Students are expected to take and successfully complete 10 elective courses prior to graduation with B.Arch. degree.
One course has to be taken from each of the following three groups of elective courses on “Design and Theory”, “History”, and “Technology”, making a total of three required elective courses. Three of the elective courses have to be taken from other METU departments, or from other universities (in Turkey or abroad), all of which have to be on related subjects (excluding performance based courses such as foreign languages, music, etc.) and approved by the Department. Students are to choose the remaining four elective courses from among the courses offered by the department.
Current semester course list can be accessed by clicking here.
Course places and timetable can be accessed via oibs.metu.edu.tr
Design and Theory |
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Freehand Architectural Drawing |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Thinking (Reading/Writing) on Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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(Depending on the syllabus) Architecture in Situ |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Fine Arts Techniques Workshop (Photography) |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Fine Arts Techniques Workshop |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Advanced Architectural Surveying |
(2-8)6 |
8 |
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Fundamentals of Site Planning |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architects and Patrons |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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The Limits of Architectural Criticism |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Case Studies in Architectural Criticism |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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The Cultural Context of Art and Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Pattern and Geometry in Design |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Vernacular Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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History of Modern Structural Engineering |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Reading Architectural Works I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Reading Architectural Works II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Fundamentals of Design in Works of Art |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Generative Design in Architecture |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Construction Design Practice |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Computer Aided Drafting and Design |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Introduction to the Theory of Shape Grammars |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Fine Arts Techniques Workshop I |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Fine Arts Techniques Workshop II |
(3-2)4 |
4 |
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Design Methods |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Digital Design Studio I |
(3-6)6 |
8 |
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Digital Design Studio II |
(3-6)6 |
8 |
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Architectural Modeling |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Landscape Research I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Landscape Research II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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With consent of the instructor: (under the Graduate Programs) |
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Advanced Architectural Design Studio I |
(3-6)6 |
8 |
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Research Analysis and Design in Multilayered Context |
(2-4)4 |
8 |
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Social and Cultural Themes in Urban Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Advanced Studies on Urban Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Principles of Universal Design |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architecture and Different Modes of Representation |
(3-0)4 |
10 |
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Politics and Space |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Advanced Topics in Digital Constructivism |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architecture and the Social Context of Modernity I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architecture and the Social Context of Modernity II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Descriptive and Systematic Approaches to Design |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Philosophical Issues in Computation and Design |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Computational Design Research Lab |
(2-4)4 |
10 |
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Theory and History of Landscape Architecture I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theory and History of Landscape Architecture II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and Criticism I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and Criticism II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theories of History I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theories of History II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and the Psyche |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theory of Restoration and Conservation I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theory of Restoration and Conservation II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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History |
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Developments in Modern Art |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Developments in Modern Art |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Thinking (Reading/Writing) on Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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(Depending on the syllabus) Architecture in Situ |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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City in Late Antiquity and Byzantium: Topography and Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Perspectives in the Conservation and Valorization of Cultural Heritage |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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A Survey on Architectural Culture: From the Neolithic to the Modern Period |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Survey of Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Pre-Classical Architecture of Ancient Anatolia |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architecture and Politics in 20th Century Italy |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architects and Architectural Practice in History |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Classical Antiquity in Asia Minor |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Domestic Architecture in Antiquity |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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The Cultural Context of Art and Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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House and Daily Life in History |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Studies in Greek Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Twentieth Century Architecture in Turkey |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Seminar in Contemporary Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Studies in Roman Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Masterworks of Medieval Architecture in East and West |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Environmental Aesthetics I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Environmental Aesthetics II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Issues and Problems in ‘Modernism’ |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Nineteenth Century Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Conservation of Archaeological Sites |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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With consent of the instructor: (under the Graduate Programs) |
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Studying Architectural History |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and Criticism I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and Criticism II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Topics on Urban Form, Patterns and Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Themes on Ancient Domestic Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Special Topics in Byzantine Architecture: The Art and Architecture of Byzantine Cappadocia |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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History and Theory of Art and Architectural Styles |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Ottoman Architecture in the Nineteenth Century |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Approaches in Greek Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Approaches in Roman Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Cosmological Thought and Architecture in the Middle East |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Assimilation of Western Modes in Eighteenth Century Ottoman Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Anatolian Seljuk Architecture (11-14th Centuries) |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architectural History Research Studio: The Modern Capital City, Ankara |
(2-2)3 |
8 |
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Theories of History I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Theories of History II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Aesthetics and the Psyche |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Sources and Methods of Research in Conservation |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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History of Architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Technology |
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(Depending on the syllabus) Architecture in Situ |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Mathematics in Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Environment and Man: Cause and Effect |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Integration of Building Systems in Architectural Design for Environmental Control |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Information Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Design of Steel Structures |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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History of Modern Structural Engineering |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Environmental Aesthetics I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Environmental Aesthetics II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Generative Design in Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Construction Design Practice |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Problems of Traditional Building Materials |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Introduction to Deterioration and Conservation |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Appropriate Technology |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Computer Literacy in Architecture |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Computer Aided Drafting and Design |
(3-2)4 |
6 |
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Design Methods |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Digital Design Studio I |
(3-6)6 |
8 |
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Architect’s Market Structure I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Architect’s Market Structure II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Digital Design Studio II |
(3-6)6 |
8 |
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Acoustical Design of Halls for Musical Performance |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Conservation of Archaeological Sites |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Lighting in Architecture |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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With consent of the instructor: (under the Graduate Programs) |
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Studies on Architectural Structures |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Geometrical and Morphological Analysis of Spatial Structures |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Building Design: Form and Structure |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Analytical Modeling and Computer Analysis of Structures |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Studies on Tall Buildings: Design Considerations |
(2-2)3 |
4 |
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Performance Assessment of Buildings |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Composite Materials and Their Applications in Buildings |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Acoustics in Architecture I |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Acoustics in Architecture II |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Structural Analysis of Historical Structures |
(3-0)3 |
4 |
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Historical Structural Systems |
(3-0)3 |
4 |