Branch Details

Architecture

Original title in Czech: Architektura FAAbbreviation: ARCHAcad. year: 2020/2021

Programme: Architecture and urban design

Length of Study: 4 years

Profile

To educate a universal expert in the field of architecture and urban design, an architect - designer. The bachelor is trained for activity in architectural and structural design offices and other institutions.

Key learning outcomes

The teaching is aimed at imparting the knowledge and skills needed for solving the basic tasks of designing residential, public and industrial buildings, reconstruction of buildings and their interiors, from wider urban relationships and basic architectural concept, up to architectural or technical detail.

Occupational profiles of graduates with examples

The four-year bachelor's degree program is by the Czech Chamber of Architects (CCA) used as a standard education. Longer-term practice, the limit set by the Czech Chamber of Architects, the authorization process may change in the status of an authorized person.

Course structure diagram with ECTS credits

1. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
DR1	History of Architecture I	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
VY1	Computer Technology I	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr	CPP - 26	yes
MAG	Mathematics and Geometry	cs	4	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26 / S - 26	yes
PS1	Structural Engineering I	cs	4	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 26	yes
STM	Building Materials	cs	3	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
TK1	Theory of Constructions I	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 12	yes
TY2	Typology II - Public Buildings	cs	1	Compulsory	Cr	P - 12	yes
TY1	Typology I - Residential Buildings	cs	1	Compulsory	Ex	P - 12	yes
VT1	Art I - Drawing	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26	yes
ZAR	Fundamentals of Architecture	cs	8	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26 / S - 26	yes

1. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
DR2	History of Architecture II	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
VY2	Computer technology II - 2D Computer Graphics	cs, en	2	Compulsory	Cr	C1 - 26	yes
IG1	Information Literacy 1	cs	1	Compulsory	Cr	S - 26	yes
IAV1	Interior Design and Exhibitions	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26 / S - 26	yes
PS2	Structural Engineering II	cs	4	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 26	yes
SOA	Contemporary Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26	yes
TK2	Theory of Constructions II	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 26	yes
TY3	Typology III - Public Buildings	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
U11	Urbanism I - Basic and Evolution	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 14	yes
VT2	Art II - Colour	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26	yes
ZAN	Fundamentals of Architectural Design	cs	7	Compulsory	GCr	A - 65	yes
BA1	English - Beginner Level	en	1	Compulsory-optional	Cr	Cj - 26	yes

2. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
DR3	History of Architecture III	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26	yes
VY3	Computer Technology III - 3D Computer Graphics	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr	CPP - 26	yes
NK1	Load-bearing Constructions I	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 14	yes
ORP	Renovation and Restoration of Historic Buildings	cs	4	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26 / C1 - 26	yes
PS3	Structural Engineering III	cs	4	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / COZ - 26	yes
U23	Cities and Settlements	cs	1	Compulsory	GCr	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 12 / S - 12	yes
TY4	Typology IV - Industrial Buildings	cs	1	Compulsory	Ex	P - 12	yes
TY5	Typology V - Agricultural Buildings	cs	1	Compulsory	Ex	P - 12	yes
VT4	Art IV- Drawing	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26	yes
BA2	English - Elementary Level	en	1	Compulsory-optional	Cr	Cj - 26	yes
AT1	Studio - HOUSE	cs	10	Compulsory-optional	GCr	A - 104	yes

2. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
APE	Applied Ecology	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / COZ - 14	yes
DR4	History of Architecture IV	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 20 / EX - 6	yes
VY4	Computer technology IV - Modelling and Visualization	cs, en	2	Compulsory	Cr	C1 - 26	yes
NK2	Load-bearing Constructions II	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 14	yes
PS4	Structural Engineering IV	cs	4	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / K - 26 / S - 26	yes
U22	Urbanism II - Urban Construction	cs	4	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 39	yes
VT3	Art III	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26	yes
BA3	English - Intermediate Level I	en	1	Compulsory-optional	Cr	Cj - 26	yes
AT2	Studio - HOUSE AND PLACE	cs	11	Compulsory-optional	GCr	A - 104	yes

3. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Gr.	Op.
DR5	History of Architecture V	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26		yes
KOA1	Architectural Composition	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 12		yes
NK3	Load-bearing Constructions III	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 26		yes
PR1	Building Environment I	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 12 / S - 14		yes
U23	Cities and Settlements	cs	1	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / P - 12 / S - 12 / S - 12		yes
TB1	Technical Installations in Buildings I	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 26		yes
URK	Urban IV - Urban Composition	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 26 / S - 12		yes
VT5	Art V - Shape I	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26		yes
BA4	English - Intermediate Level II	en	3	Compulsory-optional	Cr	Cj - 26		yes
AT3	Studio - CITY AND PLACE	cs	10	Compulsory-optional	GCr	A - 104	1	yes

3. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Gr.	Op.
PR2	Building Environment II	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 14		yes
SOC	Sociology	cs	1	Compulsory	GCr	P - 18		yes
TIN	Technical Infrastructure	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26		yes
TB2	Technical Installations in Buildings II	cs	3	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 12 / S - 26		yes
TEA	Theory and Aesthetics of Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26 / S - 12		yes
UR5	Urbanism - Territorial Planning	cs, en	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26 / S - 14		yes
VT6	Art VI - Design in Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 26		yes
AAP-K	Current Trends in Designing Inner Space	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 12 / S - 14	1	yes
ARB-K	Accessible Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 4 / S - 18	1	yes
DEM-K	Design Manual	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 12 / S - 14	1	yes
KAR	Digital Techniques for Architects	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr		1	yes
FOA-N	Photography and Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 12 / S - 14	1	yes
HLS-KE	Earthen Architecture	en	3	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 26 / VT - 24 / EX - 2 / C1 - 2	1	yes
NS4-K	Design of Buildings 4 – Agricultural Buildings	cs	1	Compulsory-optional	Ex	P - 26	1	yes
BEN	Specialized English Language	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
PMA-T	Space in Modern Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
RPS-KE	Reconstructions, failures and strengthening of buildings	en	2	Compulsory-optional	Cr,Ex	P - 22 / EX - 4	1	yes
RIO-K	Reconversion of Brownfields	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
ROS-T	Revitalization and Restoration of Settlements	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
VST-K	Exhibition Design	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 4 / S - 18 / EX - 4	1	yes
VFI-N	Art Techniques – Figure	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 2 / S - 24	1	yes
VK2-N	Art Techniques – Drawing 2	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	C1 - 26	1	yes
ZAA-TE	Landscape Architecture	en	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
AT4	Studio - FREE ASSIGNMENT I	cs	14	Compulsory-optional	GCr	A - 104	2	yes

4. year of study, winter semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Gr.	Op.
AST	Up-to-Date Building Technologies	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	P - 26		yes
DV1	History of Art I	cs	2	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26		yes
SP1	Planning and Building Laws I	cs, en	1	Compulsory	Ex	P - 26		yes
SPR	Structural Design	cs	5	Compulsory	GCr	A - 65		yes
TVK	Landscaping	cs	2	Compulsory	Cr,Ex	P - 16 / S - 10		yes
VT7	Art VII	cs	2	Compulsory	GCr	VA - 52		yes
AAP	Up-to-Date Architecture Interior Space	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	no
ARB-K	Accessible Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 4 / S - 14 / EX - 8	1	yes
XX1-T	Architecture of 21st Century 1	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 10 / EX - 40	1	yes
DEM-K	Design Manual	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 12 / S - 14	1	yes
DEM2	Design Manual 2	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	no
DTA-N	Digital Tools for Architects	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	C1 - 26	1	yes
XPR-N	Experimentarium	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	C1 - 26	1	yes
IA1-T	Interpretation of Architecture 1	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
UT1-T	Modern Development and Theory of Urban Design 1	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
PMA-T	Space in Modern Architecture	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
RIO-K	Reconversion of Brownfields	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
SCE-K	Scenography	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
SE1-K	Building and Environment-friendly Design 1	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 16 / EX - 10	1	yes
ULA-T	Urban Design and Vernacular Architecture of Czech and Moravian Countryside	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 4 / S - 18 / EX - 4	1	yes
PAD-N	Computer Skills – Parametric Design	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	Cp - 26	1	yes
VST-K	Exhibition Design	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 4 / S - 18 / EX - 4	1	yes
VFI-N	Art Techniques – Figure	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	P - 2 / C1 - 24	1	yes
VK2-N	Art Techniques – Drawing 2	cs	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	C1 - 26	1	yes
ZAA-TE	Landscape architecture	en	2	Compulsory-optional	GCr	S - 26	1	yes
AT5	Studio - FREE ASSIGNMENT II	cs	14	Compulsory-optional	GCr	A - 104	2	yes

4. year of study, summer semester
Abbreviation	Title	L.	Cr.	Com.	Compl.	Hr. range	Op.
BP1	Bachelor Project A1	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	K - 26 / A - 288	yes
BP2	Bachelor Project A2	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	K - 26 / A - 288	yes
BP3	Bachelor Project A3	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	K - 26 / A - 288	yes
BP5	Bachelor Project A5	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	K - 26 / A - 312	yes
BP7	Bachelor Project A7	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	K - 26 / A - 312	yes
BP8	Bachelor Project A8	cs	30	Compulsory-optional	Cr	A - 312	no

All the groups of optional courses
Gr.	Number of courses	Courses
1	1
1	1 - 2	AAP-K, ARB-K, DEM-K, KAR, FOA-N, HLS-KE, NS4-K, BEN, PMA-T, RPS-KE, RIO-K, ROS-T, VST-K, VFI-N, VK2-N, ZAA-TE
1	1	AAP, ARB-K, XX1-T, DEM-K, DEM2, DTA-N, XPR-N, IA1-T, UT1-T, PMA-T, RIO-K, SCE-K, SE1-K, ULA-T, PAD-N, VST-K, VFI-N, VK2-N, ZAA-TE

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Course structure diagram with ECTS credits