Definition:

Architecture is the art and science of planning, designing, and constructing buildings. A product of this discipline is an Architect.

Course Content (Architect):

Science, technical drawing, general arts, mathematics, physics, drawing, graphic communication, sculpture.

Institutions Offering Program:

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Delft University of Technology, ETH Zurich, Manchester School of Architecture, Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Cambridge, University College London (UCL), Manchester School of Architecture, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Michigan, Harvard University, etc

Opportunities for Self-Employment (Architect):

The products of this course can go into real estate development. They can set up their consultancy firms for building consultancy. They can work as interior decorators or as landscape architects. They can also set up building and graphic designing firms. Graduates can become architectural designers or architects. They can work as quantity surveyors or lawyers (after obtaining a law qualification). They also become contractors, project managers, services managers, or valuers.

Formal Employment Opportunities (Architect):

Graduates are usually employed in the Public Sector (e.g. A.E.S.L.), in District/Municipal or Metropolitan Assemblies. Development and project officers, private firms or companies like financial institutions, teaching. Research, work with NGOs; town planners as rural and urban planners, development policy planners (e.g. health planners, education planners, transportation planners); brokers, bankers, financiers, administrators, real estate consultants, lecturers, etc. They can also work in the building and construction industry, fashion, etc.

Employers:

Architectural and Engineering Services Limited, SSNIT, African Concrete Products, etc.

Programs/Subject Combinations Required for Admission:

The requirements are besides the University’s general need. General Science students must pass all three (3) electives. These are Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. Technical Students must pass Building Technology, Woodwork, and Mathematics. Visual Arts students must pass Picture Making, General Knowledge in Art (GKA), Graphic Design, and Mathematics. For General Arts, the pass requirements are Economics, Geography, and Mathematics. Alongside the above, the candidate must have passed all three core WASSCE subjects: Mathematics, English, and Integrated Science.

Special Advice to Students Who Intend to Offer this Course:

Students should be ready to study and spend time because this is a high-resource course. Applicants should have a strong background in science and mathematics.

Advice to Graduates from this Course Seeking Employment (Architect):

They should create jobs for themselves by setting up their firms preferably in research and building.

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