Hello everyone, through this post I'm going to write about the changes that could be made to the architecture program of study.
The current program of study that the career has seems to me to be quite complete. I feel that it covers very important and essential areas in the career, which should not be missing. By this I mean mathematics, history, urban planning, research, workshops, among others. However, I feel that this current program lacks a course related to drawing and the use of programs. Unfortunately there is no specialized course that teaches drawing or programming. For this reason many students when we start our careers feel at a disadvantage or overwhelmed by not having a foundation of these qualities. As time goes on, we must learn how to draw and use programs quickly and "roughly" or else you fall behind and run the risk of doing poorly. So I feel that if there were courses that taught that, it would be very helpful for everyone, especially in first year.
The career has an estimated duration of 5 ½ years, but the truth is that it's always finished in the 6th year or even more, and that is due to the clash of courses that exists when you repeat a course. The career itself is difficult, demands a lot of time, and has a heavy academic load, especially in the areas of calculus and workshops. That is why very few people finish in the estimated time specified in the program of study.
Unfortunately when I started studying architecture in 2020, it was the arrival of COVID-19 to the country, so I could only visit FAU 3 times and it was very momentary. So I didn't have the chance to know it completely or the technology it has. To this day I have not visited the faculty again, so I could not explain anything more about it.
For the same reason explained above, the teaching methods that have been applied have been clearly online. Personally, it has been quite difficult for me to adapt to it, but I'm also clear that it's the only way, so I always try to find a motivation to enter classes and learn. It's estimated that next year it will be all face to face and the truth is that I would love it. I'm looking forward to that moment.
Thank you for reading my post.
I think the same with respect to the specialized courses in programs and drawings, they should be in the curriculum ;(
ResponderEliminarhi gigi, I share your opinion about encouraging us to learn, it is really difficult, but we have to do it by ourselves :(
ResponderEliminarHello my dear gg, I think the same as you.Having a course that teaches you to use the programs, to draw by hand or simply to read plans would be wonderful. Although a philosopher once said "Learn by doing"
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