INTEGRATED FIVE YEAR STUDY OF FIRST AND SECOND CYCLE

This curriculum is based on the provisions from the Bologna Declaration and the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) as well as the Law on Higher Education in the Republic of Macedonia.

CURRICULUM DETAILS:

The integrated five year study of first and second cycle at the Faculty of Architecture are in duration of five years i.e. ten semesters and for their successful accomplishment a student should obtain at least 300 credits of the courses according to the curriculum, as well as 4 credits from the compulsory practice.

The academic year starts on September 15 and ends on September 14 the following year. The academic year is divided in fall and spring semester. Fall semester starts on September 15 while spring semester starts on February 1.

Curriculum and course lectures are realized in the course of 19 weeks where all activities and foreseen obligations are realized by both professors and students.

Course lectures have been realized through a continuous system comprised of two segments:

• 15 weeks of lectures/lab work/studio/colloquiums;
• 4 exam weeks;

After the completion of all course obligations the students may take exam/exams according to the course program for each course in the semester.

For the courses in the fall semester a double examination period has been established in January, while courses in spring semester have been provided by a single examination period in June and September. All exam terms have been previously scheduled in the yearly calendar of course realization.

 

Basic Goals of the Curriculum

1. Determining generic and professionally oriented competencies that should be acquired by students having graduated according to the established academic and professional degrees. Competencies are divided according to the different degrees of education, as follows:

a) Academic and professional degree – Master of Architecture, is the final vocation received after successful attendance and completion of five year integrated studies in architecture (unified first and second cycle of studies). This final vocation provides access to the profession Architect, which means the right to draw up design and planning documentation.

Students having completed five year studies and having acquired the competencies and knowledge foreseen with the curriculum may practice the profession and apply for the job positions, stipulated under the Law on Construction of the Republic of Macedonia in the area of architecture, urban planning, internal design, protection of construction heritage as well as the construction management of investment buildings. In addition, these students may be admitted to the first semester of the third cycle of studies (doctoral studies).

Part of the professional tasks these students are trained to perform are the following: design -  managing the preparation of design documentation, planning – managing the preparation of planning documentation, management of buildings execution, preparation of bill of quantities and tender documentation, management of interior execution, preparation of project documentation and management of the execution of conservational and restoration works, preparation of audits to design and planning documentation, preparation of expert reports etc. Competences allow wide scope of specific working engagements related to the knowledge acquired during the studies and to the work in the departments of the public authorities and the local self-government, regarding the areas of planning and construction, as well as the work in insurance companies, banks, facilities for the production of construction materials etc.

b). Intermediary vocation - Bachelor of Architecture is received during the five year integrated studies after the third year, when students, after passing the intermediary final exam, may acquire a degree in undergraduate professional education in the area of architecture. This degree does not allow access to the profession of architect but does allow participation in the preparation of design and planning documentation.
After completing three year studies, students with intermediary professional degree have access to job positions related to participation in most of the above mentioned tasks under item a) as associates, but may not perform any of them individually.

 

 

FIRST SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural studio 1	6 (0+6)	8
2.	Architectural Design 1	4 (2+2)	4
3.	Architectural Structures 1	4 (2+2)	4
4.	Principles of statics	3 (1+2)	3
5.	Descriptive Geometry	4 (2+2)	4
6.	Geo information systems	2 (1+1)	2
7.	Mathematics	3 (1+2)	3
8.	Freehand Drawing	2 (1+1)	1
9.	Elective	2 (2+0)	1
TOTAL		30	30

 

SECOND SEMESTER
No.	Course		Lectures		ECTS
1.	Architectural studio 2		6 (0+6)		8
2.	Architectural Design 1		4 (2+2)		4
3.	Architectural Structures 1		4 (2+2)		4
4.	Strength of materials		3 (1+2)		3
5.	Descriptive Geometry		4 (2+2)		4
6.	Introduction into computer aided design (CAD/CAAD)		2 (1+1)		2
7.	Mathematics		3 (1+2)		3
8.	Freehand Drawing		2 (1+1)		1
9.	Elective		2 (2+0)		1
TOTAL			30		30
THIRD SEMESTER
No.	Course		Lectures		ECTS
1.	Architectural studio 3		6 (0+6)		8
2.	Architectural Design 2		2 (2+0)		3
3.	Architectural Structures 2		4 (2+2)		4
4.	Theory of Structures		3 (1+2)		3
5.	Urban planning 1		4 (2+2)		4
6.	Computer aided design (CAD/CAAD)		3 (1+2)		3
7.	Plastic forms		3 (1+2)		2
8.	History of Architecture and Art 1		2 (2+0)		2
9.	Elective		2 (2+0)		1
TOTAL		30		30

 

FOURTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural studio 4	6 (0+6)	8
2.	Architectural Design 2	2 (2+0)	3
3.	Architectural Structures 2	4 (2+2)	4
4.	Wooden Structures	3 (1+2)	3
5.	Urban planning 1	4 (2+2)	4
6.	3Д Modeling	3 (1+2)	3
7.	Plastic forms	3 (1+2)	2
8.	History of Architecture and Art 2	2 (2+0)	2
9.	Practise 1	2 (2+0)	2
10.	Elective	2 (2+0)	1
TOTAL		30+2	30+2

 

FIFTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural studio 5	6 (0+6)	8
2.	Architectural Design 3	2 (2+0)	2
3.	Architectural Design 4	2 (2+0)	2
4.	Architectural Structures 3	3 (1+2)	3
5.	Physics in Architecture	3 (1+2)	3
6.	Management and organization of building investment	3 (1+2)	3
7.	Steel Structures	3 (1+2)	2
8.	Urban planning 2	4 (2+2)	4
9.	History of Architecture and Art 3	2 (2+0)	2
10.	Elective	2 (2+0)	1
TOTAL		30	30

 

SIXTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural Studio VI	6 (0+6)	8
2.	Architectural Design III	2 (2+0)	2
3.	Architectural Design IV	2 (2+0)	2
4.	Architectural Structures III	3 (1+2)	3
5.	Technical installations in buildings	3 (1+2)	3
6.	Management and organization of building investment	3 (1+2)	3
7.	Concrete and reinforced concrete structures	3 (1+2)	2
8.	Urban Planning 2	4 (2+2)	4
9.	History of Architecture and Art 4	2 (2+0)	2
10.	Elective (from the UKIM list)	2 (2+0)	1
11.	Practice 2	2 (2+0)	2
12.	Intermediary final exam (Diploma)	(2)	(4)
TOTAL		30+2+(2)	30+2+(4)

 

SEVENTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural Studio VII	8 (0+8)	9
2.	Architectural Design V	2 (2+0)	2
3.	Architectural Design VI	1 (1+0)	1
4.	Architectural Design VII	1 (1+0)	1
5.	Architectural composition	2 (2+0)	2
6.	Interior Design I	4 (2+2)	4
7.	Theory of architecture	2 (2+0)	2
8.	Urban modeling I	4 (2+2)	4
9.	Architecture and art in Macedonia	2 (2+0)	2
10.	Documentation and research of building heritage	2 (2+0)	2
11.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
TOTAL		30	30

 

EIGHTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Architectural Studio VIII / 1,2,3	8 (0+8)	9
2.	Architectural Design V	1 (1+0)	1
3.	Architectural Design VI	2 (2+0)	2
4.	Architectural Design VII	2 (2+0)	2
5.	Interior Design I	4 (2+2)	4
6.	Economics and management of investment projects	2 (2+0)	2
7.	Urban modeling I	4 (2+2)	4
8.	Architecture and art in Macedonia	2 (2+0)	2
9.	Conservation and restoration of building heritage	3 (1+2)	3
10.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
TOTAL		30	30

 

NINTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Integrative Studio	8 (0+8)	12
2.	Architectural workshop	2 (0+2)	2
3.	Urban modeling II	4 (2+2)	4
4.	Interior Design II	4 (2+2)	4
5.	Revitalization of building heritage	4 (1+3)	4
6.	Urban and building legislation	2 (2+0)	2
7.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
8.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
TOTAL		30	30
TENTH SEMESTER
No.	Course	Lectures	ECTS
1.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
2.	Elective	1 (1+0)	1
3.	Master Thesis - project	20 (0+20)	20
4.	Master Thesis - theoretical part	8  (0+8)	8
TOTAL		30	30

 

List of elective courses at the five year study (study of first and second cycle) at the Faculty of Architecture-Skopje

 

No.	Course	ECTS
1.	Modeling	1
2.	Construction materials	1
3.	Architectural graphics	1
4.	Photography	1
5.	Video and multimedia presentation	1
6.	Sustainable urban development	1
7.	Selected themes-public buildings	1
8.	Modern art	1
9.	Freehand Drawing 2	1
10.	Plastic forms2	1
11.	English	1
12.	Aesthetics	1
13.	Architectural critique	1
14.	Theories in Design	1
15.	Architectural composition2	1
16.	Furniture design	1
17.	Industrial design	1
18.	Graphic design	1
19.	Selected themes-residential buildings	1
20.	Selected themes-collective housing buildings	1
21.	Selected themes- agriculture buildings	1
22.	Selected themes- industrial buildings	1
23.	Urban traffic planning	1
24.	Urban reconstruction	1
25.	Landscape architecture	1
26.	Modern city visions	1
27.	Urban sociology	1
28.	Solar architecture	1
29.	Selected themes-information technology in architecture	1
30.	Energy efficiency of buildings	1
31.	Architecture and environment	1
32.	Integrated protection of building heritage	1
33.	Scenography	1
34.	Perspective	1
35.	Computer aided architectural design / CAAD II	1
36.	3D Modeling II	1
37.	Architectural research in the field of mass attendance public buildings	1