Architecture and Urban Planning

Training period
  • bachelor – 4 years
Form of study
  • full-time

Faculty of Construction and Architecture of Kyiv International University provides training of specialists in: architecture and town planning.

Academic disciplines are studied by students, they form graduates not only as qualified specialists, but also as comprehensively educated and cultural people. Due attention will be paid to the development and application of computer technology in architectural design, urban planning and landscape design.Students are familiarized with modern norms of engineering design, receive thorough training in painting, graphics and composition.

List of educational and professional program components

Disciplines of the general training cycle:

  • History of Ukraine
  • History of Ukrainian Culture
  • Ukrainian for Specific Purposes
  • Philosophy
  • Foreign Language
  • Politology

Disciplines of the cycle of vocational training:

  • Advanced Mathematics
  • Building Engineering Physics
  • Architectural engineering and computer graphics
  • Computer science and the basics of computer design
  • Fundamentals of Ecology and Life Safety
  • Descriptive Geometry
  • Basisc of Geodesy
  • Basics of Theory of Structures
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Architectural materials science
  • Construction of Buildings and Structures
  • History of Architecture and Urban Development
  • Introduction to architectural design
  • Architectoral Design
  • Architectural design and layout
  • Theory of Architecture
  • Composition and Architectural Composition

The following courses are offered for choosing students of the specialty "Architecture and town planning":

  • Foreign Language (for professional purposes)
  • Territory engineering and transportation
  • Construction technology
  • Computer modeling of architectural objects
  • Economics of architectural design
  • Practical bases of architectural design of objects of housing and civil purpose
  • Practical basis of architectural design of city objects
  • History of Arts: Fine, Decorative, Design
  • Practical basis of architectural design of public buildings
  • Engineering Equipment of Buildings and Structures
  • Basics of reconstruction and restoration of buildings and structures
  • Management and organization in construction
  • Architectural structures
  • Aesthetics of architecture
  • Construction technology
  • Procedure of working documentation development
  • Information technology in architecture
  • Graphic techniques in architectural design
  • City sociology
  • Theory and practice of architectural visualization
  • Intellectual Property

Extensive professional knowledge of the specialty is formed of the following subjects:

Material engineering, constructions of buildings, architectural constructions, metal constructions, bases and foundations, concrete structures, construction technology, history of architecture and urban development, architectural engineering, theory of architecture and architectural engineering, composition.

Students of the Faculty have practical training in:

  • companies and firms of different ownership forms which apply new technologies in the design, construction and operation of buildings and structures;
  • project organizations;
  • investment companies;
  • consulting firms;
  • building companies.

After a full academic course a specialist in architecture and town planning for activities related to:

  • architectural design of residential buildings and complexes, public and industrial buildings;
  • restoration and reconstruction of architectural objects;
  • architectural management;
  • architectural design of resettlement, cities, centers, ensembles areas;
  • planning and development of residential and industrial areas;
  • architectural and artistic solution to the problems of urban design;
  • design of landscape architecture, elements of public welfare;
  • reconstruction of the building of industrial and civil buildings;
  • interior design, equipment and furniture;
  • production planning and economic and financial activities;
  • research in the theory and methods of calculation of engineering structures using CAD systems;