Description
General Information
The four-year integrative curriculum of the Department has been designed with the understanding that it gives opportunities students to evaluate the built environment, design, and build in modern project studios. The department offers a flexible and frequently updated timetable which enables the students to take elective courses from different departments and their own departments. Professional theory courses in the architectural design studio augment the main focus of the educational approach. The interactive studio, as the proper arena for critical thinking, provides a milieu for addressing social, technical, and environmental issues around an architectural project, through the re-creation and discussion of the spatial dimension of the built environment. The department continuously pursues national and international accreditation opportunities and has been granted MIAK (Architecture Accreditation Board) accreditation for six years.
Accreditations
MİAK: Mimarlık Akreditasyon Kurulu
http://www.miak.org
NAAB: National Architectural Accrediting Board
http://www.naab.org
Education
Department of Architecture offers a learning environment with a contemporary approach to education for young people of diverse cultural backgrounds. The aim is to provide opportunities for future architects to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to cope with rapid global changes, to react rationally as well as creatively to contemporary issues in architecture, its problems and challenges, within an interdisciplinary approach to education through its distinguished academic infrastructure. The graduates are expected to contribute to the improvement of quality of life as dynamic individuals with a high sense of responsibility and leadership, capable of assuming central roles in teamwork - a global reality of our day.
Facilities
EMU’s Main Library houses a wide collection of books and periodicals related to art and architecture. The Department also maintains a special library containing a wide range of architectural periodicals and books. There are three well-equipped CAD labs and materials, an environment, a model, and photography laboratories at the students’ service. Additionally, Design and Research Center (TASAR), Urban Research and Development Center (Kent-AG), and Housing Education Research and Advisory Center (HERA-C) are among the educational and research facilities which the students make use of.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Department of Architecture who have the privilege of being a graduate of an institution with EAAE membership find opportunities for work in public or private institutions or work as freelance architects. Some get into the type of work concerning a wide range of functions from designing shop windows or fair stands, to more implementation-oriented work in construction firms. Others take up post-graduate studies either at EMU and universities in Turkey, or other universities in Europe or the U.S.A. and pursue academic work successfully.
Contact
Tel: +90 392 630 1049
Fax: +90 392 365 2365
E-mail: arch@emu.edu.tr
Web: http://arch.emu.edu.tr
Requirement
An applicant for admission to one of the undergraduate programs of EMU must satisfy the following requirements:
International Students
The applicant must submit a certified copy of Higher Secondary School Certificate or Intermediate Certificate or the equivalent, demonstrating that s/he has satisfactorily graduated from secondary school, and must arrange for other relevant certified documents, such as transcripts or detailed mark sheets, to be released to EMU.
Application to Undergraduate Programs
Applications to the undergraduate programs are accepted twice a year.
Accepted Higher School Certificates for undergraduate programs
High School Diploma, Higher Secondary School Certificate, General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE), Higher Secondary Certificate, Upper Secondary /Secondary School/ High School/ Senior High School Leaving Certificate, Testimonial, Secondary Education Certificate, Senior School Certificate, Matriculation Examination Certificate, SAT , WAEC , WASSCE , NECO , JAMB, BACCALAUREATE.
Admission Criterias
Documents Required for Undergraduate Application
Photocopies of Higher Secondary School Certificate and transcript (mark sheets).
One passport-sized photograph
Photocopy of the passport (relevant page) or birth certificate
A copy of proof of English Proficiency if any
Note: English translations of these documents are necessary if they are in any language other than English
Transfer student applications or associate degree holders
Students who are hold an Associate Degree or a National Diploma can apply as a transfer student to the Bachelor Degree programs of the Eastern Mediterranean University.
The requirements for transfer applications to the Eastern Mediterranean University are as follows.
Transfer applications should be to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th semesters. Associate Degree or National Diploma holders generally start from the 5th semester.
Student should not have been dismissed from a University,
All required modules should have been completed from previous classes.
CGPA should be minimum 2.00 out of 4.00 or the equivalent.
Requested Documents
Photocopies of Higher Secondary School Certificate / Diploma and Associate Degree or a National Diploma
Academic record / mark sheets (transcript)
Short course descriptions
Passport copy or birth certificate
One photograph
Note: English translations of these documents are necessary if they are in any language other than English.
English Proficiency Requirement
All applicants for whom English is a second language are required to take EMU English Proficiency Exam, or present documents demonstrating their English proficiency level.
Please visit http://fleps.emu.edu.tr for details
Turkish Citizens
Applicants who are citizens of the TR are placed through the Turkish National University Entrance Examinations.
Please visit our Prospective Students page in Turkish Language for details.
