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year IV/ Semester I
Pre-requisites Architecture Design Studio I

ARC3202
Credits 4
Course Description In this Design Studio, emphasize research and design

of site, program, material and technology as
determinants of architectural projects scaled to
address issues related to institutional building situated
in urban contexts and developed with regard to
program, site, building, and representation.
Students further their understanding of programming,
urban design and the technical aspects of
construction assemblies. The study of architectural
scale, composition and urban relationships are
explored. Development of design process and skills of
design communication and critical thinking are
furthered.

Course name/Code Theory of Architecture
ARC4203
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year IV/ Semester I
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course provides students with a comprehensive

introduction to the wide range of architectures,
design practices and critical interpretations inherent
within field. The course focuses on the encounter with
buildings and with the various interpretations that can
be made of architecture and cities from the ancient
world to the present day. Throughout the course it
emphasizes the creative possibilities of architectural
interpretation, encouraging students not only to learn
what others have previously said and done in the field
of architecture, but also to challenge and to critically
redefine architecture, and hence to generate a
theoretically informed position of their own.
Also An exploration of the idea of modernity as both a
cultural phenomenon and as an architectural
discourse unfolding in the late 20th century as a
radical re-questioning of all traditional concepts of
program, construction, and aesthetics.

Electives
Course name/Code Architectural Building Systems – II

ARC4301
Year/Semester Year IV Semester I
Pre-requisites Architectural Building Systems – I
ARC3204
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to modern architectural systems and the
materials and construction of their components and
assemblies. Covers in detail building enclosure, interior
space, circulation and conveyance systems,
Selection and design of building support systems like
electricity (power distribution), lighting,
communications, alarms, movement (vertical
transportation), and architectural acoustics. Systems
are analyzed for their effect on building form,
construction cost and operating efficiency.
Course name/Code Furniture Design and Manufacture

ARC4303
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Provides instruction in designing and building a

functional piece of furniture from an original design.
The final product of this design class is a finished,
working, full-scale piece of furniture, related to mass
production manufacturing processes.
The emphasis is on common materials joined and
formed using contemporary methods and processes
to serve unique purposes in unusual contexts and
adapted to new programs.
Develops woodworking techniques from use of
traditional hand tools to digital fabrication. Surveys
the history of furniture making and includes site visits to
local collections and artists/craftsmen.

Course name/Code Emerging Building Materials
ARC4305
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The course reinterprets the function and application

of various emerging building materials used in
contemporary architectural constructs.
Lectures address themes of resource efficiency and
material selection within the context of emerging
areas of research.
Course name/Code Appropriate Building Technology

ARC4307
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to user-centered design through

exploration of appropriate technology, a class of
solutions that solve a particular need and are viable
and sustainable within the environmental, economic,
cultural, and technological infrastructure for which
they are intended. Focus on technologies for use in
the developing world.
This course emphasizes on a research to building
processes and tools that are appropriate to the
climate, socio-economic conditions and natural
resources of an area, and which contribute to
sustainable development.
Course name/Code Advanced Model Making and Media

ARC4309

Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course is designed to involve students with the

architectural craft of materials that can be applied to
model and prototype construction. Included will be a
product project of the student's own choosing.
Course name/Code Digital Design and Fabrication

ARC4311

ARC2206
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to digital fabrication and online

presentation as a single design process. Project based
class that integrates iterative design on paper with
physical prototyping across many scales. Hands on
learning of fabrication lab equipment integrated with
design studio.
The class will investigate through the design and
prototyping of a custom component. Survey of
CAD/CAM/GIS use in practice and component
manufacturing including modeling, simulation, and
scripting. Behavioral models of components using
simulation and analysis tools (flow, system dynamics,
etc.). Use of CAD tools to model components for
production (modeling for CNC considering toolpaths
and jigs). Use of CAD tools to analyze properties of
components. Material properties and related
fabrication constraints. Current fabrication processes.
Use of CNC tools to fabricate components. Rapid
prototyping.
Course name/Code Modern Art and Mass Culture

ARC4313

Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction to theories of modernism and

postmodernism and their related art forms (roughly
18th century to present). Focuses on how artists use
the tension between fine art and mass culture to
critique both. Examines visual art in a range of genres,
from painting to video and “relational aesthetics.”
These art works are viewed in their interaction with
advertising, caricature, comics, graffiti, television,
fashion, "primitive" art, propaganda, and networks on
the internet.

