University of San Carlos of Guatemala
Architecture
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Trains professionals in architecture to provide ethical, efficient, equitable, productive solutions for Guatemalan society. Graduates design and develop architectural and urban projects with practical theoretical foundations; propose construction and structural systems suited to site and materials; apply administration and construction principles to manage, execute, and supervise works within legal, social, and economic contexts; use research, history, theory, graphic representation, analog and digital tools, urban planning and environmental sciences to produce sustainable, context‑sensitive designs that respect cultural and natural heritage.
Career Outcomes: Architect, Urban planner, Project manager, Construction manager, Site supervisor, Heritage conservation specialist, BIM/CAD specialist, Researcher, Lecturer, Sustainability consultant.
Objective:
To train professionals in Architecture, oriented to provide solutions to the demands of Guatemalan society, with ethics, efficiency, equity, and productivity
Graduate profile
Designs and develops architectural or urban projects, with a practical theoretical foundation in an integral way, in a given context, in a creative and orderly way, respecting the legal, social, and natural environment.
It proposes construction systems for architectural projects, depending on the conditions of the land and the appropriate application of the materials.
Applies the basic principles of administration and construction, to manage, execute, and supervise architectural works, according to the legal, social, and economic context, with leadership and honesty.
It bases architecture and urban planning projects based on comprehensive research consistent with the environment, with social commitment and respect for the environment.
It proposes structural systems for architectural projects, based on the knowledge of the physical behavior of the materials that make up the structure, applying national legislation and international codes, considering the location and function, with responsibility and efficiency.
It recognizes and analyzes artistic and architectural works, based on the knowledge of the history and theory of architecture, to base its architectural design and value the universal and national cultural heritage.
Master the practical theoretical foundations of graphic representation in order to understand and communicate architectural design ideas, using both analog and digital tools, in an orderly and responsible manner.
He masters the theoretical elements of urban planning and environmental sciences that allow him to develop architectural and urban proposals, integrating them into the environment in a sustainable way, applying current regulations and with respect for cultural and natural heritage.
