Department Vision:

The Department of Architectural Engineering seeks to prepare a conscious architectural generation that is scientifically, intellectually, ethically, and artistically distinguished, possessing high-level skills, respecting its local, environmental, historical, cultural, and social identity, and absorbing contemporary developments in the scientific and professional fields.

Department Mission:

Providing high-quality education in architectural engineering and urban design, fostering free creative thinking and scientific research, instilling professional and ethical values, and equipping students with artistic, intellectual, technological, and managerial skills through a supportive environment for learning, teaching, and scientific research.

Strategic Objectives of the Department:

  1. Integrated Educational Opportunities: Provide educational opportunities in architectural and urban design that integrate arts, sciences, and practical experience, facilitating the acquisition of scientific, intellectual, and artistic skills.
  2. Contemporary Engineering Programs: Develop engineering programs aligned with modern architectural and urban execution requirements, leading market development and meeting its demands.
  3. Academic Alignment: Maintain program and academic alignment with accredited international standards at leading global universities.
  4. Applied Research Leadership: Achieve a leading role in producing applied scientific research.
  5. Productive University Principle: Commit to the principle of a “productive university,” contributing to society’s development and addressing its needs.

Values

In alignment with the university and college values, the department is committed to the following:

  • National Belonging
  • Integrity and Transparency
  • Justice and Equality
  • Leadership and Innovation
  • Ethical Professionalism
  • Sustainability

Educational Objectives of the Bachelor’s Program in Architectural Engineering

  • Professional Readiness: Prepare qualified engineers to enter and succeed in the architectural engineering profession.
  • Career Advancement: Prepare graduates to reach advanced positions across public, private, or joint sectors and carry out diverse responsibilities with maximum efficiency.
  • Postgraduate Readiness: Prepare graduates for successful admission into postgraduate studies in architecture and architectural engineering and encourage ongoing engagement in relevant scientific research.

Student Outcomes for the Bachelor’s Program in Architectural Engineering

  1. Problem Solving: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. Engineering Design: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. Effective Communication: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. Ethical and Professional Responsibility: An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. Teamwork and Leadership: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. Experimentation and Analysis: An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. Continuous Learning: An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
  8. Architectural and Urban Design: An ability to produce architectural and urban designs for various building types or urban areas—individually or as members of a multidisciplinary team—taking into account conceptual thinking and aesthetic appreciation for both heritage and contemporary environments as fundamental design bases.