Curriculum | Centro Universitario de la Costa

Fields of education	Credits	%
Compulsory Common Basic Training Area	64	13.82
Basic Training Area Particularly Compulsory	342	73.87
Compulsory Specialized Training Area	43	9.29
Open Elective Training Area	14	3.02
Number of credits required to obtain the degree:	463	100

Compulsory Common Basic Training Area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Descriptive Geometry	RE100	T	0	80	80	5
Architectural Expression I	RE101	T	0	80	80	5
Architectural Expression II	RE102	T	0	80	80	5	RE101
Construction Management I	PD109	C	80	0	80	11
Construction Management II	PD110	C	80	0	80	11	PD109
Fundamentals I	AV102	C	80	0	80	11
Fundamentals II	AV103	CT	40	40	80	8	AV102
Fundamentals III	AV104	CT	40	40	80	8	AV103
Totals			320	320	640	64

Basic Training Area Particularly Compulsory

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Urban Design Standards I	PU118	C	40	0	40	5
Urban Ecology	PU119	C	40	0	40	5
Urban Planning	PU117	C	40	0	40	5
Semiotics of Architecture	TH132	C	60	0	60	8
History of architecture and urbanism I	TH149	C	60	0	60	8
History of architecture and urbanism II	TH150	C	60	0	60	8	TH149
History of architecture and urbanism III	TH151	C	60	0	60	8	TH150
Mexican architecture I	TH152	C	40	0	40	5
Mexican architecture II	TH153	C	40	0	40	5	TH152
Theory of architecture I	TH156	C	60	0	60	8
Theory of architecture II	TH157	C	60	0	60	8	TH156
Architectural Representation	RE135	CT	40	40	80	8
Edification I	TC100	CT	30	30	60	6
Edification II	TC101	CT	30	30	60	6	TC100
Edification III	TC102	CT	30	30	60	6	TC101
Edification IV	TC103	CT	30	30	60	6	TC102
Fundamentals of Structural Design	TC104	C	60	0	60	8
Differential and Integral Calculus	TC105	C	40	0	40	5
Urban Design Standards II	PU140	C	40	0	40	5	PU118
Urbano Design I	PU144	CT	40	40	80	8
Urbano Design II	PU145	CT	40	60	100	9	PU144
Urbano Design III	PU146	CT	40	60	100	9	PU145
Urbano Design IV	PU147	CT	40	60	100	9	PU146
Architectural Composition I	PQ100	CT	120	60	180	20
Architectural Composition II	PQ101	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ100
Architectural Composition III	PQ102	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ101
Architectural Composition IV	PQ103	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ102
Architectural Composition V	PQ104	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ103
Architectural Composition VI	PQ105	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ104
Architectural Composition VII	PQ106	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ105
Architectural Composition VIII	PQ107	CT	120	60	180	20	PQ106
Thesis I	PQ108	C	80	0	80	11	PQ107
Thesis II	PQ109	T	0	120	120	8	PQ108
Mechanical, hydraulic and sanitary systemss	TC112	CT	20	40	60	5
Totals			2080	1020	3100	342

Compulsory Specialized Training Area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits	Prerequisite
Topography, photogrammetry and interpretation	TC117	T	0	40	40	3
Structures I	TC113	C	60	0	60	8	TC104
Structures II	TC114	C	60	0	60	8	TC113
Structural Design I	TC115	C	60	0	60	8	TC114
Structural Design II	TC116	C	60	0	60	8	TC115
Critical Theory of Architecture	TH212	C	60	0	60	8
Totals:			300	40	340	43

Open Elective Training Area

Courses	Code	Type	Theory hours	Practice hours	Total hours	Credits
Study of urban centers	PU171	C	40	0	40	5
Garden design	PU175	CT	20	20	40	4
Introduction to heritage conservation	PU176	C	40	0	40	5

Models	RE125	T	0	40	40	3
Basic English	TH242	C	40	0	40	5
Methodology of architectural research	TH261	C	40	0	40	5
CAD applied to architecture I	RE140	CT	20	20	40	4
CAD applied to architecture II	RE141	CT	20	20	40	4
Film analysis	TH283	C	40	0	40	5