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Master of Architecture

Enrolment guide

The Master of Architecture is a two-year degree when undertaken full-time. To qualify for the degree, candidates must complete the degree requirements as specified in the resolutions of the Senate and University School.  All students should read the degree resolutions and monitor their progress through the degree by reference to them. The following points summarise the resolutions but do not replace them.

Summary of requirements

In order to qualify for the award of the pass degree candidates:

  • must complete successfully 96 credit points
  • must complete successfully 72 credit points from the core units of study, including one of the Capstone options as described in Table A

(i) Option1: MARC6000 Thesis Studio (24 credit points) or

(ii) Option 2: MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 (12 credit points) and MARC6020 Thesis (12 credit points)

  • must complete successfully 24 credit points from elective units of study from those listed in Table A or, with permission from the unit coordinator concerned, from graduate units within the School.

Planning your degree

The program has been designed so that some core units should be taken in a certain order and the remaining core and elective units fitted with them. A recommended enrolment planner for the core units of the degree follows.

Semester one commencement

Unit of study Credit points

Year 1

Semester 1
MARC5000 Induction Studio 12
MARC5300 Architectural Technologies 6
MARC5400 Professional Practice 6
Semester 2
MARC5010 Architectural Studio 1 12
  Elective 6
  Elective 6
  Total for Year 1 48

Year 2

Semester 1
MARC5020 Architectural Studio 2 12
  Elective 6
  Elective 6
Semester 2
MARC6000 Thesis Studio 24
  or  
 MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 12
 MARC6020 Thesis 12
  Total for Year 2 48

Semester Two commencement

Unit of study Credit points

Year 1

Semester 2
MARC5000 Induction Studio 12
  Elective 6
  Elective 6
Semester 1
MARC5010 Architectural Studio 1 12
MARC5300 Architectural Technologies 6
MARC5400 Professional Practice 6
  Total for Year 1 48

Year 2

Semester 2
MARC5020 Architectural Studio 2 12
  Elective 6
  Elective 6
Semester 1
MARC6000 Thesis Studio 24
  or  
MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 12
MARC6020 Thesis 12
  Total for Year 2 48