Local Students (TRNC Citizens)
Citizens of the TRNC are required to sit for the EMU Entrance Examination. Application for the entrance examination constitutes application for admission to EMU
Applicants will be granted admission in two categories:
Admission to the English Preparatory Year Program
The majority of newly admitted students who have just completed secondary school studies spend their first Academic Year at EMU in the English Preparatory Year Program. The main objective of this program is the development of proficiency in the use of English so that the student will be adequately prepared to undertake university-level studies conducted in the medium of English. A further objective is to help the student adjust to the EMU environment and develop the self-discipline and habits of study that will be essential for success in the university's programs of study.
Admission Directly to Freshman Level
Any student admitted to EMU who can demonstrate proficiency in English deemed adequate for university-level studies may be permitted to register directly for freshman classes without enrolling in the English Preparatory Year P
Structure
Please contact to department and/or faculty for detailed information about courses.
Semester 1
Basic Design Studio (FARC101)
Credit: 6 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 4 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 4 ECTS: 10
Basic principles of design, creating a visual vocabulary through 2 and 3 dimensional exercises, design elements and their characteristics, design principles, problems to enhance students’ mental and manual skills, emphasis on creativity, and critical thinking.
Graphic Communication - I (FARC103)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 5
The basic tools of graphic communication, principles of orthographic, axonometric and perspective drawing, introduction to different graphic presentation methods.
Introduction to Design (FARC113)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
Development of a conceptual background for design by introducing inclusive definitions of design, its basic vocabulary, elements, principles, organizational aspects and design process.
Communication in English - I (ENGL191)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 1 ECTS: 6
ENGL191 is a first-semester freshman academic English course. It is designed to help students improve the level of their English to B1+ level, as specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course connects critical thinking with language skills and incorporates learning technologies such as IQ Online. The purpose of the course is to consolidate students’ knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures, and lexis. The main focus will be on the development of productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading) skills in academic settings.
Academic English - I (ENGL181)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 5 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 1 ECTS: 6
ENGL 181 is a first-semester freshman academic English course. It is designed to help students improve the level of their English to B1+ level, as specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course connects critical thinking with language skills and incorporates learning technologies such as IQ Online. The purpose of the course is to consolidate students’ knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures, and lexis. The main focus will be on the development of productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading) skills in academic settings.
Mathematics and Geometry for Designers (MATH191)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
Algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities. Relations and functions, Quadratic functions. Trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities and equations, applications of trigonometry. Vectors and their applications, polar equations. Matrices and determinants, solution of linear system of equations. Analytic geometry; parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas, conic sections, quadratic surfaces.
Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkilap Tarihi (HIST280)
Credit: 2 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 2
Turkish as a Second Language (TUSL181)
Credit: 2 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 2
Semester 2
Introductory Design Studio (FARC102)
Credit: 6 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 4 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 4 ECTS: 10
This course puts an emphasis on design process, exercises on three dimensional forms, space, function, material, structure, r ole of context, human dimension and scale, transition from abstract problems to concrete ones.
Graphic Communication - II (FARC104)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 5
Advanced graphic communication techniques, developed techniques of 3-D drawing, drawing conventions in different design branches, presentation techniques in various drawing media.
Introduction To Design Technology (FARC142)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 3
Integration of design thinking with the appropriate structure and technology; history of design technology, structural logic, form, structure and material, sustainable and innovative aspects of design technology.
Academic English - II (ENGL182)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 5 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 1 ECTS: 6
ENGL182 is a second-semester freshman academic English course. It is designed to help students improve the level of their English to B2 level, as specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The course connects critical thinking with language skills and incorporates learning technologies such as IQ Online. The purpose of the course is to consolidate students’ knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures, and lexis. The main focus will be on the development of productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading) skills in academic settings.
Communication in English - II (ENGL192)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): 1 Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 6
ENGL192 is a second-semester freshman academic English course. It is designed to help students improve the level of their English to B2 level, as specified in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course connects critical thinking with language skills and incorporates learning technologies such as IQ Online. The purpose of the course is to consolidate students’ knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures, and lexis. The main focus will be on the development of productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading) skills in academic settings.
COMPUTER 1 (ITEC105)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 3
This course is an introduction to the world of Computing and Information Technology (IT). Today, we are all part of an exploding Information Society and in this dynamic new society people at homes, schools, institutions and businesses are engaged in an ever- growing partnership with computers. Computers and Information Technology are part of just about everything we do at work and at home. And the fact is that, computers will play an even greater role in our lives in the years to come. The course presents the basic description of information technology concepts, basic computer system hardware and software components, common terminology in information technology, application areas, and integration of computer system components.
