Academy of Silesia

Artistic, Technical, Medical fields of study
Katowice, Poland

Architecture - I AND II CYCLE STUDIES

Kierunek Architektura i Urbanistyka - studia w woj. Śląskim - Katowice

Bachelor’s degree program (BSc) - 4 years, 8 semesters

This major prepares students to work as architects, town planners, spatial planners, civil engineers and investment project managers. This field of study is one of the most engaging due to an interesting combination of the elements of technical knowledge, broad general knowledge and fine arts. This profile meets the high demands of the modern job market which seeks not only highly-qualified specialists but also readiness for constant professional changes.

The modern architect is not only a designer who creates building plans, city parts, or regional planning assumptions. Nowadays, he is often the manager of the whole investment process and, therefore must deal with urban engineering, property development and landscape architecture. The architect is sometimes a creator of specialist computer programs, an academic, or a civil servant. The graduate is prepared to begin a master's degree program.

ARCHITECTURE CANDIDATE SHOULD:

  • Have a predisposition to manual work and spatial imagination,
  • Be interested in the affairs of people and the world around him and current life in its spatial shape,
  • Be creative, inventive and self-confident
  • Have the ability to accurately predict social or economic processes, and thus - spatial ones, which are coming or coming.

The graduate profile meets the high requirements of the modern labor market, which is looking for well-qualified specialists. Contemporary architect is not only a building designer, but also an urban planner building housing estates and cities, a specialist creating compositional and functional assumptions for larger urbanized areas and planning studies of entire regions. A graduate of first-cycle studies will be perfectly suited to each of these roles thanks to the basic skills necessary for the profession of architect developed during education. It has manual skills to perform and present design studies, a sense of shaping forms and spaces, and is characterized by accuracy and consistency in action and design. The graduate after graduation receives the title of engineer.

1SELECTED COURSES OF TEACHING:

  • Theory and basics of architecture design
  • Introduction to architectural design
  • Computer aided design
  • Theory of urban planning and urban analysis
  • Freehand drawing
  • General construction
  • Single-family housing
  • Urban design of housing complexes
  • Landscape and green area planning
  • Computer Graphics
  • Studies and spatial development plans
  • Public utility
  • Sociology of housing and the city
  • Investment process
  • Technical infrastructure of the city
  • Revitalization of brownfield and degraded areas
  • Architectural and urban detail
  • Contemporary Architecture
  • Conservation and modernization of monuments

Master’s degree program (MSc) - 2 years, 4 semesters

The master's degree program develops all of the qualities possessed by graduates of the bachelor's degree program.

The aim of the master's degree program is to form a creative and professional personality of the architect. Such an architect is a well-qualified specialist with knowledge of architectural , urban and restoration design, as well as spatial planning , urban planning theories, fine arts, technical sciences, and humanities.

The graduate is prepared to work as an architectural designer or urban planner in architectural studios, local and public administration units and scientific research institutions. After having obtained a degree and an architect's license, the graduate is able to independently design and manage architectural construction works, coordinate work in multi-branch design teams, run architectural design studios and urban planning companies, or be self-employed.

The graduate may apply for an architect, town planner and building contractor licenses, according to the requirements of the appropriate chamber.

2SELECTED COURSES OF TEACHING:

  • Architecture of public space
  • Psychology and composition perception
  • Interior design principles
  • Modernization of urban layouts
  • Eco-friendly design in architecture
  • Model design
  • Regional planning - functional areas
  • Communication systems
  • Intelligent systems in architecture
  • Visualization of architectural and urban designs
  • Running your own company
  • Parametric design
  • Research methodology

JOB PROSPECTS:

  • Design offices and architectural studios
  • Public administration bodies
  • Construction and architectural companies
  • Real estate agencies and offices
  • Designer agenciess
  • Building appraisal

field of study
Architecture

rekrutacja online

type of study
first-cycle studies (bachelor’s degree)
second-cycle studies (master’s degree)

form
first-cycle studies - full-time studies
length: 4 years (8 semesters)
first-cycle studies - part-time studies (weekend)
length: 4 years (8 semesters)

second-cycle studies - full-time studies
length: 2 years (4 semesters)
second-cycle studies - part-time studies (weekend)
length: 2 years (4 semesters)

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Architecture and Town Planning - Vernissage of architecture exhibition - Silesia province, Katowice
Vernissage of architecture exhibition

Architecture and Town Planning - A workroom - Silesia province, Katowice
A workroom

Architecture and Town Planning - Computer lab - Silesia province, Katowice
Computer lab

Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture exhibition at main hall - Silesia province, Katowice
Architecture exhibition at main hall

Architecture and Town Planning - Student work - Silesia province, Katowice
Student work
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