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STUDIES >> CACC >> Curriculum
Curriculum for the Bachelor’s Degree Program
of “Construction and Architecture of Buildings and Installations”

Mode of study: Full-time

Notes:
L + S, >> - Contact hours per week (Lectures + Seminars). Continues in next semester.
L + S, Exam - Contact hours per week (Lectures + Seminars). The subject ends with examination.
L + S, Exam >> - Contact hours per week (Lectures + Seminars). The Subject ends with examination and continues in next semester with project.
L + S, CM - Contact hours per week (Lectures + Seminars). The Subject ends with Current Mark.
L + S, Pr - Contact hours per week (Lectures + Seminars). The Subject ends with project.
CPr – Course Project / CT – Course Task.
** The marks from the defense of these course tasks are included in the issued academic records and in the Diploma Supplement.


 
First Year

  First SEMESTER CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits  
1 Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 2 L + 2 S, Exam   5
2 Mathematical Analysis 1 2 L + 2 S, Exam   5
3 Theory of Architectural Composition 2 L + 1 S, CM CT 3
4 History of Art 2 L + 0 S, CM   2
5 Drawing ² 0 L + 3 S, CM   2
6 Foreign Language 0 L + 2 S, >>   1
7 Descriptive Geometry 1 L + 2 S, >> CT 4
8 Architectural Modeling 0 L + 2 S, >>   2
9 Land Surveying and Cadastre 2 L + 1 S, >> CT** 5
10 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Weekly Academic Workload – 26 h.  
  Total number of credits for the First (Autumn) semester 30
     
  Second SEMESTER CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits  
1 Foreign Language 0 L + 2 S, >>   1
2 Descriptive Geometry 1 L + 1 S, Exam CT 2
3 Architectural Modeling 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
4 Land Surveying and Cadastre 1 L + 1 S, Exam CT** 2
5 Mathematical Analysis - ²² 1 L + 2 S, Exam   3
6 Residential Buildings ² 2 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 5
7 Theoretical Mechanics 2 L + 2 S, Exam CT 4
8 Building Physics 2 L + 0 S, CM   2
9 Drawing ²² 0 L + 3 S, CM   2
10 Information Technologies I 1 L + 2 S, CM   3
11 History of Architecture and Building Ìastery I 2 L + 1 S, >>   3
12 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Weekly Academic Workload – 28 h.      
  Total number of credits for the Second (Spring) semester 30


Second Year

  third SEMESTER CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits  
1 Foreign Language 0 L + 2 S, CM   1
2 History of Architecture and Building Ìastery I 2 + 1 CT 3
3 Buildings Construction ² 3 L + 3 S, Exam CT** 7
4 Interior and Design 2 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 5
5 Strength of Materials 3 L + 2 S, Exam CT** 6
6 Drawing ²²² 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
7 Engineering Geology 1 L + 0 S, CM   2
8 Building Materials and Insulations 2 L + 1 S, >> CT** 3
9 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Weekly Academic Workload – 28 h.    
  Total number of credits for the Third (Autumn) semester 30
     
  fourth SEMESTER CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits  
1 Building Materials and Insulations 1 L + 1 S, Exam CT** 2
2 Buildings Construction ²² 2 L + 4 S, Exam CT** 6
3 Public Buildings 2 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 4
4 Mechanics of Structures ² 3 L + 1 S, Exam CT* 4
5 Residential Buildings ²² 1 L + 2 S, >> CPr 4
6 Installations in Buildings 2 L + 1 S, CM CT 3
7 History of Architecture and Building Ìastery - ²² 1 L + 1 S, >>   2
8 Reinforced Concrete 2 L + 0 S, >>   2
9 Architectural Structures 2 L + 0 S, >>   3
10 Physical Education and Sports     1
         
  Weekly Academic Workload – 28h.      
  Total number of credits for the Fourth (Spring) semester 30
     


