ARC 101: Graphic Communication I (2 Units)
Studio work in two and three dimensional graphics vocabulary. Emphasis is on the conceptual and perceptual techniques in measured and freehand drawing. Each student is to maintain an A3 size portfolio of drawing containing: Freehand; sketches of buildings and their surrounding; Measured drawings in isometric and axonometric projections and, Drawings in varying media (ink, water, colour, oil poster, etc.)
ARC 102: Graphic Communication II (2 Units)
Continuation of ARC 101, more exercises in freehand drawing including interior perspectives. Advanced consideration of colour, line, value, texture and form as effective elements of visual communication.
ARC 103: Freehand Sketching I (2 Units)
Sketching and architectural drawing from life. The course aims at developing graphic language by which an architect explains buildings and other objects to himself and others using dry media such as pencils, crayons etc.
ARC 104: Freehand Sketching II (2 Units)
Sketching and architectural drawing from life. A continuation of freehand sketching with greater emphasis on quick sketching techniques using wet media such as water and poster colours, ink, etc.
ARC 105: Nature of Environmental Science (2 Units)
Origin and growth of settlements. Factors affecting the siting and development of villages and towns. Effects of advances in science, technology, medicine and public hygiene. System of land tenure and land use and the philosophy of physical planning and new towns. The social and economic forces and their effects on a demand for shelter and means of movement. The assessment of demand, the control of development and the maintenance
and improvement of the environment.
ARC 106: Art Appreciation (2 Units)
Development of visual literacy through analysis of works of art. Principles of Art, Form, Meaning Context and Significance. Aesthetic analysis.
ARC 107: Introduction to Architecture (3 Units)
An introductory course to architecture stressing the architects role in the building industry, design-aims tools; drawing and the various graphic communication media and reproduction equipment and materials; significant building in architecture and practitioners.
MEE 101: Engineering Drawing I (3 Units)
Plane Geometry; Tangency Construction; Orthogonal Projections, conics and simple Loci; Orthogonal drawing of simple Engineering components; Assembly and Machine Drawing; Projections of models in Technical Drawings; Freehand sketching and instrumental drawing.
MEE 102: Workshop Practice (2 Units)
Safety Practices and Hazards. Testing of Engineering materials - metals and non-metals. Survey of the most important metals (Production, properties, classification, heat-treating and alloys). Casting forgoing and rolling, welding; sheet metalwork and chipping; machine Tools,
workshop measurement, Fastening and joining techniques, Maintenance.
IMC 101: Elementary Mathematics I (3 Units)
Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection, complements, venn diagram. Real numbers; integers rational and irrational numbers, mathematical induction, real sequences and series, theory of quadratic equations, binomial theorem. Complex numbers, algebra of
complex numbers; the Argand Diagram. Re moivre’s theorem, nth roots of unity. Circular measure, trigonometric functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factors formular. Plane Geometry; Tangency Construction; Orthogonal Projections, conics and simple Loci; Orthogonal drawing of simple Engineering components; Assembly and Machine Drawing; Projections of models in Technical Drawings; Freehand sketching and instrumental drawing.
IMC 102: Elementary Mathematics II (3 Units)
Function of a real variable, graphs, limits and idea of continuity. The derivative as limit of rate of change. Techniques of differentiation. Extreme curve sketching; integration as an inverse of differentiation. Methods of integration, Definite integrals. Application to areas, volumes, etc.
IMC 142: Introductory Computer Science (2 Units)
History of Computers, functional components of Computers, Characteristics of a computer, problems solving; flow charts, Algorithms, Computer programming, statements, symbolic names; prays, subpoints, expressions and control statements. Introduction to BASIC OR FORTRAN programming language, Computer applications.
PHY 101: General Physics I (Mechanics) (3 Units)
Space and Time, Frames of reference, Units and dimensions, Kinematics: Fundamental laws of mechanics, Statics and dynamics; Galileon invariance; Universal gravi tation; work and energy, rotational dynamics and angular momentum, conservation laws.
PHY 102: General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) (3 Units)
Electrostatics; conductors and current; dielectrics; magnetic field and induction; Maxwell’s equation; electromagnetic oscillations and waves; Applications.
PHY 107/108: General Physics Laboratory (1 Unit)
This introductory course emphasizes quantitative measurements, the treatment of measurement errors, and graphical analysis. A variety of experimental techniques will be employed. The experiments include studies of meters, the oscilloscope, mechanical systems, electrical and mechanical resonant system, light, heat, viscosity etc. Covered in PHY 101 and PHY 102.
