Architecture - BArch
Program Overview
AUC’s Bachelor of Architecture program trains future engineers to lead the architectural profession into the digital age while respecting local heritage and striking a balance between digital design, professional content, and contextual, humanistic and sustainable approaches. The program equips students with a comprehensive vision, integrating various aspects of the built environment: how it is planned, designed, used and appreciated by society. Students enter the job market prepared to pursue professional and academic careers with globally accredited degrees recognized by the International Union of Architects (UNESCO/UIA).
Concentrations
- Tectonic & Computational Design
- Context and Heritage in Design
- Behavioral and/or Sustainable Design
Degrees and Admission Requirements
Students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Architecture should meet the minimum academic and admission requirements set by AUC.
Learning Outcomes
Students enrolled in the architecture program will be able to:
- Critical Thinking:Think critically and creatively in a variety of contexts, such as history, theory and architectural precedent, and design accordingly, both individually and collaboratively.
- Communication Skills: Utilize manual and digital technologies to create, present and evaluate designs while communicating concepts verbally, visually, quantitatively and in three dimensions.
- Socio-Cultural Understanding: Design with consideration for the urban and sociocultural settings, the creative arts, history, ethics and heritage.
- Sustainability and Technology Integration: Create designs that are influenced by building systems, technology, sustainability and materiality as generative and integrated design concepts, and express this integration using suitable technical documentation.
- Professionalism: Lead with professionalism within the management, business and financial contexts and within ethical and legal constraints.
Career Paths and Practical Experience
Students can apply their knowledge and acquired skills at career-building internships with real-estate developers, professional architecture firms and specialty contracting firms.
Graduates of the architecture program have found success in these careers:
- Design and architectural services
- Real-estate development
- Product, theater or set design
- Academia
Scholarships
Excellence for Everyone
AUC will help you set your path to success from day one.
Students can receive anywhere from 20% to 100% of tuition coverage through scholarships and the Excellence Scholarship Program.
Applying to the program
For admission to the Architectural Engineering major, applicants must satisfy the general university and engineering admission requirements, and also pass an Aptitude Assessment for Architecture (AAA). The AAA test does not require any preparation and is comprised of two parts:
- Multiple choice questions (MCQ) that test the applicant’s analytical and general knowledge on architecture-related skills
- A free-hand drawing exercise that tests the applicant’s artistic ability.
Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for details of the AAA test.
Admission to the Architectural Engineering major is highly competitive. A limited number of students is selected to fill the available slots. Selection is based on high school grades and performance in the AAA test. The result of the Aptitude Assessment for Architecture is added to the high school score to arrive at a combined score where the high school score represents 80 percent and the Aptitude Assessment for Architecture represents 20 percent. Applicants are ranked according to this combined score.
Students who join AUC, but not in the Architectural Engineering major, can still apply to the major through the declaration process designed for students already enrolled at AUC. A large percentage of Architectural Engineering students are admitted from those already enrolled at AUC.
Accreditations
- Supreme Council of Universities (2011)
- International Union of Architects (UNESCO‐UIA validation) (2013)
- Candidate for NAAB
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