The Architecture study program at BINUS UNIVERSITY has taken the steps to design the curriculum in order to anticipate the developments in information technology in the global era and market demand.
The subjects of the core curriculum are based on competences which have to be attained, these are: Personal Development, Science and Skills, Work Expertise, Work Behavior, and Involvement in Society. The minimum credits that have to be taken are 146 credits. This curriculum will allow the opportunity to increase the knowledge and technology of architecture and provide knowledge for those who want to pursue professional education or further studies in master program (S2) and doctorate program (S3).
General and Specific Objective
The Architecture program at BINUS UNIVERSITY, Faculty of Science and Technology, provides not only an understanding of construction technology but also the knowledge of engineering and humanities, which makes the program of particular significance. Being famous and strong in information technology, BINUS UNIVERSITY brings the students to master information technology which is related to architecture. By the systematic and integrated education process, the general objective of the program is to increase the academic achievement of the students as well as to encourage their ability to be part of a social community, as well as having a high work ethic.
By applying the new curriculum, which has options, a graduate of the architecture program has a good chance to develop this discipline according to the students’ ability. Moreover, the graduate has an opportunity to work in various preferred domains. According to the aforementioned cases, the specific objective of the architecture study program is to create a graduate of architecture who has:
- A Good character, professionalism, and a strong identity as an Indonesian person involved in national development
- A basic understanding of the architecture profession (ability in planning and design) and ready to develop the skills to be a professional architect
- A great insight into global architecture and an ability to master information technology
- An insight into the environment
- Ability to solve problems and communicate well with other people
- Ability to grasp the basic knowledge of architecture and the ability to continue studies into higher education.
Famous for its reputation for Information Technology, BINUS UNIVERSITY has developed its expertise in the field of architecture which should not be separated from computing either in design processing or in building operations. In line with the development of information technology in architecture, some companies require employees to have mastered information technology. An architect has to master either architecture design or information technology. Based on these qualifications, the architecture study program has a slightly different approach to the curriculum where information technology is treated as a core subject and therefore has to be mastered by each graduate. The curriculum is based on both the National Curriculum and Architecture Study Program Association. Then to absorb the requirement of housing facility, the Architecture Study Program at BINUS UNIVERSITY also adds "housing development" as a part of it's curriculum. All of the curriculum are supported by MCL (Multi Channel Learning) system, so student can easily learn, systematically, variant, and integrated with BINUS Maya.
Core Group
The architecture study program is grouped into three groups to maximize the effectiveness of each subject. The subjects that are included in this group are Planning and Design, Building Technology, Architecture Theory and Communication.
Elective Group
The objective of this group is to provide the students with the knowledge and skills required by business and industry. The materials for this group will always be adjusted in accordance with the latest market demands, so that graduates are prepared to participate in and face the competition of the job market.
Concentration Subject (Stream)
The Concentration subjects (Stream) provide:
- Digital Architecture.
Digital Architecture study enriched with IT based, Multimedia and the new software related to architecture. This knowledge enables the students to develop all the design by IT. This stream provides students to be a professional architect with IT skills.
- Interior Architecture
Interior Architecture study enriched with interior material and interior presentation. This stream enables the students to understand how to make a comfort room and provide them with ability to be a professional architect with interior perspective.
- Real Estate.
Real Estate study enriched with property development program, Aims of this stream is to provide students with ability to be a professional architect with property perspective.
All subjects of Architecture are distributed in 8 semesters. The concentration subjects (stream) are opened in the 4th Semester to 8th Semester.
The graduate of the architecture program will have covered subjects such as Planning and Design, Construction Structure, Project Management, Property Management, Interior and mastery of Information Technology.
The graduate of Architecture has the choice of a range of professions including:
- Consultant : Architect
- Builder : Engineer
- Construction Management : Construction Management
- Banking : Credit Analyst (Appraisal)
- Property : Building Manager, Marketing, Real Estate Manager.
- Research : Researcher
- Information Technology : 3D Animator
- Interior : Interior Designer
- Developer : Planner
- Independent Business : Freelance Architect
- Media (Printed or Electronic media) : Architecture Journalist, Writer, Editor.
- Education : Lecturer and instructor