GNS 101: Use of English I (2 Units)
The sentence, structural and functional types, person and number. Concord. Tenses and the Verb, Modal Auxiliaries. Clauses (Functions), Oral/Written Comprehension. Summary Writing, Continuous Writing, Expository, Narrative, Description, Argumentative, Letter Writing, Faster Reading. Note Taking/Note Making.
GNS 102: Use of English II (2 Units)
Sentence Building, Vocabulary, Use of the Dictionary; Application. Word Order, Technical Writing, Faster Reading Continued, Fundamentals of communication. Nature of Communication (b) Oral Communication (c) Written Communication.
GNS 104: Information Retrieval (Library) (1 Unit)
Libraries and the organisation of knowledge. Types of libraries and the various forms of recorded knowledge. Organisation and retrieval of knowledge. Catalogues, classification schemes, etc. Practical use of the catalogues; information retrieval methods and techniques. Use and evaluation of information sources and tools; dictionaries, encyclopaedia etc. Serial publications, abstracts and indexes. Guide to the literature of specific subjects. Information
gathering methods and project writing. Practical use of information sources and tools.
GNS 106: Philosophy and Logics (2 Units)
Symbolic logic, special symbols in symbolic logics, conjunctions negative, affirmations, d....... equivalents ..... and conditional statement. The low of thought, the method of deduction using role of ..... and bi-conditionals and quantification theory.
ARC 201A: Architectural Design I (4 Units)
The main objectives are on the composition of forms and elements. Exploration of existing buildings (measured drawings) such as residential, church, mosque, primary school buildings etc. Selection of different element (or units) of a residential design e.g. kitchen, bedrooms,
bathrooms, toilets etc. Furniture layout on plans, room elevation. Anthropometrics. Quick approach project to be introduced.
ARC 201B: Architectural Design II
Small scale projects such as simple residential designs, restaurants, kiosk, day-care centers, children playground, health clinics etc. Submission of drawings to include 3-dimensional projections (perspective and axonometry), space analysis determination of user population,
circulation etc. Functional diagrams etc. Quick approach projects to be continued.
ARC 203: Architectural Graphics I (2 Units)
A studio course in descriptive geometry, projections and the construction of shades and shadows including freehand drawing.
ARC 204: Architectural Graphics II (2 Units)
Presentation of architectural drawings. Emphasis on presentation and rendering techniques using wet media such as water and poster colour, ink, etc.
ARC 205: Basic Construction Methods (3 Units)
A study of the elementary methods of construction with analysis of the wood frame and masonry construction types. Emphasis is on understanding techniques and materials as they affect the design process.
ARC 206: Building Components and Materials (3 Units)
Elements and components of construction. A study of the materials available for building with emphasis on their structure, properties, application and sustained performance over the life of a building. A study of traditional and locally available materials with emphasis on their application and potentials for use in contemporary buildings. Field trips are encouraged.
ARC 208: Groundwork of Architectural History (2 Units)
Introduction of the idea of architecture as a reflection of a given social order and as a generator of that order. A study of the generative principles of design as demonstrated by the evolution of architecture seen in its cultural, environmental and technical context using historical research, sources and techniques. Lectures will draw freely from historical structures of the Western Sudan, Egypt, Greece, Rome and other Asian and South American countries.
ARC 210: Workshop Practice (Crafts) (2 Units)
Introduction to basic manufacturing processor. Organisation of Workshop. Workshop hazard and safety practices and codes. Properties of Engineering materials Bench work and fitting. Introduction to turning exercises - straight and step turning, chamfering, screw cutting, milling and milling exercise. Drilling techniques and exercises. Properties of work. Woodwork and joinery exercise. Workshop measurements.
Theory of Structure I (2 Units)
Properties of materials - tensile, compressive, shear stresses and strains in simple structures. Stresses and deflections in beams, restrained and continuous beams.
ARC 212: Theory of Structure II (2 Units)
Basic statics and the application of statics to the determination of reactions, shears and moments. Stresses in trussed structures. Introduction to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures. The moment-area theorems, conjugate beam and moment distribution.
Pre-requisite: ARC 211.
QSV 207: Land Surveying (2 Units)
Linear measurement, chaining over obstacles, levelling, plotting simple section, measurement of horizontal angles in close and open traverses. Triangulation networks, procedure in the field, field record, use of bearing and co-ordinates and the meeting out of building and simple roadworks.
IMC 241: Computer Programming I (3 Units)
Introduction to problem solving methods and algorithm development; designing, codering, debugging and documenting programming language style; computer organisation, programming language and programming algorithm development. A widely used programming language should be used in teaching the above.