Year 4 semester II
Course name/Code Architecture Design Studio III

ARC4202
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year IV/ Semester II
Pre-requisites Architecture Design Studio II

ARC4201
Credits 4
Course Description This course emphasizes the comprehensive nature of

architectural design. Design and development of
complex architectural projects scaled to address
issues related to public building situated in urban
contexts and developed with regard to program, site,
building, and representation.
The integration of mechanical, electrical, plumbing
systems, structural systems, constructional assemblies,
and technology systems is addressed in lectures and
studio work.
The study of architectural and urban space, site and
context, building composition and urban relationships
are explored. Development of design process and
skills of design communication and critical thinking
are furthered.
Course name/Code Professional Practice

ARC4204
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year IV/ Semester II
Pre-requisites Architecture Design Studio I

ARC3202
Credits 3
Course Description This course covers all aspects of the profession of

architecture. Issues include a conceptual
understanding of architectural practice, its definition
and historical and theoretical models, and methods
of managing and delivering a complete architectural
project from the pre-contract phase through cost
estimating and specifications to construction. The
course also clarifies the contractual and ethical
responsibilities of an architect and collaborative
business practices for maintaining an architectural
office.
Lectures and practical problems dealing with
specifications, specification writing, administration of
construction, contracts, building law and professional
practice.

Electives
Course name/Code Landscape Design

ARC4302
Year/Semester Year IV Semester II
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Focuses on cultural landscape history, theory, and

heritage issues and projects. Landscape and urban
heritage inquiry go beyond monuments to
encompass sites, cites, and regions. Combines the
study of conservation theory and practice with an
exploration of active urban landscape planning and
design projects.
Course name/Code Analysis of Historic Structures

ARC4304
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Technical and historical study of structures in

architecture and engineering. Focuses on the design
and assessment of historic structures in masonry,
timber, concrete, and metal.
Course name/Code Sustainable Architecture

ARC4306
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The purpose of this course is to build a solid

background in the processes and issues related to
Sustainability and green buildings, equipping students
with practical knowledge about the built

environment. Research seminar giving focus to new
technologies, especially complex structures:
biotechnic, pneumatic, ultra-tall, composite
structures, etc. Students conduct research using
literature, data sources, and ideas to prepare
imaginative small project interdisciplinary approach
to solving problems in the built environment.
Course name/Code Architecture and Society

ARC4308
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The role of architecture as a container of human and

social activities, requires the understanding of an
individual as well as social behavior, worth, custom
and their relationship with the environment. The
relationship between physical environment and the
human behavior and the psychological and
biological theory and methodology will be discussed.
The analysis of clients' requirements, design decision
making, human activities and their relationship with
the architectural form will be carried out in
connection with their influence on architectural
planning and application.
The course also explores the physical manifestation of
the human behavior as the conspicuous action
through body-limb movements and the discreet
expressions of body related gestures with respect to
the Environment, the Formatted Space and the
Individual/s.
Course name/Code Art, Architecture, and Urbanism in Dialogue

ARC4310
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3

Course Description Engages dialogue between architecture, urbanism
and contemporary art from the perspective of the
artistic field. Thematically investigates ideas from early
modernist practices to recent examples of
contemporary production and site. Includes
examples of artistic practice along with architectural
and urban approaches. Focuses on interventions by
practitioners who intertwine the three disciplines.
Readings provide theoretical background. Lectures,
screenings, readings and discussions with guests and
faculty lead
to the development and realization of group and
individual projects for final presentations.
Course name/Code Design Computing-I

ARC4312

ARC2206
Credits 3
Course Description Introduces a visual-perceptual, rule-based approach

to design using shape grammars. Covers grammar
fundamentals through lectures and in-class, exercises.
Focuses on shape grammar applications, from stylistic
analysis to creative design, through presentations of
past applications and through short student exercises
and projects. Presents computer programs for
automating shape grammars.
Course name/Code Introduction to Video and Related Media

ARC4314
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3

Course Description Covers the technical and conceptual variables and
strategies inherent in contemporary videoart practice.
Analyzes structural concepts of time, space,
perspective and sound within the art form. Building
upon the historical legacy of moving image and
video, students consider selfexploration, performance,
social critique, and manipulation of raw experience
into aesthetic form. Emphasizes practical knowledge
of lighting, video capturing and editing, and
montage.
Presentation and critique of student work, technical
workshops, screenings, and reading discussions assist
students with final project. Students taking graduate
version complete additional assignments.
Course name/Code Architectural Acoustics

