To qualify for enrolment in the one-year, full-time honours program a student must have qualified for the award of the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments pass degree, or an equivalent degree from another university, with a weighted average mark of at least 70.
Before making their application a prospective honours student must develop a dissertation topic and receive confirmation from an appropriate member of full-time or fractional academic or research staff that they are willing to supervise them. It is also possible to have an associate supervisor where a student’s research topic extends beyond the immediate expertise of their primary supervisor.
Honours must be undertaken full time over two consecutive semesters. It comprises four units of study: ARCH4003 and ARCH4004 in the first semester and ARCH4005 and ARCH4006 in the second semester.
There are no formal classes. Honours students are expected to make arrangements for weekly contact with their supervisor on an individual basis to chart their work, receive advice, review and monitor progress.
A student undertaking a dissertation shall:
A student may lodge the dissertation for examination bound in either a temporary or permanent form according to the following conditions:
A student must lodge the final dissertation in a permanent form according to the following conditions:
Students who do not complete the honours year will be awarded the pass degree. Those who terminate their study prior to the end of the second semester of study will be awarded a grade of 'DC' or 'Discontinue without failure'.
Students who fail or discontinue the honours program may not re-enrol in it, except with the approval of the Dean.
A candidate's performance shall be assessed by a Principal Examiner and two other examiners. The Principal Examiner shall normally be the Degree Program Director unless otherwise nominated by the Dean. After consultation with the supervisor, the Principal Examiner shall appoint two examiners to examine the dissertation.
The Principal Examiner is appointed to oversee the examination process within the policies of the University for the assessment and examination of coursework.
The role of the Principal Examiner is to:
The examiners shall report to the Principal Examiner.
The Head of School and Dean shall, on the recommendation of the Principal Examiner, award the degree of Bachelor of Architecture and Environments with honours whenever the following sections are satisfied:
The Head of School and Dean, on the recommendation of the Principal Examiner, will determine the class of honours, if any, on the overall performance of the candidate in the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments using a mark derived from weighting the mark for the honours dissertation at 70 percent and the weighted average mark of the pass degree at 30 percent.
The honours dissertation itself receives a mark, which is recorded on the transcript next to ARCH4006. The other units will be converted to 'SR' for 'Satisfied requirements' upon successful completion of the dissertation.
The honours degree of Bachelor of Architecture and Environments shall be awarded to eligible students, with the following grades:
The University Medal may be awarded as described in the frequently asked questions section.
A candidate for the honours program who does not meet the requirements for award of honours shall be awarded the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments pass degree.
The Dean may also recommend that an unsuccessful candidate be permitted to prepare for re-examination if of sufficient merit and the supervisor has so recommended.
On successful completion of the program students will be able to:
No. | Course learning outcome | Graduate quality |
Graduate quality |
Graduate quality |
Graduate quality |
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1 | Describe and demonstrate how the fields of architecture, design, planning and architectural science interact and how they achieve positive outcomes for the built environment. | Depth of disciplinary expertise | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Interdisciplinary effectiveness | Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity |
2 | Combine practical skills, theory and evidence to create and evaluate designs, and proposals to solve real world problems through architecture, design, planning and architectural science. | Depth of disciplinary expertise | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Information and Digital literacy | |
3 | Analyse historical, cultural, environmental and social issues in architecture and the built environment at different spatial and socio-political scales, applying these in the design process. | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Cultural competence | Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity | Influence |
4 | Distinguish between the differing theoretical underpinnings, methodologies and conventions of various modes of architectural, design, planning and architectural science research. | Depth of disciplinary expertise | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Interdisciplinary effectiveness |
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5 | Use sophisticated communication concepts including oral, written, quantitive, visual and other forms of communication relevant to architecture and environments to illustrate a synthesis of ideas. | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Communication (oral and written) | Information and Digital literacy | Inventiveness |
6 | Demonstrate collaboration, employ self-reflection and practice positive critical review. | Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity | Communication (oral and written) | Cultural competence | Interdisciplinary effectiveness |
7 | Conduct and document a substantial independent research project by successfully navigating the differing theoretical underpinnings, methodologies and conventions of one or more modes of built environment research. | Critical thinking and Problem solving | Communication (oral and written) | Inventiveness | Influence |
Bachelor of Architecture and Environments Honours |
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Students are required to complete the following units of study: |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours |
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Semester 1 |
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ARCH4003 Dissertation and Research Methods A |
12 | |
ARCH4004 Dissertation and Research Methods B |
12 | C ARCH4003 |
Semester 2 |
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ARCH4005 Dissertation and Research Methods C |
12 | C ARCH4004 |
ARCH4006 Dissertation and Research Methods D |
12 | C ARCH4005 |