CSP 201: General Agriculture (Theory) (1 Unit)
Importance and scope of agriculture. Land and its uses with particular reference to agriculture. Introductory Crop Production. Agricultural ecology of Nigeria. Agronomy of some arable crops, Land preparations, Farm tools and machinery. Basic farm management Techniques. Fisheries and Wildlife Production. Forestry and Forest productions. General Introduction to livestock Production and Health.
CRP 210: General Agriculture (Practical) (2 Units)
This will involve field plantings. Each student will be allocated a field plot for the planting and management of an arable crop.
GNS 201: Man and his Environment (3 Units)
Social environment as an aspect of ecosystem. Man, society and culture. Social structures and institutions. The social structure of Nigeria. Social change and development. Technology and social change. Social and psychological consequences of change. Ethical revolution. Scope
of politics. Political system in Nigeria. Comparative political culture. The Nigerian political system. Development of the Nigerian political constitution. Presidential system of Government. The structure and role of the Executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The problems of federalism in a multi-ethnic society and the quest for National unity.
GNS 202: Principles of Economics (3 Units)
Scope and methodology of Economic Study. Price mechanism. Demand and supply. Theory of Production. Forms of Business organisation. Market structures. Money and Banking. The National Income. International trade. Economic growth and Development. The role of the Government in the Economy.
GNS 203: Nigerian History and Culture (3 Units)
An overview of Nigerian History and culture. Peoples of Nigeria. Their origins. Internal migrations and the growth of cultures. Early empires in Western Sudan - and migration into Nigeria. Nigerian and external contracts. Islamic religion. Colonial policies and independent
movement Pan-Africanism and the organisation of African Unity. The Military in contemporary Nigerian policies. Nigerian languages and literature , a view of the universe. Art in traditional Nigerian culture. Introduction to music in Nigeria. The performing art as a unifying factor in Nigerian culture. Decolonization and “cultural revival”.
ARC 301A: Architectural Design III (5 Units)
Introduction of Architectural Design module. Major Project - Institutional and complex Design project. Minor Project - Housing Project. Each design option would involve carrying out of ease studies with proper analysis of existing situation. Emphasis on building design criteria. Presentation of individual design solutions. Project submission to include Brief (Project report), space analysis and schedule of accommodation, functional analysis etc. Student are to be introduced to conceptualisation in architecture.
ARC 301B: Architectural Design IV (5 Units)
Brief collection, space analysis, schedule of accommodation, preparation of design guide, functional analysis, evolution of design concept for each of the two projects. Major Project - Industrial Design. Minor Project - Rural Development.
ARC 302: Building Components and Methods (3 Units)
Elements and components of construction. Load-bearing elements, partitions, staircases and ramps, intermediate floors, ceilings, roofs, internal and external finishes and aspects of traditional or vernacular construction.
ARC 303: Visual Design Workshop (2 Units)
A workshop programme to increase the student’s capacity to visualize, and communicate in several graphic media and also to increase sensitivity to form, structure, space texture and colour.
ARC 304: Building Structure (R.C. Designs) (3 Units)
Introduction to the theory and design of simple reinforced concrete structures: Development of elastic theory of R.C beams, slabs and columns. Understanding the behaviour of R.C structures and the development of graphic skills in the presentation of design results.
ARC 305: Building Components and Services (3 Units)
Building serves for small to medium, size projects. Cold and hot water supply mechanism and installation. Simple calculation of standard consumption, velocity demand and selection of plumbing fittings leading to complete design for cold and hot water supply. Surface water drainage, waste disposal and sanitary system. Principles of cooling and heating.
ARC 306: Village Survey (2 Units)
This course is directed toward accurate documentation of existing traditional technology and skills, critical analysis of architectural issues of historical social or cultural significance. Emphasis is on clear writing and effective graphics as means of communicating information
and ideas.
ARC 307: History of Western Architecture I (2 Units)
A study of ancient architecture of Greece and Rome ending with the Romanseque period. Emphasis is on the form and content of the architecture and the forces responsible.
ARC 308: History of Western Architecture II (2 Units)
A chronology of the development of the aesthetic theory in the western world. Principal theoreticians of the classic Byzantine, medieval and Renaissance epoch. The development of neo-classicism in Europe. Assigned readings.
ARC 309: Environmental Control: Climate (2 Units)
Studies on how climatic factors affect human comfort. Identification and analysis of climate problems in the design process. Sun position and its representation by solar charts, sun path diagrams and the construction of sun angles. Design of sun-shading devices and their construction using sun-path diagram and the construction of sun angles. The applications of the computer in climatic surveys and the design process.
