BSc in Architecture (Accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA)

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Area of Studies

engineering, technology

Degree

Bachelor

Degree (in English)

BSc

Language(s)
  • English
Course Duration

4 years (8 semesters) The programme starts in the beginning of October

ECTS points

240

Department

Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

Tuition and Other Fees

5000 EUR/year

Application Deadline(s)

31st July

Course Description

Course Profile

The first degree (undergraduate) English-taught programme in Architecture comprises 8 semesters and follows the newest architectural education standards. It has earned - as the only one in Poland - two international accreditations: the Royal Institute of British Architects and the European Union Notification. Compact and student-friendly teaching blocks arrangement consists in: Integrated Design, Technical Knowledge Theory and Practice, Architectural and Urban Heritage Theory, Presentation Skills Practice, Architectural Profession Principles. The programme is conducted by the Faculty of Architecture at Cracow University of Technology as well as foreign visiting professors and experts from Europe, the USA and Canada. It is focused on quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning. This allows students to enjoy the place of study – the City of Cracow – a UNESCO listed city of heritage and always creative, rational, avant-garde, contemporary, operative, rational, innovative architecture – the best and complementary to study programme “teacher” of architectural and urban traditions and principles.

Education Requirements

Apart from an online application and submission of required documents listed in the application procedure, original hard copies of the following documents need to be sent to International Relations Office. Additionally their scans of photographs (PDF or JPG format) need to be sent to bwm@pk.edu.pl
1. Cover letter (written in English, addressed to Dean of the Faculty of Architecture)
2. Candidate’s statement confirming that all works comprising the portfolio have been prepared by the candidate in person.
3. Portfolio consisting of the following elements:
• 2 freehand drawings of nature in any technique, presenting a composition consisting of elementary solids (such as cube, cylinder, pyramid, cone, prism, cuboid, etc.) or derivatives of such solids - format B2
• 1 freehand drawing or painting of nature in any technique, presenting any still life - format B2
• 2 freehand drawings of nature, presenting any existing buildings or architectural structures - format B2
• 1 freehand drawing of nature in any technique presenting a part of a city (e.g. avenue, street, square, passage, piazza) - format B2
• 3 photographs devoted to architecture - any format
• 3 works in any technique (including computer techniques, multimedia techniques, etc.) on any topic - any format.
All EU citizens are required to take an entrance exam on 24-25 June 2019. They do not submit a portfolio.

Contact

Admission:
Ms. Anna Dębska,
adebska@pk.edu.pl,
+48 12 628 30 44

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