College of Sciences and Technology
On successful completion of the course, graduates will be equipped with sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills to enable them think analytically and conceptually in finding solutions to existing and emerging problems in building and civil engineering construction. Graduates of the department are equipped to:
i. Engage in the professional practice of Quantity Surveying, serving in the public or private sector.
ii. Actively participate in professional organisations that promote efficiency and ethical practice within the construction process while encouraging continuing self-development.
iii. Pursue post graduate studies in Quantity Surveying and related fields and in other related professional areas of expertise that fall within the broad discipline of the built environment.
iv. Be registrable graduates. They will be eligible to take up careers in the construction industry in the areas of construction cost modelling, project management among others.
v. Be able to get employment in government institutions, Consulting Quantity Surveying firms, construction firms, local authorities, parastatals, financial institutions and other players in the construction industry as well as in self-employment.
The four year BSc (EM) course provides learners with the requisite terminology, current knowledge and analytical skills to participate fully in:
1. Real Estate Finance: mortgage advice and Housing Finance Policy
2. Real Estate Valuation/Appraisal:
Expropriation advice to the government and developers, Land and
Property Valuation.
3. Property Management: Building Maintenance, Handling Leases, Marketing the Property, Handling move in and outs of a building/house.
4. Real Estate Agency: Marketing Real Estate and tenants search
5. Real Estate Investment: financial and technical advice to developers (the best financial, technical and location option for a new building or real estate)
6. Construction and Housing Project
7. Management
8. Infrastructure Economists
LEVEL 1:
PRINCIPLES OF LAW, ICT SKILLS, INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS, INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL PRESENTATION, CONTRACT LAW, INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS, ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE, REAL ESTATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, REAL ESTATE VALUATION I, STATISTICS I, STATISTICS II, WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY.
LEVEL 2:
INTRODUCTION TO CAD, INTRODUCTION TO LAND SURVEYING, ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE, REAL ESTATE VALUATION ii, LAW OF TORT, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LAND USE ECONOMICS, BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE FINANCE I, LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, LAND LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
LEVEL 3:
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, FUNDAMENTALS OF DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING ECONOMICS I, REAL ESTATE FINANCE II, INVESTMENT APPRAISAL, INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT I.
LEVEL 4:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, BUILDING SERVICES, REAL ESTATE RISK ANALYSIS, REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, REAL ESTATE FINANCE III, ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL 5:
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, RURAL RESOURCES ANALYSIS, REAL ESTATE MARKETING, LAND POLICY, RESEARCH METHOLODGY, PROJECT I, REPORT I, INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT II, HOUSING ECONOMICS AND POLICY, REAL ESTATE BUSINESS ETHICS, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, CORPORATE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH PROECT, REPORT II
Apply the scientific and professional conceptions and tools of environmental planning and management as components of sustainable development.
They will be capable to : develop, operate and apply environmental planning tools and information systems for planning of natural resources (urban and rural) by adoption of information and communication technology tools ; coordinate action plans related to local economic development, environmental-oriented project planning and implementation, develop and execute an environmental planning related research proposal, to derive and write a research report, and disseminate research findings. Graduates from this program will be marketable as geographers, researchers, consultants, trainers or managers in environment-related governmental and non-governmental institutions.
Year 1
CT and study skills , English for special purpose, English for special purpose, Geomorphology, Introduction to human geography, Physics and chemistry for geography, Climatology and hydrology, Rural spaces, Urban spaces, Citizenship and Transformative Education, Statistics for geography, Geographical thought and approaches to science and Introduction to Geo-science and cartography.
Year 2
English for academic purpose ; Regional Geography ; Research methods and statistics ; Advanced GIS, Geography of Rwanda ; Principles of land administration ; Introduction to spatial planning ; Principles of remote sensing ; Regional ecology and environmental degradation ; Local economic development ; Natural resources planning and management ; Hazards and disaster risk analysis and management ; Research project for environmental management.
Year 3
GIS for environmental management ; Environment, climate change & sustainable development ; Hydrology and watershed management ; Project planning and management ; Entrepreneurship ; Ecosystems Assessment, Valuation and Management ; Environmental planning and management ; Professional practice and internship ; and Final research project.
Graduates in BSc Programme in Urban Planning will be equipped with a scientific and professional knowledge and skills in urban and regional planning. They will be able to prepare urban plans and district spatial development plans ; coordinate urban development in terms of stakeholder analysis ; prepare and implement urban development plans, and apply the geospatial tools and techniques for solving the spatial planning problems.
They should be able to guide, administer and manage the transfers of ownership and use of land, buildings and real estate, land dispute resolutions.
They will advise and support the public and private land developers and local governments on all issues related to spatial planning , participate in elaboration of infrastructure and services plans and management plans ; coordinate the action plans related urban strategic planning ; Graduates will be marketable as geographers, urban and spatial planners in governmental institutions or private companies which can also facilitate the creation of new jobs in of urban and regional planning field.
Year 1
ICT and study skills , English for special purpose, English for special purpose, Geomorphology, Introduction to human geography, Physics and chemistry for geography, Climatology and hydrology, Rural spaces, Urban spaces, Citizenship and Transformative Education, Statistics for geography, Geographical thought and approaches to science and Introduction to Geo-science and cartography.
Year 2
English for academic purpose, Regional geography, Research methods and statistics, Advanced GIS, Geography of Rwanda, Principles of land administration, Introduction to spatial planning, Principles of remote sensing, Urban and Regional planning Theory, Local economic development Methods and techniques in urban and regional planning, Land and housing, Research Project for urban planners.
Year 3
Urbanization, climate change and sustainable development ; Project planning and management ; Services and infrastructure planning and management ; GIS for urban and Regional planning ; Entrepreneurship, Urban Design ; Environmental planning and management, Professional practice and internship, Final Research Project.
The degree in Architecture at the School of Architecture and Built Environment opens up all activities related to the free profession of architecture, allowing placement in the building and construction sectors, and developing useful skills even at the bigger scales of urban design and urban planning.
The degree in Architecture guarantees a more targeted and extensive preparation in line with the new sensitivity of the current times, which see the architect operate within complex and multi-scale scenarios, and offers professional training aimed at today’s technical skills and responsibilities, particularly linked to respect for the territory and the development of the built environment of the contemporary city.
Level 1
Basic Design I
History of Architecture I
Visual Studies I
Basic Design II
History of Architecture II
Architectural Mathematics
Visual Studies II
Physical Environment
Level 2
Architectural Design I
History of Architecture III
Building Environmental Science I
Intro to Digital Representation
Sustainable Design Methodologies
Architectural Design II
Architectural Theory I
Building Environmental Science II
Intermediate Digital Representation
Building Technology I
Level 3
Architectural Design III
Architectural Theory II
Structures I
Advanced Digital Representation
Building Technology II
Architectural Design IV
Architectural Theory III
Structures II
Human Settlements
Building Technology III
Level 4
Architectural Design V
Architectural Practice & Entrepreneurship I
Structures III
Urban & Regional Planning
Landscape Design and Urbanism
Industrial Attachment I
Architectural Design VI
Architectural Practice & Entrepreneurship II
Architectural Research Methodologies
Urban Design
Level 5
Architectural Design Thesis 1
Urban Anthropology
Industrial Attachment II
Architectural Design Thesis 2
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