Department of Architecture

Established in the year 1995 with B.Arch Degree Programme (5 years) and it has continuously made significant strides in all academic as well non-academic aspects. Presently the Department offers B.Arch, M.Arch and Ph.D. programmes. The Department of Architecture at PMU has a strong tradition of fostering independent design thinking and research.

Courses Offered :

=> Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
=> Master of Architecture (M.Arch)
=> Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Features :

=> The virtue of location adds significant contribution towards incorporating strong cultural, heritage, vernacular art and architectural traditions.
=> All the faculty members are actively practicing the profession.
=> Eminent Practicing Architects and Experts in the field are being the part of teaching fraternity.
=> Students won design competitions conducted by Ministry of Social Welfare, Govt. of India, National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA), INTACH, INSTAG, Pidilite, BIRLA Cement, Saint Gobain, Dalmia cement.
=> One of the State Resource Institute under National Programme for Capacity Building and Earthquake Resistant Management.

Facilities :

=> Separate Studios and Lecture Halls
=> Audio Visual hall with smart class equipments.
=> Departmental Library with 2000 titles and 4000 volumes excluding central library
=> Exclusive Computer Centre with latest Hardware and Software.
=> Climatology and Audio Visual Laboratory with state of art equipments
=> Building Materials museum.
=> Construction Yard

Other Departments at Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur

• Department of Aeronautical Engineering
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Department of Computer Science & Applications
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• Department of Education
• Department of Electrical and Electronics & Engineering
• Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Department of English
• Department of Information Technology
• Department of Library and Information Science
• Department of Management Studies
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Physical Education
• Department of Physics
• Department of Software Engineering