The Department of Architecture (the first department established at METU in 1956) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. The four-year undergraduate study grants the Bachelor's degree in Architecture. Focal points of undergraduate education are architectural design studios aiming to freely develop the students' investigative sides, creative personalities and way of thinking. Students have the opportunity during their undergraduate studies to follow minor programs in different areas like business administration, building technology and structure, and industrial design.

Summer practices carried out each summer throughout the period of study ensure that students are introduced to building and professional practice in the field, on construction sites and in architectural offices. Graduate programs of the department offer the degrees of M.Arch. and Ph.D. in Architecture, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Building Science, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Restoration and Preservation of Historical Monuments , and M.A. and Ph.D. in History of Architecture. The department also offers two undergraduate minor programs in Conservation and Architectural Culture. The department, which has been employing visiting professors from abroad since its inception, continues its international relations through lectures, student exchange programs and collaborative projects, especially taking place actively in ERASMUS student and staff exchange programs. The department is a member of the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE) and International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB).

For more information:

http://archweb.metu.edu.tr/