URP 409: Urban Renewal (2 Units)
Definitions and themes of Urban Renewal. Historical perspectives and contemporary crisis. Urban Renewal as a technique for improving living conditions. Cost and benefits of urban renewal management and social justice considerations. Local case studies of urban renewal
schemes.
ARC 315: Behavioural Architecture (2 Units)
The investigation of behavioural models that have been applied to design by other disciplines such as anthropology, psychology and sociology. Using photographic and drawing tools, elements and setting offer support for human activity and behaviour through cultural interpretation.
URP 201: Basic Elements of Planning (2 Units)
Study of planning models process; Description of models currently in existence to be examined in relation with the needs of man; study of the process of generating and
transforming Urban and Regional Structure in the global system; analysis of city structures and urban systems.
URP 310: Urban Design Theory (3 Units)
The traditional planning process. Review of the case studies of urban development programme. Process of formulation of goals and objectives. Process of plan formulation
and evaluation; Need for public processes in programme implementation; Emerging regulations that shape both private and public urban development; zoning system; issues of implementation procedures and programmes of major towns and cities in Nigeria e.g. Lagos, Kaduna, Ibadan, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory (F.C.T.).
QSV 201: Principles of Measurement and Description I (3 Units)
An introduction to the methods of communication of data within the construction industry and their relationship to the design and construction processes; the Bill of Quantities, Drawing etc. Introduction to the use of standard method of management of building and civil engineering works; Bill preparation processes; Bill format i.e. trade bill, elemental bills, operational bills and approximate bills. Applied measurement of simple substructural works.
ARC 401: Architectural Design IV and V (6 units)
Student at this level are being prepared to understand and tackle societal problems. Hence the need for a comprehensive design package.
- Urban Renewal Scheme
- meant to expose students to the problems with the aim of finding appropriate solutions to them.
- Urban Design Project
- Minor scheme.
Along with Urban Design Project, a major scheme such as a shopping centre, primary school design, health centre, Post Office or residential design scheme will be carried out in this semester. In Urban design Project, emphasis will be on Redevelopment, Renovation, Conservation and Preservation.
ARC 402: Industrial Based Supervisors Assessment (4 Units)
Students are attached to industries, firm research station etc with a view to making students develop more skill in their various discipline and providing additional opportunity for students to learn to write field reports. Students are supervised during the training period and are expected to keep log-books and other records designed for the purpose of monitoring their performance.
ARC 403: Landscape Theory and Design (2 Units)
Elements of landscape design. Study of architectural interiors and landscape. The use of natural elements in landscape design. The course is designed to develop general appreciation of natural and man-made landscape and to sensitise the student in designing with nature.
ARC 405: Construction Detailing I (3 Units)
Advanced study of building components their design and detailing methods. A careful and detailed consideration of the structure, finishing, thermal and moisture control, Emphasis is on masonry and timber structures.
ARC 407: Modern Movements in Architecture (2 Units)
(Pre-requisite: ARC 308)
Study of the predisposing causes and strands of idea leading to the development of modern architecture. An examination of the various theoretical positions and the theoreticians of modern architecture in Nigeria and some selected developing nations.
ARC 409: Environmental Control: Lighting and Illumination (2 Units)
Basic principles of artificial lighting. Space geometry and light service distribution. Electrical installation, service units and ring main. Non-domestic installations, voltage drops, and rising main distribution. Illumination; Basic principles and illumination standard light distributors.
ARC 411: Building Structures: Steel and Timber Design (3 Units)
Application of principles of structural design and analysis of members used in contemporary timber and steelframe buildings. Design of beam girders and trusses. Welded and rivetted connections, columns, bearing plates, etc. Theories of wind braces and effect on building
design. Pre-requisite: ARC 211, 212.
QSV 403: Building Economics II (3 Units)
Income and Expenditure control in building processes. Choice and acquisition of sites and their effects and development, source of funds for development, public investment, mortgage financing, development bounds, loans grants, subsidy and taxation. Introduction to cost control; meaning of cost control system, the need for cost control, aims of most control. Design economics - cost implication of design variables and construction methods.
Preliminary estimates, methods of preparing approximate estimates. Establishment of cost targets.
