Elective Courses

5XX/7XX courses can be taken by undergraduate students upon consent by instructor.

Courses written in bold lettering will be opened in Spring '11.

For full course descriptions, please check > General Catalog 10-11.

Architecture
Course Code
Course Name
METU Credit
Contact (h/w)
Lab (h/w)
ECTS
ARCH303
FREEHAND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
4
3
2
4
ARCH322
DEVELOPMENTS IN MODERN ART I
3
3
0
4
ARCH324
THINKING (READING/WRITING)ON ARCHITEC.
3
3
0
4
ARCH325
ARCHITECTURE IN SITU
3
3
0
4
ARCH326
ARCHITECTURE IN SITU
3
3
0
4
ARCH333
MATHEMATICS IN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH344
ENVIROMENTAL AND MAN:CAUSE AND EFFECT
3
3
0
4
ARCH361
INTEGRATION OF BUILDING SYSTEMS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL
3
3
0
4
ARCH365
FINE ARTS TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP
4
3
2
6
ARCH366
FINE ARTS TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP
4
3
2
6
ARCH371
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH395
THEORY OF CONSERVATION
3
3
0
4
ARCH397
SEMINAR ON CONSERVATION I
3
3
0
4
ARCH398
SEMINAR ON CONSERVATION I
3
3
0
4
ARCH403
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL SURVEYING I
6
2
8
8
ARCH405
DESIGN IN RESTORATION
8
4
8
10
ARCH407
CITY IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND BYZANTIUM:TOPOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH409
PERSPECTIVES IN THE CONSERVATION AND VALORIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
3
3
0
4
ARCH413
SURVEY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH415
FUNDAMENTALS OF SITE PLANNING
3
3
0
4
ARCH417
THE LIMITS OF ARCHITECTURAL CRITICISM
3
3
0
4
ARCH418
CASE STUDIES IN ARCHITECTURAL CRITICIS
3
3
0
4
ARCH419
PRE-CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT ANATOLIA
3
3
0
4
ARCH421
ARCH.AND ARCHITECTURAL PRAC.IN HIST.
3
3
0
4
ARCH422
CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY IN ASIA MINOR
3
3
0
4
ARCH423
DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ANTIQUITY
3
3
0
4
ARCH426
HOUSE AND DAILY LIFE IN HISTORY
3
3
0
4
ARCH427
STUDIES IN GREEK ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH428
DEV.IN REPUBLICAN TURKISH ARCH.1923-1990
3
3
0
4
ARCH429
PATTERN AND GEOMETRY IN DESIGN
3
3
0
4
ARCH430
SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH433
HISTORIC STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
3
3
0
4
ARCH436
STUDIES IN ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH438
DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
3
3
0
4
ARCH439
HISTORY OF MODERN STRUCTURAL ENG.
3
3
0
4
ARCH440
MASTERWORKS OF MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE IN EAST AND WEST
3
3
0
4
ARCH441
READING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS I
3
3
0
4
ARCH442
READING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS II
3
3
0
4
ARCH445
FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN IN WORKS OF ART
3
2
2
4
ARCH446
FAMI. DWEL. INTERREL. TR. RES. ARCH. T
3
3
0
4
ARCH448
ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN MODERNISM
3
3
0
4
ARCH453
HOW TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS
4
3
2
6
ARCH457
INT. TO DETERIORATION & CONSERVATION
4
4
0
6
ARCH460
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
3
2
2
4
ARCH461
COMPUTER LITERACY IN ARCHITECTURE
4
3
2
6
ARCH462
COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING AND DESIGN
4
3
2
6
ARCH463
INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF SHAPE GRAMMARS
3
3
0
4
ARCH465
FINE ARTS TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP I
3
2
2
4
ARCH466
FINE ARTS TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP II
4
3
2
4
ARCH467
DESIGN METHODS
3
3
0
4
ARCH470
DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO
6
3
6
8
ARCH473
ARCHITECT`S MARKET STRUCTURE I
3
3
0
4
ARCH474
ARCHITECT`S MARKET STRUCTURE II
3
3
0
4
ARCH475
DIGITAL DESING STUDIO LL : ADVANVED THEMES
6
3
6
8
ARCH477
ARCHITECTURAL MODELING
3
3
0
4
ARCH479
ACUSTICAL DESIGN OF HALLS OF MUS.PERF.
3
3
0
4
ARCH482
CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
3
3
0
4
ARCH486
NOISE CONTROL IN ARCHITECTURE I
3
3
0
4
ARCH489
LIGHTING IN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH491
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH I
3
3
0
4
ARCH492
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH II
3
3
0
4
ARCH495
LEGAL &ADM. ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION
3
3
0
4
ARCH497
SELECTED TOPICS IN CONSERVATION
3
3
0
4
ARCH498
WORKSHOP IN CONSERVATION
4
2
4
4



