Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is a 5 years undergraduate program where the course is designed to provide licensed and professional architects who are authorized to try to private constructions and government constructions. Architectural study includes the activity of designing models of building, preparing construction’s blueprint and other physical structure of any land and building. It is a technical course which mainly focuses on the development of the skills like process of construction of commercial buildings, malls, complexes, highways construction, and civil construction by applying their innovative ideas and analytical skills which are required to become an Architect.
B. Design or Bachelor of Design is a 4 year undergraduate Fashion and Interior Design course. Fashion Design is the study of creating original designs in garments, footwear, jewellery, luggage, etc and a study of the ever-changing trends in the fashion industry and market. B. Des. is the study of creating original designs which involve converting artistic talent and creativity in creating products like clothing, textiles, jewellery, footwear and other accessories. B. Des. Degree course also includes a detailed study of the market trends and the related fashion.
M.Arch Interior Design is a 2 year postgraduate program. Students learn to transform space to address aesthetic, social, physical and psychological needs. In conjunction with the integrated studio, the program emphasizes independent research culminating in a master's thesis. The curriculum is structured to teach the fundamentals of interior design, to anticipate and reflect the change in a continually evolving profession and to encourage the kind of exploration and experimentation that fosters lifelong learners who will contribute to the profession and the discipline’s body of knowledge. Degree course which covers the study of organizing, managing and planning of the interiors of homes, offices, retail shops, hotels, airports, exhibition halls, theatres, studios and commercial establishments, etc.
M.Arch Construction Project Management is a 2 year postgraduate Architecture program. Construction Management is a very well picking-up stream of Architecture & Construction World. It is about overall Planning, Coordination and Control of a Project, from Start to End, aiming at its successful completion to meet the Client's & Designer’s requirement within the stipulated Time, Cost and Quality, in order to produce a functionally and financially viable Project. The course teaches you how to integrate multiple professional requirements for bringing construction projects to successful completion, including estimating, cost control, risk, new technologies, project planning, scheduling, negotiation, and labour relations. The coursework also examines how to manage the various types of contractual relationships governing the owner, the contractor, subcontractors, consultants, and architects, as well as the essential skills of bidding, negotiating, handling disputes and claims, devising and implementing strategic business plans, and leadership.
M.Arch. Landscape Architecture is a 2 year postgraduate Architecture program. Landscape Architecture is both an art and a science, concerned with creating places for people. Landscape Architects may use the tools of planning, design, management and analysis in which to conceive of and guide the development of land. Landscape Architecture deals with concerns and concepts related to pure nature, nature-man relationship and man-made environments. Landscape Architecture encompasses aspects such as ecology, environmental up-gradation, industrial landscapes, and wasteland management, urban landscapes, green belts, and cultural and historical landscapes and so on from micro to the macro level.
PhD in Architecture is a 3 - 5 year duration doctoral level course. Graduates of a Ph. D. in Architecture do not enter into the architecture profession and instead apply for teaching and research positions with various organizations and universities. Besides universities, some common employers include building research centers, consulting firms and architectural publications.
Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute is an institution deemed to be university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It received its deemed to be university status in 2003. Aiming to bring about change and progress through education, the Tmt.Kannammal Educational Trust was constituted in 1985 and started Thai Moogambigai Polytechnic College. Within three years of its inception, Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College was founded in 1988, and the Thai Moogambigai Dental College was started in the year 1991. Both the colleges acquired Deemed University status in 2003 as Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute as per the orders of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi and the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India, New Delhi.
Architecture is considered 'Mother of all Arts'. It is a creative profession. At Faculty of Architecture endeavor to provide the right environment to encourage the creativity of the students and equip them with the essential technical knowhow to enable them to design structures/spaces that are not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing and in harmony with surroundings. Faculty of Architecture is one of the 10 faculties of Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University. M. Arch with intake of 20 students in each in the following three disciplines was started in 2012. PhD programme will be commenced in 2017. The curriculum is semester based. B. Arch is of 10 semesters and M. Arch is of 4 semester duration. Council of Architecture norms are strictly followed in the conduction of the courses right from the duration of the courses to staff and infrastructure. ISO 9001 - 2008 certified University. NAAC 'A' Grade Accredited.
Faculty of Architecture, Dr.M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal Byepass Junction Adayalampattu, Chennai - 600 095. Tamil Nadu, India.