Architecture and Urban Studies - Engineer's Degree

ABOUT PROGRAMME

The curriculum of the Architecture and Urban Studies programme has been designed, in collaboration with the Business Centre Club, the National Co-operative Council and Employers of Poland. The majority of the lecturers you will encounter over the course of the four-year programme, are architects and specialists, with long records of meaningful work. This ensures that, every day you will be able to learn from professionals, who will not only share with you knowledge about the latest technical solutions, but who also use these solutions in some of the most advanced architectural and urban projects.

A specialised faculty and a practical curriculum – this is why the next time you hear someone say Architecture – studies – Warsaw, the first thing that will come to your mind will be: Vistula University!

INTERNSHIP

Vistula University is driven by its mission to share practical knowledge, and offers its students the opportunity to gain professional experience, when still in university. The Architecture and Urban Studies programme is no exception to this rule. University is the time when you take your first steps on the path to your dream career, and this is why the curriculum includes an internship. After the 1st and 2nd year, we guarantee three weeks of fieldwork and five weeks of diploma apprenticeship.

EXPERTISE

Studying at Vistula University will provide you with the knowledge necessary to quickly become an expert on architecture and urban studies.

1st Semester

• Introduction to architectural design
• Introduction to the theory of architecture
• Introduction to CAD
• History of architecture 1
• Introduction to descriptive geometry
• Introduction to mathematics – an introductory course
• General construction and materials science
• Hand drawing and engineering graphics
• Information technologies – ECDL level (European Computer Driving Licence).

2nd Semester

• Preliminary design
• Drawing and artistic techniques
• Computerassisted design 1 – visualisations
• Modelling workshops
• History of architecture 2
• Ecology and energy-efficient technologies
• Digital illustration 1
• Construction 1
• Construction mechanics
• Foreign language / for architects
• Sport and recreation

3rd Semester

• Architecture project
• Drawing and artistic techniques
• Computerassisted design CAD2 – visualisations
• Introduction to urban studies
• Digital illustration 2
• Landscape architecture
• History of Polish architecture 1
• Construction 2
• Constructions 1

4th Semester

• Architecture project 2
• Drawing and artistic techniques 3
• Elements of urban compositions
• BIM design
• Ergonomics
• History of Polish architecture 2
• Art and civilisation history
• Construction 3
• Constructions 2

5th Semester

• Architecture project 3
• History of city-building
• GIS project
• Contemporary architecture 1
• Construction physics
• Interior design
• Housing and city sociology
• Psychology of perception

6th Semester

• Architecture project 4
• Urban studies project 1
• Theory of urban and rural studies
• Contemporary architecture 2

7th Semester

• Architecture project 5 – sport
• Photography for architecture purposes
• Urban studies project 2
• Utility systems
• Organisation and economics of investment processes
• Construction law
• Ethics in architecture and copyright protection
• Constructions 3
• Construction 4 – detail work
• Structure maintenance and modernisation

8th Semester

• BA seminar – thesis methodology
• Graduation project
• Graduation project – trade-specific agreements
• Internship (12 weeks)