ARC4316
Pre-requisites Architectural Building Systems - I

ARC3204
Credits 3
Course Description Describes interactions between people and sound,

indoors and outdoors, and uses this information to
develop acoustical design criteria for architecture
and planning. Principles of sound generation,
propagation, and reception. Properties of materials
for sound absorption, reflection, and transmission.
Design implications for performance and gathering
spaces. Use of computer modeling techniques.
Course name/Code World Masterpieces & theory

ARC4318

Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Seminar or lecture on a topic in the history, theory and

criticism of modern architecture that is not covered in
the regular curriculum. General study of modern
architecture as a response to important
technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and
theoretical challenges. Explores architectural positions
developed in modern times, whether by individual
architects or by groups of architects/researchers
Course name/Code Architectural Practice

ARC4320
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduces students to architectural business and

practice management; codes, regulations and laws;
administration of the construction contract; and
emphasizes the architects’ professional and legal
responsibilities. Also addresses the traditional
arrangements for project design and construction,
and difference in relationships with the client
between the design and construction phases.
Lectures, discussions, and assignments address each
subject in order to develop an understanding of the
moral, legal and general responsibilities of the design
professional.
Course name/Code Urban Design Studio

ARC4322
Pre-requisites None

Credits 3
Course Description Project-based introduction to urban observation,

research, analysis, and design. Focuses on urban
elements, urban and architectural interventions, and
landscape in existing cities. Emphasizes city form,
sustainability, and social conditions. Projects require
both conventional and digital techniques.

Year 5 semester I
Course name/Code Architectural integrated design IV

ARC5201
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year V/ Semester I
Pre-requisites Architecture Design Studio III

ARC4202
Credits 5
Course Description This course introduces students to technical aspects of

building design through a Comprehensive Building
Design project focusing on the development of
individual approaches to the design process through
the investigation of specific architectural topics in the
areas, with options in, but not limited to, urban design,
architectural technology, computational design,
ecology, culture, and representation.
Emphasis is on the research & design of an
architectural proposal carried to the most advanced
pre-professional level of conceptual, programmatic &
technical inquiry & resolution at various scales if
project development.
Building on previous design studios, students continue
their investigation into urban and cultural research,
and are introduced to building systems and concepts
of building performance, sustainability and building
envelope design.
Students are introduced to advanced tools related to
building performance and evaluation software.

Course name/Code Capstone Design Project- I (Research)
ARC5203
Course status Program Required
Year/Semester Year V/ Semester I
Pre-requisites All Core Courses prior to the semester
Credits 2
Course Description Thesis research is a preparatory course for a design

Capstone degree project studio. Students review and
write short essays on selected subjects and produce
an illustrated manifesto, documentation and
bibliography for their design thesis. Proposals,
portfolios and choice of designs are reviewed the
semester before the research begins and require the
approval of the chairperson of undergraduate
architecture program. Submission of written proposals
for the degree project must be submitted to the
chair's office in the previous semester, prior to the
completion of all requirements for entering the ninth
semester. Completion of all required architectural
history, technology, methods and practice courses
are required.

Electives
Course name/Code Interior Design

ARC5301
Year/Semester Year V Semester I
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course acquires the knowledge regarding the

components and principle of interior design, and
various topics in relation to a practical practice.
Theory and application of interior architectural
programming and design processes using small-scale
interior architectural projects as case studies; design
as a synthesis of human perception, user`s
background of behavior, sociological makeup,
design tools, and systematic predictions and analysis.
Study the followings in detail: standard lines of
furniture and accessories; methods of selection;
theory and application in designing components; and
architectural graphics.
Course name/Code Housing Theory

ARC5303
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description The course will consider the design and development
of new housing, the conservation and rehabilitation of
existing housing, user needs and the ways in which
housing is related to and dependent on a larger
community, social, economic and land use context.
The primary objective of the course is to familiarize
students with basic aspects of the housing system to
enable them to function as effective future members
of interdisciplinary teams doing housing planning and
design.

