Archt-Course Subject – Cihan University of Sulaimaniya

First Year
Semester 1
Subject	Description	Code	Unit
Architectural Design I	Course aim is to define of architecture and its physical and human role as well as the wide range of architects works, explanation of the elements and principles of architectural design and the relationship between them.		5
Enghlish English I	This course is designed to enhance learners’ four language skills through a variety of activities; reading texts, discussing, practicing grammar spots, listening, speaking using everyday English, and building vocabulary. Performing these activities, students can achieve an overall English language proficiency and develop some essential social language functions		2
Art and Architecture	Course aim to Definition of architecture and its physical and human role, as well as the wide range of architect’s work. Explanation of the elements and principles of architectural design and the relationship between them.		2
Building Material I	This course provides an introductory overview of the various materials used in construction. After receiving an introduction into fundamental principles of structural, physical and long-term performance, students learn about material and product manufacturing techniques and how they relate to mechanical and non-mechanical properties of the various materials. Common construction methods are introduced and building details are explored.		2
Computer Skills I	This course is an introduction to the basic skills for using the computer. It depends mainly on the syllabus of the ICDL program V.5 . This course will represent the first two models of the ICDL program . At the end of this course the students have the basic skills of using the computer and will be able of passing the first two ICDL models test.		2
Descriptive Geometry	The course initially introduces the graphical representation methods and techniques in architectural design and presentation. Drawing tools and materials; architectural drafting conventions; orthographic projections and views, their types and use in building presentation.		2
Freehand Drawing	A freehand drawing is simply a drawing done by hand without the use of tools or aids such as templates, stencils, etc. This craft is essential for any designer and architect. It is act of drawing that shows how to see and observe. It gives in seeing and recording forms accurately, cultivates the feeling for relative proportions and shapes. It helps develop spatial imagination. It is a method of developing the see critically affects the way of thinking. Freehand drawing trains the eye to believe what it sees as the observer tries to map that in a drawing.		2
Mathmatics	this course concentrate on area where mathmatics and computing are most relevant to each other emphasising the bridge between theory and practice.		3

First Year
Semester 2
Subject	Description	Code	Unit
Freehand DrawingII	A freehand drawing is simply a drawing done by hand without the use of tools or aids such as templates, stencils, etc. This craft is essential for any designer and architect. It is act of drawing that shows how to see and observe. It gives in seeing and recording forms accurately, cultivates the feeling for relative proportions and shapes. It helps develop spatial imagination.		2
Architectural DesignII	Initiating the students into the basic principles of the design process (collecting information, analysis, synthesis), enabling them to start a design project, to resolve architectural functions and to manipulate architectural form and space within a given context using architectural vocabulary and respecting local architectural identity. The most important issue in this course is to introduce the student to deal with the design of single family housing and to know all about the needs , constraints, criteria, of this design also to know how to employee these information into the design process		5

Second Year
Semester 1
Subject	Description	Code	Unit
Perspective Drawing	Perspective drawing approximates very closely the view obtained by the human eye. It is a technique of depicting and representing volumes and spatial relationships of objects on a flat surface (paper) to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other. It is a perfect drawing for spatial understanding of plane projections. Hence, it develops the sense of the third dimension where the architect must always keep in mind what the actual appearance will be of a form		2
Building ElementI	This course provides an introductory overview of the various elements used in construction. After receiving an introduction into fundamental principles of structural, physical and long-term performance, students learn about element and product manufacturing techniques and how they relate to mechanical and non-mechanical properties of the various elements. Common construction methods are introduced and building details are explored.		2
Engineering Mechanics	This course is an introduction to learning and applying the principles required to solve engineering mechanics problems. Concepts will be applied in this course from previous courses students have taken in basic math and physics. The course addresses the modeling and analysis of static equilibrium problems with an emphasis on real world engineering applications and problem solving.		2
History of Architecture	Architectural history is the discipline that records, studies and interprets architecture. It studies its forms, purposes, and most importantly its evolution. Fortunately, ancient architecture can easily be observed and recorded. Studying architectural history enables students to understand the society and culture they represent which is very useful when working as a contemporary architect.		2
AutoCAD Drawing	AutoCAD basically is a program produced and marketed by by Autodesk Inc. (CAD) is shortcut of computer-aided design, this program is used for making 2-D and 3-D design and drafting. In addition, AutoCAD is one of the vital program for the architects that could be achieved on personal computers.		2
Academic Debates	This module inherently presents the arts of debate in details with all required information relate to academic skills. Accordingly, it helps students to develop their communications and research skills for now and in the future. Meanwhile, it helps them to be more effective and independent learners		2