Third Year

  Fifth semester CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits
1 Residential Buildings ²² 1 L + 3 S, CM CPr 4
2 History of Architecture and Building Ìastery - ²² 1 L + 0 S, Exam CT 1
3 Reinforced Concrete 1 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 3
4 Architectural Structures 1 L + 1 S, >> CPr 2
5 Mechanics of Structures ²² 3 L + 2 S, Exam CT** 5
6 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 3 L + 2 S, Exam CT** 5
7 Regional and Urban Planning 3 L + 0 S, Exam >>   3
8 Information Technologies - ²² 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
9 Metal Structures 2 L + 0 S, >>   2
10 Optional Subject 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
11 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Weekly Academic Workload – 29 h.    
  Total number of credits for the Fifth (Autumn) semester 30
     
  sixth semester CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits
1 Architectural Structures 0 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 3
2 Regional and Urban Planning 0 L + 2 S, Pr >> CPr 2
3 Metal Structures 1 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 4
4 Technology of Construction Processes 4 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 6
5 Industrial and Agrarian Buildings 2 L + 2 S, Exam > CPr 4
6 Landscape Architecture and Park Design 1 L + 1 S, CM CT** 2
7 Information Technologies ²²² 0 L + 1 S, CM   1
8 Seismic Protection of Buildings 1 L + 0 S, CM   1
9 Practical Training in Construction Company 80   2
10 Reinforced Concrete Structures 3 L + 1 S, >>   4
11 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Weekly Academic Workload – 25 h.     
  Total number of credits for the Sixth (Spring) semester 30


Fourth Year

  Seventh semester CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits
1 Regional and Urban Planning 0 L + 2 S, Pr CPr 2
2 Industrial and Agrarian Buildings 0 L + 2 S, Pr CPr 3
3 Reinforced Concrete Structures 1 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 3
4 Construction Organization 2 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 5
5 Technology of Finishing Works 2 L + 1 S, Exam CT 2
6 Roads and Road Strucutres 3 L + 2 S, Exam CT** 5
7 Condition Assessment and Testing of Structures 1 L + 1 S, CM CT 2
8 Information Technologies ²V 0 L + 1 S, CM   1
9 Construction Law 2 L + 0 S, CM   2
10 Physical Education and Sports CM   1
11 Elective Subject 1 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
12 Elective Subject 2 0 L + 2 S, CM   2
  Weekly Academic Workload – 28 h.    
  Total number of credits for the Seventh (Autumn) semester 30
         
  Eighth semester CONTACT HOURS PER WEEK (L + S) ASSESSMENT COURSE PROJECT / COURSE TASK ECTS credits
1 Timber Structures 5 L + 2 S, Exam CPr 5
2 Construction Management 8 L + 2 S, Exam CT 5
3 Construction Economics 6 L + 2 S, Exam CT 5
4 Physical Education and Sports     1
  Pre-Diploma Project   CPr 4
  Final (Diploma) Project   10
  Weekly Academic Workload -  25 h.    
  Total number of credits for the Eighth (Spring) semester 30
  Total number of credits for the complete study program 240
       


LIST
OF THE ELECTIVE AND OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

². ELECTIVE SUBJECTS – 1


¹ Subject Student Workload ECTS credits
Total hours from
Lectures seminars
1 Modern Architectural Trends 30 - 30 2
2 Ecology and Environment 30 - 30 2
3 Architecture of Engineering Structures 30 - 30 2
4 Conservation of Architectural Monuments 30 - 30 2
5 Solar Heating Systems in Buildings 30 - 30 2
6 Aesthetics of Architectural Order 30 - 30 2
7 Symbol Systems in Architecture 30 - 30 2

²². ELECTIVE SUBJECTS – 2


¹  Subject Student Workload ECTS credits
Total hours from
Lectures seminars
1 CAD Systems 30 - 30 2
2 Finite Elements Method 30 - 30 2
3 Theory of Elasticity 30 - 30 2
4 Stability of Structures and Installations 30 - 30 2
5 Masonry Structures 30 - 30 2
6 Renovation and Strengthening of Building Structures 30 - 30 2
7 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship 30 - 30 2


²II. OPTIONAL SUBJECTS


¹   Subject Student Workload ECTS credits
Total hours from
Lectures seminars
1 Informatics 30 - 30 2
2 Japanese Architecture 30 - 30 2
3 American Architecture 30 - 30 2
4 Indian and Chinese Architecture 30 - 30 2
5 Dynamics of Building Structures 30 - 30 2
6 Stability of Building Structures 30 - 30 2
7 Special Structures 30 - 30 2
8 Bridges – Special Course 30 - 30 2
9 Construction Law – 2 30 - 30 2
10 Landscape Architecture and Park Design – 2 30 - 30 2
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