Program Overview
The specialty of architecture is known as the art and science of engineering and construction, and it is a discipline that is practiced in everything related to buildings and architecture, and designed in an artistic style. Interior design, which includes: heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical matters, fire protection, lighting, and other special features of the project

Course Plan
The Bachelor of Architecture program is offered with a credit hour system. The duration of the program is 4 years, including 147 hours of study. The teaching medium depends on the use of English for the specialized subjects, and Arabic for the requirements.


Program goals and features
Program Goals
- Preparing qualified scientific competencies, capable of contributing to community service in the field of architecture and planning.
- To identify the problems that society suffers from in the field of architecture, planning, and housing, and to conduct research and scientific studies appropriate to them.
- Participation in scientific symposia and specialized conferences in the field of architecture, preservation of historical cities, and the uses and development of local building materials.
- Providing technical and practical advice to all civil and governmental sectors of society, providing opportunities for specialized qualification for community development, and establishing mutual relations with other architectural departments and international architectural associations.

Program Features
- Availability of qualified and full-time teaching and technical staff.
- The program contains a group of specialized laboratories equipped with the latest technical equipment.
- Students study according to modern study plans that are compatible with their counterparts in regional and international universities and meet the needs of the labor market.
- The program is supported by going and field training to the labor market.
Career Opportunities
- Website designer and engineer.
- Executive Graphics Designer.
- Architectural Notarized.
- Designer Architect.
- Design and coordination of cities and residential complexes.
- 3D Perspective Designer.
- Industrial design.
- structural control.
- Architectural technical management.
- Architectural interior designer.
- Architectural Journalism.
- Architectural Research
Course Plan
First: University Requirements (25 Credit Hours) | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Skills of Holy Quran Recitation and Tajweed | BUST01 | 1 | – |
English Language (1) | BUST02 | 4 | – |
Arabic Language | BUST03 | 4 | – |
Leadership Skills Development | BUST04 | 1 | – |
Islamic Culture | BUST05 | 4 | – |
English Language (2) | BUST06 | 4 | BUST02 |
Communication Skills | BUST07 | 1 | – |
Critical Thinking | BUST08 | 1 | – |
Computer Skills | BUST09 | 3 | – |
Research Methodology | BUST10 | 2 | BUST03,06 BENG05 |
Second: Faculty Requirements (19 Credit Hours) | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Mathematics | BENG01 | 3 | – |
Engineering Drawing | BENG02 | 3 | – |
Physics | BENG03 | 4 | – |
Calculus | BENG04 | 3 | BENG01 |
Statistics &Probability | BENG05 | 3 | BENG01 |
Engineering Mechanics | BENG06 | 3 | BENG03 |
Third: Department Requirements (20 Credit Hours) | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Basic Design | BAR101 | 3 | – |
Architectural Drawing | BAR102 | 3 | – |
Free Hand Drawing | BAR103 | 2 | – |
Architectural Design (1) | BAR104 | 4 | BAR101,102 |
Descriptive Geometry | BAR106 | 2 | – |
Sanitary Installation | BAR327 | 2 | – |
Prospective & Shadow | BAR213 | 2 | BAR102,106 |
Projects Management | BAR430 | 2 | – |
Fourth: Program Requirements A. Compulsory Program Requirements (77 Credit Hours) | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Architectural Design (2) | BAR204 | 4 | BAR104 |
Architectural Design (3) | BAR205 | 4 | BAR204 |
Building Construction (1) | BAR207 | 3 | – |
Building Construction (2) | BAR208 | 3 | BAR207 |
Cont. Compulsory Program Requirements | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Theory of Architectural (1) | BAR209 | 2 | – |
Theory of Architectural (2) | BAR210 | 2 | BAR209 |
History of Architectural (1) | BAR211 | 2 | – |
History of Architectural (2) | BAR212 | 2 | BAR211 |
Survey | BAR214 | 2 | – |
Urban Planning (1) | BAR215 | 2 | – |
CAAD 2D | BAR219 | 2 | – |
CAAD (3 Dimensions) | BAR220 | 2 | BAR214 |
Theory of Structures | BAR231 | 2 | BENG06 |
Building Technology & Materials | BAR232 | 2 | BAR207 |
Architectural Design (4) | BAR304 | 4 | BAR205 |
Architectural Design (5) | BAR305 | 4 | BAR304 |
Urban Planning (2) | BAR316 | 3 | BAR215 |
Working Drawing (1) | BAR317 | 2 | BAR208 |
Working Drawing (2) | BAR318 | 2 | BAR317 |
Advanced Presentation by Computer | BAR320 | 2 | BAR220 |
Acoustics & Lighting | BAR321 | 2 | – |
Architectural Environment | BAR322 | 2 | – |
Housing | BAR323 | 2 | – |
Landscaping Architecture | BAR324 | 2 | – |
Quantities & Specifies | BAR325 | 2 | – |
Interior Architecture | BAR326 | 2 | BAR103,213 |
Reinforced Concrete | BAR333 | 2 | BAR231 |
Urban Design | BAR428 | 3 | BAR305,316,324 |
Regional Planning | BAR429 | 3 | BAR215,316 |
Graduation Project (1) | BAR404 | 2 | BAR305 |
Graduation Project (2) | BAR405 | 4 | BAR324,404,428 |
B. Elective Program Requirements (6 Credit Hours) | |||
Course | Code | CH | Pre-Requisites |
Solar Energy | BAR01 | 2 | – |
Technical Innovation in Architecture | BAR02 | 2 | – |
Laws and Regulations for Buildings | BAR03 | 2 | – |
Sociology | BAR04 | 2 | – |
Preservation Architect | BAR05 | 2 | – |
Air-Conditioning | BAR06 | 2 | – |