Architecture Theory & Design
Course Code
Course Name
METU Credit
Contact (h/w)
Lab (h/w)
ECTS
ARCH505
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN RESEARCH
6
3
6
14
ARCH508
RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN MULTI-LAYERED CONTEXT
4
2
4
8
ARCH511
SOCIO-CULTUR.THEMES IN URBAN ARCH.
3
3
0
8
ARCH512
ADVANCED RESEARCH IN URBAN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
8
ARCH513
INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
3
3
0
8
ARCH517
PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN
3
3
0
8
ARCH524
ARCH.&DIFFERENT MODES OF REPRESENTATION
4
4
0
10
ARCH526
POLITICS AND SPACE
3
3
0
8
ARCH527
ADVANCED TOPICS IN DIGITAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
3
3
0
8
ARCH547
ARCH.& THE SOC.CONTEXT OF AEST.MOD.I
3
3
0
8
ARCH548
ARCH.& THE SOC.CONTEXT OF AEST. MOD.II
3
3
0
8
ARCH571
DIRECTED STUDIES IN ENVIRON. DESIGN I
3
1
0
8
ARCH586
DESCRIPTIVE AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES IN DESIGN
3
3
0
8
ARCH592
THEORY AND HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCH.II
3
3
0
8
ARCH609
ADV.THEMES IN ARCHITECTURAL & URBAN DES.
6
3
6
14
ARCH610
ADV.THEMES IN ARCH.AND URBAN DESIGN II
6
3
6
14
ARCH613
CRITICAL THEORIES ON URBAN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
ARCH614
CARTOGRAPHY OF ARCHITECTURAL THEORY
3
3
0
8
ARCH615
ARCH.RESEARCH I (ARCH. DES.: MET. &EV.
6
6
0
14
ARCH616
ARCH.RES. II(ARCH.DES.: CASE ST. APPRO
6
6
0
14
ARCH626
ISSUES IN ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
3
3
0
8
ARCH627
PRIN.&THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUC.
3
3
0
8
ARCH701
DESCRIPTIVE&SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES TO DES
3
3
0
8
ARCH708
HOUSING AND DISCOURSE I
3
3
0
8
ARCH709
HOUSING AND DISCOURSE II
3
3
0
8
ARCH710
A CARTESIAN APPROACH TO DESIGN RATIONALITY
3
2
2
8
ARCH713
HOUSING RES.AND DESIGN STUDIO I
6
6
0
14
ARCH714
HOUSING RES.AND DESIGN STUDIO II
6
6
0
14
ARCH715
PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN
3
3
0
8
ARCH716
CRITICAL URBAN THEORIES
3
3
0
8
ARCH717
ADVANCED TOPICS IN DIGITAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
3
3
0
8
ARCH720
ARCHITECTURE AND WRITING
3
0
3
8
ARCH721
PICTURING THE MODERN CITY:VISIONS,REPRESENT,IMAGINATION
3
0
3
8
ARCH723
ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN RESEARCH II
4
2
4
6



Building Sciences
Course Code
Course Name
METU Credit
Contact (h/w)
Lab (h/w)
ECTS
BS509
INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTINO MANAGEMENT
3
3
0
8
BS531
STUDIES ON ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES
3
3
0
8
BS532
GEOMETRICAL&MORPHOLOGICAL ANAYLSIS OF SPATIAL STRUC.
3
3
0
8
BS533
BUILDING DESIGN FORM AND STRUCTURE
3
3
0
8
BS534
ANALYTICAL MODELING&COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF STRUC.
3
3
0
8
BS536
STUDIES ON TALL BUILDINGS:DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
3
2
2
BS552
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING
3
2
2
8
BS557
THE ART AND TECHNOLOGY OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
3
2
2
4
BS558
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
3
3
0
8
BS561
DATA AND INFORMATION MODELLING FOR CONSTRUCTION INFORMATICS
3
2
2
BS566
COMP.GRAP.FOR ARCH.DRAFTING PURPOSES
3
2
2
8
BS574
COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BUILDINGS
3
2
2
8
BS575
ACOUSTICS IN ARCHITECTURE I
3
3
0
8
BS576
ACOUSTICS IN ARCHITECTURE II
3
3
0
8
BS581
ENERGY ANALYSIS OF BUILDINGS
3
3
0
8
BS705
ANALY.MODEL.AND COMPUTER ANALY.OF STRUC
3
3
0
8
BS706
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF BUILDINGS
3
3
0
8
BS708
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN
3
3
0
8
BS709
COMPOSITE MATERIALS&APPLIC.IN BUILDINGS
3
2
0
8
BS710
DEVELOPMENT OF METALS:REFLECTIONS IN ART&ARCH.
3
2
2
8
BS711
THE ART AND TECHNOLOGY OF TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
4
3
3
10
BS714
LIVING IN ENVIROMENT
3
2
2
4
BS715
CONSTRUCTION INFORMATICS
3
3
0
4
BS716
PRINCIPLES OF GREEN BUILDING DESIGN AND DELIVERY
3
3
0
4



