Academic Programs

Road Map

1^stYear
Fall Semester (First Semester)				Spring Semester (Second Semester)
Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)	Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)
AR-116	Visual communication-I	0+3	AR-126	Visual Communication-II	0+3
BDC-111	Building Design-I	0+6	BDC-121	Building Design-II	0+6
AR-112	Materials and Construction-I	2+0	AR-127	Materials and Construction-II	2+0
AR-115	Surveying and Levelling	1+2	BDC-123	Computer Application in Construction-I	0+3
HM-150	Islamic Studies	2+0	SS-171	Pakistan Studies	2+0
EN-110	English-I	2+0	EN-112	English-II	2+0
Total Credits		18	Total Credits		18

2^ndYear
Fall Semester (Third Semester)				Spring Semester (Fourth Semester)
Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)	Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)
BDC-211	Building Construction-I	0+3	BDC-221	Building Construction-II	0+3
BDC-212	Building Structures-I	3+0	BDC-222	Building Structures-II	3+0
BDC-213	Working Drawings-I (Digital Environment)	0+3	BDC-223	Working Drawings-II (Building Information Modeling)	0+3
EN-201	Communication Skills	2+0	BDC-224	Elective I	3+0
BDC-215	Seminar on a Case Study	0+3	AR-315	Environmental Control System-II	2+0
AR-233	Environmental Control System-I	2+0	SD-100	English Immersion	0+0
Total Credits		16	Total Credits		14

3^rdYear
Fall Semester (Fifth Semester)				Spring Semester (Sixth Semester)
Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)	Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)
BDC-311	Construction System and Techniques - I	3+0	BDC-321	Disaster Management	3+0
BDC-312	Building Systems and Drawings – 1 ( Plumbing)	3+0	BDC-322	Building Systems and Drawings – II ( Electrical)	3+0
BDC-313	Building Codes and Bye-Laws	3+0	BDC-323	Site and Labor Management	2+2
BDc-314	Quantity Surveying	2+2	BDC-324	Building Economics-I	1+2
BDC-315	Elective II	3+0	BDC-325	Elective III	3+0
SD-102	21^st Century Skills	0+0
Total Credits		16	Total Credits		16

4^thYear
Fall Semester (Seventh Semester)				Spring Semester (Eighth Semester)
Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)	Code	Course Title	CH (Th+Pr)
BDC-411	Building Economics-II	1+2	BDC-421	Building Construction Project	0+8
AR-514	Construction Management and Project Scheduling	3+0	BDC422	Building Life Cycle Management	3+0
AR-524	Professional Practice	3+0	BDC-423	Entrepreneurship	2+2
BDC-414	LEED ( Building Design + Construction)	3+0
BDC-415	Building Systems and Drawings –III ( HVAC)	3+0
HM-213	Report Writing and Presentation Skills	1+1
Total Credits		17	Total Credits		15

Total Credit Hours: 130

Elective Courses

The following elective courses would be offered to the students of Bachelor in Building design and Construction.

List of Electives

No	Course Code	Course
1	BDC-226	Construction and Current World
2	BDC-227	21st Century Structures
3	BDC-228	Building Conservation
4	BDC-229	Seminar on a Case Study
5	BDC-230	History of Buildings
6	BDC-326	Post Occupancy Analysis
7	BDC-327	Soil Analysis
8	BDC-329	Structural Dynamics and Stability
9	BDC-330	Infrastructure Planning
10	BDC-319	Earth Quake Architecture
11	BDC-316	Green and Sustainable Architecture
12	BDC-317	Energy Management Techniques
13	BDC-318	Computer Animation
14	BDC-328	Site Development and Housing Schemes
15	BDC-319	Earth Quake Architecture

*Deficiency course will be offered to accommodate non-mathematics participants.

Course details are as follows:

BDC- 124

Basic Mathematics for Builders

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Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
BDC- 124	Basic Mathematics for Builders	0+0