Course name/Code Long-Span & Special Structures
ARC5305
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Introduction of structural systems for long spans and

special structures. The structural behavior will be
discussed and the required strength and stiffness will
be evaluated. Individual projects will be assigned to
students to be presented at the end of the course.
Course name/Code Conservation & Utilization in Historical Environment

ARC5307
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This subject has a purpose in understanding practical

problems by both reading various documents related
to the preservation of historical cities, streets, and
buildings and analyzing their real application cases.
Course name/Code Design Computing-II

ARC5309

Pre-requisites Design Computing – I

ARC4312
Credits 3
Course Description This course investigates and applies emerging

computational theories and technologies through the
design and fabrication of a full-scale building
component and/or assembly. This investigation
includes various static, parametric, and scripted
modeling paradigms, computational-based structural
and sustainability analysis, and digital fabrication
technologies. Students work in pairs to design,
analyze, and fabricate a full-scale constructed piece.
Course name/Code Materiality in Architecture

ARC5311
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description This course examines the topic of material culture in

contemporary architecture, and explores the
different approaches, ideas and philosophies
associated with aspects of materiality in architecture
through the investigation and discussion of case study
projects by contemporary architects. Students are
introduced to a variety of approaches to the topic
since the dawn of the Modern Movement, and
explore how different contemporary architects
approach the idea of materiality in their work,
through their words, thoughts and built work. Thematic
topics related to materiality are also presented and
discussed, including materiality and landscape,
materiality and technology, and materiality and
memory. The class format is a lecture presentation by
the professor with student discussion.

Course name/Code Formal Analysis in Architecture, Art, and Design
ARC5313
Pre-requisites None
Credits 3
Course Description Explores buildings, works of art, and artifacts of the

twentieth century that have shaped today's
understanding and approach to architecture.
Emphasizes exemplary works, as understood from the
practitioner's perspective. Students analyze buildings
through drawing, modeling, reading, and writing.
Provides a framework for understanding
contemporary architectural design and to building a
visual vocabulary to communicate effectively about
design.

Year 5 semester II
Course name/Code Capstone Design Project- II (Studio)

ARC5202
Course status Core
Year/Semester Year V/ Semester II
Pre-requisites Capstone Design Project- I (Research)

ARC5203
Credits 4
Course Description The required studio is an investigation of a specifically

researched topic developed into an architectural
proposition. The degree project should represent a
synthesis of the student's understanding of
architecture, in addition to research in the potential
of architecture. Prior to undertaking the Degree
Project Studio, students must have satisfactorily
completed the Degree Project Research course.

REFERENCES
 UNESCO-UIA COUNCIL FOR THE VALIDATION OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: XXII
UIA General Assembly (Berlin, Germany, July 2002):
 Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development.
EiABC – Addis Ababa University
 Harmonized Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Architecture as of 2012/13
 AASTU Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Architecture
 Seoul national university, department of architecture and architectural
engineering http://architecture.snu.ac.kr/English/academics/curriculum_01.php
 Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture
Curriculum
https://arch.iit.edu/study/m-arch-curriculum
 Cornell University department of architecture
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture + Planning
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DEGREE NOMENCLATURE

English “Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture”

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General Basic Major Unrestricted

S/No Category Total Credit Hour Ratio (%) Remark

Program Major Requirement

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ARC3307 Building Information Modeling II

ARC3306 Building Technology Laboratory

ARC4305 Emerging Building Materials

ARC4308 Architecture and Society

ARC5305 Long-Span & Special Structures

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2 ARC3203 Ethiopian History of Architecture 3 3 0 2 None

3 Elective -1 (Architecture Elective) 3

4 Elective – 2 (Architecture Elective) 3

5 Elective – 3 (Architecture Elective) 3

No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut Pre

2 ARC3303 Introductory Graphic Design 3 2 6 0 None

3 ARC3305 Building Structural Systems II 3 3 0 4 ARC2204

4 ARC3307 Building Information Modeling II 3 2 6 0 ARC2206

5 ARC3309 Visual Communications II 3 1 9 0 ARC2208

6 ARC3311 Architecture Workshop: Form and 3 2 6 0 None

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1 ARC4202 Architecture Design Studio III 4 3 12 0 ARC4201

2 ARC4204 Professional Practice 3 3 0 2 ARC3202

3 SOS413 Research for Engineers 2 2 0 0 None

4 Elective – 12 (Architecture Elective) 3

Elective- 12, 13 and 14

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2 ARC5203 Capstone Design Project- I 2 1 3 0 All Major

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No. Course Course Title Credit Lec Lab Tut

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Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description Numbers; functions; Vectors; Matrices and

Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description Mechanics: Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in Two

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Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description Introduction to the study of modern chemistry, atom

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Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description Understanding of the overview of computers,

Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description This course introduces students the basic concepts of

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Year/Semester Year I / Semester I

Course Description This course is intended to develop and improve

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Year/Semester Year I / Semester II

Course Description This course covers sequences, series, power series,

Year/Semester Year I / Semester II

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