Human and Socio-Cultural Factors in Design (ARCH114)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
A survey of relations between the human being as the primary determinant in shaping the built environment, social functions, cultural factors and architectural design. Introducing ergonomics and anthropometrics: Human scale, dimensions and activities of th e human being and association of these factors with design. Key issue of social and cultural life: interaction between individuals from various user groups in reference to private, public, semi-private and semi-public spaces at home, school or workplace; in and around other buildings; and urban spaces. Culture and human behavior: Cultural differences in human interaction based on a complex set of hierarchies, social n orms, behavior, translated into the design solutions. Examining the implication of social matters in various settings and their relationship with the place via case studies. Emphasis on creating an awareness of designing and articulating spaces with human factors as reference.
Semester 3
Architectural Design Studio - I (ARCH291)
Credit: 6 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 4 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 4 ECTS: 12
A studio course designed to develop an understanding of form, function and space relations through projects of limited complexity. Minimum structural input not to limit the creativity of students. Emphasis on the overall architectural design process including site, literature survey, functional diagrams and program concepts, human and social factors ergonomics.
Ecological Issues In Architecture (ARCH213)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
The core course promises to be an important component in paving the path towards environmentally sensitive architecture education with the purpose of providing architecture students with a sensitivity and understanding of the natural processes that shape our s ocial, cultural and natural environment. The course focuses on basic ecological design principles and concepts at two scales - the small scale site/building and the larger scale comprising the development of an urban quarter or cluster, and exposes the students to both conventional and the latest technological knowledge available. Key issues/concepts to be explored within the course include: the primary reasons and arguments for the rapidly expanding ecological design movement (with references to population, community, ecosystem, natural environment, densi ty and context), sustainable architecture and its various dimensions (design with climate, nature, material, community, new technology, etc.), traditional architecture and urbanism, regional architecture, design with ecology and technology, case studies in contemporary regional/ecological design.
History and Theories of Architecture - I (ARCH225)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
First in the series of survey courses on history of world architecture and art, covering the period f rom pre-historic times to the end of the medieval era, specially designed for Architecture students. Focus, on the theoretical perspective as well as the historical. First part of the course deals with the evolution of architecture and art from prehistory until the end of the pagan world; the second, with architecture developed in the West and the East with the rise of religions-Christianity and Islam- until the end of medieval times. Due to comparative nature of the course, a rather broad geographical scope is considered to include topics and examples from Europe, Asia and Africa. Architecture of Egypt, Greece, Rome, Early Christianity, Early Islamic, Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Safevid, Seljuk, Mongol, and Early Ottoman architecture are taken up in a chronological line. All major themes and genres of architecture and art to be covered: religious and secular architecture, decorative arts, and traditional arts like calligraphy in their relationships to Architecture and desig n.
Introduction to Tectonics of Structural Systems (ARCH235)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
A course aiming at the exploration of a concept regarding the investigation of architectural meaning of structures. Study of basic terminology and classification of structural systems in relation to the concept of tectonics in architecture. Tectonics of all form-resistant structures, flexural and masonry structures via one successful case study for each system. Resultant forces in two dimensions, basic concepts of equilibrium, center of gravity, and moment of inertia along with structural requirements suc h as stability, strength and equilibrium, discussed on specific cases. Structural behavior, regulations, methods of construction and tectonics of masonry structures studied in detail. Histo ry of structures, philosophical concepts about the process of architectural and engineering design of building structures. Concepts of objectivity, abstraction, modeling, analysis and optimization in relation to different economic approaches to structures in architecture; structural ef ficiency, optimization of design, design of the optimum, and design of symbolic capital. Aesthetics and ethics of structural design in relation to economy and structural requirements of buildings.
Architectural Construction and Materials - I (ARCH243)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 4
Tectonics of buildings, which have all types of masonry (brick, stone, timber; with or without tie beams) and some basic types of skeletal structures, and their construction characteristics. All possible construction methods of these structures; infill wall possib ilities and their construction methods; construction of possible cladding systems, which are used with these systems; some examples of finishing which are used in these types of buildings.
Computer Aided Design - I (ARCH281)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 5
A course introducing students to the principles of CAD, the theories and methods on which it is founded, and its principal applications in practice - generating, evaluating, modeling, drafting, and rendering design solutions.
Summer Practice - I (ARCH190)
Credit: - Lecture Hour (hrs/week): - Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
Surveying and Technical Field Trip: The students of the Department of Architecture should have training beside their architectural credit courses for their graduation. Therefore, the department of Architecture, at certain times of the year independently or together with other departments, organizes technical trips/workshops or approves their arrangement. Duration of ARCH 190 should be a minimum of 10 days for leveling and survey, and maximum 10 days for workshop and/or technical trip. Workshop or technical trip could be done within two short periods also (including semester break in fall period). In order to be successful, students should pass from both leveling and survey + workshop or technical trip. Minimum 17 working days.