ARC 501A: Advanced Design Studio I (6 Units)
A typical housing scheme for a fairly large population to be worked upon based on different housing concepts for the major project. The minor project would be a study of existing buildings or traditional architectural types with particular reference to organisation and use of
space, types and material usage as well as constructional techniques. Such building may include residences, palaces, churches, mosque etc. A synthesis of traditional concepts and contemporary values should be focused upon in the study. For the major project, production
drawings would compulsorily include the various stages of sketch design, working drawings, details, presentation drawings and other necessary requirements. Major - Housing Project. Minor - Rural/Traditional Architecture.
ARC 501B: Advanced Design Studio II (6 Units)
For the major project, an hypothetical industrial complex or a major institutional building could be worked upon. Such a project must have direct relevance to offering solution to contemporary problems on the project chosen. For the minor project, projects to be sited in the rural community are to be designed. These include Rural/ Primary Health care centres, primary schools, postal agencies etc. Also production drawings on the major project would include sketch design, working drawings, details, presentation drawings and other necessary requirements. Major - Institutional and Complex/Industrial Project Minor - Rural Development Project.
ARC 503: Construction Detailing II (3 Units)
Medium to high-rise buildings in framed concrete or steel structures. Emphasis is on integration of structural, mechanical and lighting system. Fire-fighting in buildings and precautionary measures. Sound control and sound insulation in buildings. Inter-relation of technological choices and design, structure is architecture. The challenge of space enclosures and spanning the relation to architectural form in history. Basic modes of force transfer and corresponding elements of structural form. Discussion of physical, structural and form characteristics of a wide variety of structural types such as cables membrane, shells, arches, domes, trusses, slabs, folded plates, beams, frame and grid. A non-mathematics, intuitive
and qualitative approach to architectural structures.
ARC 504: Comparative Studies of Built Form (2 Units)
Comparative analysis is used as a means of revealing the explicit and implicit intents in the design of the building. Case Studies will be drawn from tradition and contemporary source to reveal the built from as embodiments and expression of differing conditions of natural use, technology and cultural value. The aim of the course is to reveal through comparative analysis the capacity of the built form to express meaning, to sensitise the student designer to the subtle significance inherent in special organisation and detailing and to see design as a cultural phenomenon. Pre-requisite: ARC 407.
ARC 505: Modern Movements in Architecture II (2 Units)
Review of the development of modern Architecture since 1900. Examination of the various theoretical propositions that have formed the new Architecture in the West European countries and America. The works of various masters are studied in detail and compared so as to understand the modern trend in architecture. Post-modern Architecture is also to be examined. A critical appraisal of the theory and practice of contemporary Architecture in developing countries.
ARC 506: Interior Design (2 Units)
A general introduction to interior design. Discussions of aims and principles of interior design from the contemporary point of view. Problems in the designing of residential interiors. Exercises in planning spaces, materials, furniture and colour to fit assumed conditions. Presentation of solutions is plans, elevations, perspectives and models.
ARC 507: Environmental Control III (Acoustics and Noise Control) (2 Units)
Basic principles and laws of sound propagation. Sound in an enclosed space. Room acoustics, transmission, and insulation of sound. Noise control in buildings. Case studies. Special problems in architectural acoustics, broad study of acoustic design based on project work.
ARC 508: Housing Seminar (2 Units)
The phenomenon of squatter settlements in developing nations. Urban population growth and the demand for shelter. Rapid urbanisation and the poverty of the rural communities. Discussions will explore the solutions to housing problems in developing nations in particular
and critically appraise modern technology and the adoption of alternative technology systems in housing construction.
ARC 509: Independent Research Project I and II (6 Units)
This is an individual study chosen by the student with the approval of the department. The study may be either in the field of design, theories, methods, history and philosophy of architecture. The student conducts a thorough research under the supervision of an academic
staff. He produces a final research report to the approved standard.
ARC 510: Building Law (2 Units)
Types of contracts. Formation of Contracts. Law relating to the interpretation of contracts. Legal rights and obligations of client, Architect, Surveyor, Clerk of Works, Contractor. Building bye-laws and rights of adjoining owners. Arbitration and settlement of accounts.
URP 311: Rural Development and Planning (2 Units)
Theories of rural landuse. Economics of landuse decisions in rural areas. Agriculture and its classification system in rural areas. Typology of landuse in rural areas. Public goods provisions, infrastructures and institutions in rural areas. Community development and selfhelp projects. Rural landscape evaluation and impact assessment. Problems of securing land for development in rural areas.
URP 512: Tourism and Recreation Planning (2 Units)
Development and Nature of tourism. Essential consideration for tourism and recreation planning. Definition of recreation. Management of recreation resources. Assessment of supply and demand of recreational resources. Tourism organisation, travel agents and developers.
Principles of tourism management.