It is well understood that the field of Architecture is inherently related to a wide spectrum of areas of humanistic, technological and technical nature that define and influence the human environment. In particular, the aim of the Department of Architecture is to become an outstanding academic center of studies in the wider European region, and to educate architects, who can perform successfully worldwide, while they also have a particular knowledge and sensitivity to the built environment of the European and Mediterranean region. Therefore the Department of Architecture, as one of the four Departments of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Cyprus, has an important role to play in providing high quality architectural education, in producing architectural skills and knowledge through teaching and research and in creating a dialogue among the academy and the profession.

The first undergraduate students for the program of studies in Architecture were accepted in September of 2005. The developed curricula for undergraduate studies in Architecture aim at securing a firm infrastructure in education and research, based on the regulations for the programs of studies of the University of Cyprus. The educational objectives, based on the Bologna Agreement, concentrated on the development of undergraduate studies (B.Sc. in Architecture and Diploma of Architect Engineer) with a concrete structure of courses and a duration of five years of study (4+1), that ensures a solid education in all areas of study, necessary for preparing the student for the practice of the profession. The postgraduate degrees in Architecture (M.Sc. in Architecture and Ph.D. in Architecture) are research oriented.

Marios C. Phocas
Assistant Professor and Interim Head