Environmental Design
54.03.01 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
- The bachelor's programme ‘Environmental Design’ provides a fundamental university liberal education. It also provides an opportunity to acquire professional knowledge, and the skills and technologies of environmental design in the context of professional interdisciplinary relations
- Uniquely designed teaching techniques of profession-oriented courses provide training of multiskilled environmental designers. They are capable of performing projects in different design fields such as: the design of small architectural forms; urban design; landscape design; interior design; and architectural, museum and exhibition design
- There is an opportunity to choose a subject for their graduation project according to student’s personal interests. Individual guidance during their project preparation provides advanced skills in the design of the chosen project area
- Special attention during training is paid to the issues of: the adaptation of cultural heritage objects to modern functions; project management; and the legal foundations of professional practice
- The programme combines advanced information and computer technologies with classical and innovative design methods
Main courses
- Design Project Development
- History of Design, Science and Technology
- History of Architecture and Art
- Drawing
- Painting
- Sculpture and Plastic Modelling
- Computer Technology in Design
- History and Theory of Interior
- History of Town Building / Urban Studies
- Architectural and Engineering Design
- Materials Science and Modern Technology
Our advantages
The programme is designed to train multiskilled environmental designers who are capable of meeting modern requirements, and working at every stage of a design process from the collection and processing of information to the creation of a project for a design object independently as well as a part of a creative team.
International relations
- Aalto University (Helsinki, Finland)
- International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media (CUMULUS)
- International Association of Design Laboratories ‘DESIS’
- University Alliance for Sustainability – UAS FUB
Career opportunities
Professions
Graduates embark on a career in design companies and architectural offices, construction firms, landscaping and landscape construction companies.