Restoration
Course Code
Course Name
METU Credit
Contact (h/w)
Lab (h/w)
ECTS
REST506
DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
8
4
8
16
REST507
PLANNING AND DESIGN IN URBAN CONSERVATION
8
4
8
16
REST508
WORKSHOP IN CONSERVATION I
6
3
6
8
REST509
WORKSHOP IN CONSERVATION II
6
3
6
8
REST511
THEORY OF RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
3
3
0
8
REST512
THEORY OF REST.AND CONSERVATION
3
3
0
8
REST516
HERITAGE RECORDING AND IN FORMATION MANAGEMENT
3
3
0
4
REST518
TECHNICAL LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENTS
3
3
0
8
REST521
SOURCES AND METHODS OF RESEARCH IN CONSERVATION
3
3
0
8
REST522
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
3
3
0
8
REST523
HIST. OF REST.AND PRESERVATION IN TURKEY
3
3
0
8
REST531
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF HIST. BUILD.
3
3
0
8
REST533
HISTORICAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
3
3
0
8
REST553
MATE.OF CONST.AND ORNAMENT IN AN.ARCH.
3
3
0
8
REST554
MATE.OF CONST.AND ORNAMENT IN AN.ARCH.II
3
3
0
8
REST555
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MATERIAL DECAY IN HISTORIC STRUCTURES
3
2
2
8
REST556
LAB.AND CONSERVATION OF STRUC.& MATE.
3
2
2
8
REST558
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE I
3
1
4
4
REST561
ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY
3
3
0
8
REST563
LEGAL, ADM.AND TECH.ASPECTS OU RES.IN T.
3
3
0
8
REST647
RESEARCH N HISTORY ENVIRONMENT I
3
3
0
8
REST648
RESEARCH IN HIST.ENVIRONMENT II
3
3
0
8
REST655
ISSUES IN RESTORATION I
3
3
0
8
REST656
ISSUES IN RESTORATION II
3
3
0
8
REST657
RESEARCH IN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE I
3
3
0
8
REST658
RESEARCH IN VERNACULAR ARCH. II
3
3
0
8
REST675
HIST.OF TRADITIONAL MATE.AND TECH.I
3
3
0
8
REST676
HIST. OF TRADITIONAL MATE.AND TECH.II
3
3
0
8
REST685
CONSERVATION OF MATERIALS I
3
3
0
8
REST686
CONSERVATION OF MATERIALS II
3
3
0
8
REST702
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE II
3
1
4
8



History of Architecture
Course Code
Course Name
METU Credit
Contact (h/w)
Lab (h/w)
ECTS
AH513
AESTHETICS AND CRITICISM I
3
3
0
8
AH514
AESTHETICS AND CRITICISM II
3
3
0
8
AH520
TOPICS ON URBAN FROM,PATTERNS AND ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
8
AH521
THEMES ON ANCIENT DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
8
AH522
SPECIAL TOP.IN BYZ.ARCH.:ART&ARCH. OF BYZAN.CAPPADOC
3
3
0
8
AH533
OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
3
3
0
8
AH535
APPROACHES IN GREEK ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
8
AH536
APPROACHES IN ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
8
AH539
COSMO.THO.AND ARCH.IN THE MIDD.EAST
3
3
0
8
AH541
ASS.OF WEST.MOD.IN THE EIGH.CENT.OTT.AR
3
3
0
8
AH543
ANATOLIAN SELJUK ARCHITECTURE(11-14TH CENTURIES)
3
3
0
4
AH544
ARCH.HIST.RESEARCH STUDIO:MODERN CAPITAL CITY,ANKARA
3
2
2
8
AH547
THEORIES OF HISTORY II
3
3
0
8
AH548
AESTHETICS AND PSYCHE
3
3
0
8
AH601
CRITICAL REVIEW IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
3
3
0
4
AH602
SURVEYING ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
3
3
0
10
AH612
IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
3
3
0
8
AH666
MEDIEVAL BUILDINGS AND TEXTS
3
3
0
4
AH671
RETHINKING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE
3
3
0
4
AH673
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF READING AND WRITING
3
3
0
4