INNSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES
The Institute of Technical Sciences was founded on 6 Feb. 2015 in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the PPWSZ in Nowy Targ no. 2/2015 of 06 Feb. 2015. It came into being as a result of the fusion of the Institute of Architecture and the Institute of Environmental Engineering. Education in the Institute of Technical Sciences is carried out within the General Curriculum as approved by the Senate Act of 14 Sep. 2007 with later amendments. The teachers are academics with both didactic and research experience and numerous publications.
Maria Ponikiewska-Arct, Ph. D., eng.arch. is the Director of the Institute of Technical Sciences Joanna Suchowiak, Ph.D., interior arch. is Deputy Director for Student Affairs and Education and Alicja Kochman, Ph.d., eng. is Deputy Director for Education and Development.
Fields of study
Architecture – 1st grade studies
The field of architecture warrants the acquisition of thorough knowledge in history and theory of architecture, urban development, fine arts, building and architectural and urban designing.
The duration of a full course of studies is 8 semesters (4 years)
During their course of studies students become familiar with technical and building regulations as well as the methods of the organization and development of the process of investment and architectural designing in Poland and other EU states.
Jolanta Brandys, Ph.D. is the co-ordinator of the faculty.
SELECTED SUBJECTS IN THE 4 YEARS’ COURSE OF STUDIES:
- architecture in rural tourism
- Landscape and green terrain architecture
- Regional architecture of the Podtatrze Region
- Architecture in tourism, sport and recreation
- Architecture in mountainous regions
- General building and materials technology
- Physics of construction
- History of architecture and urban development
- History of culture and art
- Building structures
- Modernization and conservation
- Plastic arts
- Building designing
- Urban designing
- Drawing and workshop techniques
- land development plans and studies
Graduate’s profile:
A graduate is prepared to shape the public space in accordance with civilization requirements and needs, technical resources and the rules of balanced development.
The graduate is awarded the vocational title of architect engineer. The curriculum makes it possible to continue the graduate’s education in a course of 2nd grade studies (master’s degree studies)
Employment options:
- Designing offices
- Land development offices
- Development and management companies
- Building companies
- Departments of urban development and architecture
- Supervision and inspection departments responsible for land development, programming, designing and completion of building projects and investments.
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMY - 1st grade studies
The field of Environmental Economy is an interdisciplinary course of studies based on social, technical and natural sciences.
The duration of the course of studies is 7 semesters.
The co-ordinator of the field of studies is Krzysztof Miraj, Ph.D.
On completion of a full course of studies a graduate is prepared to meet the challenges and perform the tasks of an environmental planner. The graduate will possess interdisciplinary knowledge of environmental organization of the social and economical development, as well as knowledge of economy, natural sciences, sociology, etc.
SELECTED SUBJECTS IN A 3.5 YEARS’ COURSE OF STUDIES:
- Economics
- Physics
- Economic geography
- Physical geography
- Mathematics
- Introduction to building and materials technology
- Introduction to geodesy and cartography
- Introduction to environmental economy and its theories
- Practical training in geodesy and cartography
- Engineering and planning drawing
- Statistics
- Information technology
- Introduction to jurisprudence
- Rules of architectural and urban planning
Graduate’s profile:
A graduate is prepared to shape the public space in accordance with civilization requirements and needs, technical resources and the rules of balanced development. The graduate knows the rules of environmental organization and balanced development as well as co-operation in the preparation of planning documentation and analyses.
The graduate is awarded the vocational title of engineer.
Employment options:
- Land development offices
- Building companies
- Departments of urban development and architecture
- Supervision and inspection departments responsible for area development, programming, designing and completion of building projects and investments.
- state administration offices
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING – 1st grade studies
The field f studies introduced 4 years ago in co-operation with the Stanisław Staszic Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Kraków, Department of Geology, geophysics and Environment Protection, as master’s degree studies.
Full time studies take 7 semesters, and extramural studies last 8 semesters.
Sylwia Tchórzewska, M.A. is the co-ordinator of this field of studies.
A geotechnical Laboratory enables students to become acquainted with practical aspects of land examination and testing for building purposes and the assessment of terrain variability depending on its composition and exerted pressures. Students learn the rules of documentation of geodynamic phenomena and practical techniques in engineering geology.
SELECTED SUBJECTS IN A 3.5 YEARS’ COURSE OF STUDIES:
- biology and ecology
- chemistry
- physics
- pedology and recultivation
- physical geography
- hydrogeology and development of water environment
- information technology and rules of designing
- cartography
- land mechanics
- methods of geological and engineering examination and search
- drilling methods in geology
- protection of the environment
- introduction to geology
- introduction to sedimentology
- planning and documentation of geological and engineering examination and search
- techniques of ground and rock centre modification
- water technology
- technical thermodynamics
Graduate’s profile
A graduate in the field of environmental engineering is awarded the vocational title of engineer and is prepared to continue education in the course of 2nd grade studies (master’s degree studies) in technical universities.
Options for employment:
- hydrotechnical, geological and mining companies
- building companies
- state administration offices
Student Research Groups in the Institute of Technical Sciences
Ad Quadratum Student Research Group was founded on 6th Feb. 2009. Its aim is to broaden students’ knowledge useful in the profession of an architect, organization of scientific meetings and organization of conferences.
Modulor Student Research Group came into being on 10th Oct. 2011 as an initiative of the students who resolved to enhance the development of their vocational talents. Its main aim is to broaden the students’ scientific interests, develop their artistic abilities through the organization of drawing and plastic arts workshops and open air photo sessions, as well as representation of the College in Poland and abroad and further development of the skills and abilities required in the profession of an architect.
OBIEKTYWnie Student Research Group came into being in 2009. Its aim is popularization and propagation of photography as an artistic discipline. It is assumed that all the students should master the art of photography and use it as an everyday tool. For the students of architecture, urban planning, environmental engineering photography is a subject of study in class. Among the aims of the Group has been to make students constantly mindful and attentive to their surroundings.
In May 2015 TENSOR Student Research Group came into being at the Institute of Technical Sciences of the PPWSZ in Nowy Targ. It was created by students who wanted to broaden their knowledge and interests in environmental engineering and engineering geology. The Group organizes and participates in seminars, workshops and conferences as well as cyclical meetings concerning the problems of environmental engineering and individual research and scientific work.
