BArch Curriculum Structure
Bachelor in Architecture
Department of Architecture
Duration
5 years
Semesters
10
Courses
54
Credit hours
200
Total marks
6900
1
Year I, Part I
6 courses
20 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENSH 104 | Mathematics for Architecture I | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 101 | Design Studio I * | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 100 | 250 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 102 | Introduction to Architecture | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 103 | Building Material I | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 104 | Architectural Graphics I | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 6 | ENAR 105 | Free Hand Sketching I | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 100 | - | 0 | 100 | - |
| Total | 20 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 100 | - | 150 | 350 | - | - | 700 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
2
Year I, Part II
7 courses
23 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENSH 155 | Mathematics for Architecture II | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 151 | Architectural Graphics II | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 152 | Design Studio II * | 8 | 2 | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | 150 | - | 100 | 250 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 153 | Building Construction I | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 50 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 154 | History of Nepalese Architecture | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 6 | ENAR 155 | Free Hand Sketching II | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 40 | 100 | - |
| 7 | ENCE 156 | Applied Mechanics | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Total | 23 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 140 | - | 210 | 360 | - | 140 | 850 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
- ** Project Work
3
Year II, Part I
7 courses
25 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 201 | Design Studio III* | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 250 | - | 0 | 250 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 202 | History of Eastern Architecture | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 203 | Building Materials II | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 204 | Design Theory I | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 205 | Building Science I | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 6 | ENAR 206 | Building Construction II | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 50 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 7 | ENCE 208 | Structure I | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| Total | 25 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 220 | - | 330 | 300 | - | - | 850 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
4
Year II, Part II
7 courses
24 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 251 | Design Studio IV * | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 250 | - | 0 | 250 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 252 | Building Science II | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 253 | History of Western Architecture ** | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 254 | Design Theory II | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 255 | Computer Aided Design and Drafting | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 50 | - | - | 50 | - |
| 6 | ENCE 260 | Structure II | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 7 | ENCE 261 | Surveying | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 50 | - | - | 100 | - |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 180 | 0 | 270 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 800 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
- ** Project Work
5
Year III, Part I
6 courses
20 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 301 | Design Studio V * | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 250 | - | 0 | 250 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 302 | Contemporary Architecture ** | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | Model Question |
| 3 | ENAR 303 | Building Construction III | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 50 | - | - | 100 | Model Question |
| 4 | ENAR 304 | Working Drawing | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 305 | Sociology and Culture | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | - | - | - | 50 | Model Question |
| 6 | ENSH 302 | Communication English | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 25 | - | - | 125 | - |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 120 | - | 180 | 425 | - | - | 725 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
- ** Project Work
6
Year III, Part II
7 courses
23 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 351 | Design Studio VI * | 8 | 0 | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 250 | - | 0 | 250 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 352 | Building Construction IV | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 50 | - | - | 100 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 353 | Human Settlement Planning | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 365-384 | Elective I | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENCE 359 | Estimation and Specification | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 40 | 3 | 60 | - | - | - | 100 | - |
| 6 | ENCE 358 | Building Services I | 2 | 2 | - | 1.5 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 25 | - | - | 75 | - |
| 7 | ENEE 356 | Building Services II | 2 | 2 | - | 1.5 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 25 | - | - | 75 | - |
| Total | 23 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 180 | - | 270 | 350 | - | - | 800 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
7
Year IV, Part I
1 courses
8 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 411 | Practicum+ | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240 | - | 160 | 400 | - |
| Total | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240 | - | 160 | 400 | |||
- + Minimum 90 working days practicum in Architectural Firms/Organizations/Government Offices
8
Year IV, Part II
7 courses
23 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 461 | Architectural Conservation ** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 462 | Design Studio VII * | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 463 | Sustainable Architecture ** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 464 | Construction Management ** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 465-484 | Elective II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - |
| 6 | ENME 464 | Building Services III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 75 | - |
| 7 | ENAR 467 | Building Economics | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | - |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 0 | 16.5 | 29.5 | 180 | - | 270 | 325 | - | - | 775 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
- ** Project Work
9
Year V, Part I
5 courses
18 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 501 | Seminar & Directed Studies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | - |
| 2 | ENAR 502 | Design Studio VIII * | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | - |
| 3 | ENAR 503 | Professional Practice ** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 1.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | - |
| 4 | ENAR 504 | Architectural Research for Thesis* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 100 | - |
| 5 | ENAR 525-534 | Elective III | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | - |
| Total | 18 | 5 | - | 21 | 26 | 60 | - | 90 | 410 | - | 40 | 600 | |||
- * Studio Class 'S'
- ** Project Work
10
Year V, Part II
1 courses
16 credits
| Teaching Schedule | Examination Scheme | Total | Remark | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | L | T | P | Total | Theory | Practical | ||||||
| Assessment | Final | Assessment | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hours | Marks | Hours | Marks | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ENAR 561 | Thesis | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240 | - | 160 | 400 | - |
| Total | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 240 | - | 160 | 400 | |||
Click a course title to open its official syllabus (PDF). L, T, and P denote weekly Lecture, Tutorial, and Practical hours. Assessment marks are internal; final marks are awarded through the IOE board examination.