Semester 4
Architectural Design Studio - II (ARCH292)
Credit: 6 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 4 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 4 ECTS: 12
A studio course designed to develop an understanding of form, function and space relations through projects of fairly complex functions: A minimum of two-story buildings with simple structures in built environment. Emphasis on site and the immediate environment, sloped topography, orientation and other climatic factors, s ocial factors, appropriate construction techniques, materials, details- roof, stairs, and other building components.
History and Theories of Architecture - II (ARCH226)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
Second one of the survey courses on the history and theories of architecture, designed in three phases. The first dealing with the evolution of architecture and art in Europe and Asia from rise of Renaissance just after the fall of Constantinople and until the 17th century, the second covering the developments in architecture during the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and in the eastern world, and the third starting with the 19th century Industrial Revolution, covering contemporary architecture until the end of 20th century and the art of Europe and America. A rather broad geographical scope with topics including examples from European, Asian, African, American and Australian continents. A chronological line beginning from the end of the medieval times to architecture of Renaissance, Baroque, Islamic architecture e.g. Classic Ottoman Art, Westernization of the Islamic Art and classicism, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Post-modernism and recent trends in architecture. All major themes and genres of architecture and art to be covered: religious and secular architecture, decorative arts, and tradi tional arts like calligraphy in their relationships to Architecture.
Tectonics of Flexural Structures (ARCH236)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
A course covering the relationship between structural behavior, form, methods of construction, and tectonics for flexural structures, via successful case studies. History of supports and joints in architecture, three equations of equilibrium, types of stresses and internal forces in relation to deflected shape and with the help of models. Approximate analysis and design of existing trusses and simple frames paralleling discussions of tectonics of their details. Earthquake resistant architectural design in relation to the architectural requirement of change in infill walls. Slabs, structures of large non-load bearing surfaces, and suspended surfaces with the help of case studies. Logic behind portal and cantilever methods, high-rise building structures and their space characteristics.
Architectural Construction and Materials - II (ARCH244)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 2 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 2 ECTS: 4
The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for wide span roof structures (folded plate, space frame, membranes, dome, truss systems etc.), stairs, windows, doors with their own detailing. All kinds of possible con struction methods with their special finishing details will be dealt.
Energy and Environmental Issues in Design (ARCH246)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 4
A course to study the environmental factors influencing architectural design. Issues of climate, lighting and acoustics in relation to energy problems and user comfort. Climatic elements, classification of climates for architectural purposes, thermal process of human body, thermal comfort indexes, thermal process of buildings. Various climate control methods in buildings: thermal, solar, condensation, wi nd control and natural ventilation.
Theory of Urban Design (ARCH252)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 4
An introductory course on the basic understanding of urban design issues, in general and within a historic perspective. The course aims to introduce the theories and methods of urban design as a discipline integrated with architecture. The topics of the lectures and discussions: concept of urban space, visual variables determining the quality of urban space, unity as the basic element of urban design, permeability, variety and legibility as main principles of urban design determining the quality of public realm. The course provides students with an introductory yet comprehensive overview of urban design theory and the work of leading urban design theorists encompassing its visual, perceptual and environmental dimensions.
Semester 5
Architectural Design Studio - III (ARCH391)
Credit: 6 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 4 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): 4 ECTS: 14
A studio course designed to provide the student with skills of designing in urban context considering various urban problems. The emphasis on the design concept at a larger scale with particular attention paid on achieving unity within the urban environment. Sensitivity to the existing context by means of historic environment is essential. Requirements include a quality of design, social factors, quality and hierarchy of open and semi-open spaces, street furniture and landscaping, orientation and organizati on of buildings on site, public-private interface, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, climatic considerations, appropriate construction systems and materials, and regulations.
Principles of Conservation and Restoration (ARCH311)
Credit: 3 Lecture Hour (hrs/week): 3 Lab (hrs/week): - Tutorial (hrs/week): - ECTS: 3
- A course aiming to provide the students of architecture with basic knowledge and understanding of architectural and cultural heritage. Presentation of appropriate concepts of basic conservation, historic preservation and restoration to help students acquire skills to apply in practice. Emphasis on creating awareness and stirring up interest in architectural and urban heritage, supplying an overview of the concept of architectural and urban conservation, searching answers for questions: what should be pre
Fees
50% scholarships available provided you meet the stipulated requirements.