Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

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Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Curriculum and Course Structure (For AY2021/22 – AY2023/24 Cohort)

A candidate will be awarded the B.A. (Arch) upon completing a minimum of 160 units, including NUS required courses. Various tracks of specialisation are available as a precursor to the relevant concurrent Master programme to students who have achieved creditable grades in Design. Students pursue the following eight semester course of study:

Year 1

SEMESTER 1

AR1101 Design 1  4 Units 
SEMESTER 2

AR1102 Design 2 8 Units 
AR2227 History & Theory of Architecture I  4 Units

Year 2

Year 3

 

SEMESTER 1

AR3101 Design 5  8 Units
AR3223 Introduction to Urbanism  4 Units
SEMESTER 2

AR3102 Design 6 8 Units 
AR3722 Sustainable Environmental Systems 4 Units

Year 4

For students enrolled in the M.Arch concurrent degree programme, please refer to Year 4 curriculum here

For students enrolled in the MLA concurrent degree programme, please refer to Year 4 curriculum here

For students enrolled in the MUP concurrent degree programme, please refer to Year 4 curriculum here

AY2020 COHORT AND EARLIER
SEMESTER 1

Level 4000 & Above Arch Related Elective (in lieu of Design)  8 Units
SEMESTER 2

Level 4000 & Above Arch Related Elective (in lieu of Design) 8 Units 
AR5601 Urban Design Theory and Praxis 4 Units

 

AY2021 COHORT ONWARDS
SEMESTER 1

Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 3  
Elective 4  
Elective 5 AR5601 Urban Design Theory and Praxis (offered in both sems)  
Total : 20 units  
SEMESTER 2

Elective 6
Elective 7
Elective 8
Elective 9  
Elective 10  
Total : 20 units  

Non- architecture related UE can be taken from Yr 1 to Yr 4

Curriculum and Course Structure (From AY2024/25 Cohort Onwards)

Year 1

SEMESTER 1

AR1101A Design 1 (Counted as DTK1234 Design Thinking + CDE2000 Creative Narratives of CDE Common Courses)  8 Units
SEMESTER 2

AR1102 Design 2 8 Units
AR2227 History & Theory of Architecture I 4 Units
AR1328A Architectural Materials and Construction 4 Units
AR2524 Spatial Computational Thinking (Counted as NUS General Education come in Digital Learning Pillar) 4 Units

Year 2

SEMESTER 1

AR2101 Design 3  8 Units
AR2228 History & Theory of Architecture 2 4 Units
AR2328A Architectural Tectonics & Structural 4 Units
SEMESTER 2

AR2102 Design 4 8 Units
AR1329 Climate Ecology & Architecture (Counted as CDE common courses in Sustainable Future Pillar) 4 Units

Year 3

SEMESTER 1

AR3101 Design 5  8 Units
AR3223 Introduction to Urbanism 4 Units
AR3328 Architectural Structures and Forces 4 Units
SEMESTER 2

AR3722 Sustainable Environmental System 4 Units
AR3102 Design 6 (Counted as CDE Common Courses in the Integrated Programme Pillar) 8 Units

Year 4

SEMESTER 1

20 units of UE can be used to fulfill the following:

AR4421A Architectural Internship  12 Units
OR

Student Exchange Programme

NUS Overseas College Programme

Minor or 2nd Major Studies

  
SEMESTER 2

General Track

20 units of any UEs to complete UE requirement or Minor / 2nd Major Studies

OR

Design Track

20 units of specific Arch UEs

Example:
Design 7
Urban Design Theory and Praxis
Advanced Arch Integration
Contemporary Theories
(The courses listed in the table above, are currently under review and subject to approval)

NUS Required Courses

Department Essential Course (DEC)  60 Units
Common Course (CC)  36 Units
General Education Course (GEC) 24 Units
Unrestricted Electives (UE)/Specialisation Course 40 Units
Total 160 Units
Department Essential Courses (DEC)  92 Units
General Education Course (GEC)  20 Units
Unrestricted Electives (UE) 32 Units
Graduate Level Architectural Electives (GLAE, Year 4 only) 16 Units
Total 160 Units

For more detailed information on this curriculum please download the Programme Booklet.

General Education Courses (GEC)  20 Units
Unrestricted Electives (UE)*  12 Units
Total 160 Units

*Additional UEs students have to complete on their own if they are taking the requisite courses listed under #, otherwise full 32 units of UEs will apply.

General Education Courses (GEC)  20 Units
Unrestricted Electives (UE)*  12 Units
Total 160 Units

*Additional UEs students have to complete on their own if they are taking the requisite courses listed under #, otherwise full 32 units of UEs will apply.

For more details, please refer to link attached

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