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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

Unit of study table (Table A)

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 5 December 2023
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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

Students must complete 144 credit points, including:
(1) The units of study that may be taken for this award are set out in Table A
(2) to qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points, comprising:
(a) 120 credit points of core unit of study
(b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level elective units of study as listed in Table A

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

1000-level units of study
DECO1006
Design Process and Methods
6  
BDES1011
Architectural History/Theory 1
6 A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard
N DESA1102
BDES1012
Design Communication
6 A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent
N DESA1001
BAEN1012
Sustainability Principles
6  
BADP1001
Empirical Thinking and Data Analysis
6  
BAEN1001
Design in the Built Environment
6  
BDES1023
Architectural Technologies 1
6 N DESA1102
DAAE1001
Living Cities
6 A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011
2000-level units of study
BADP2002
City Form and Development
6 P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850)
BADP2003
Light and Sound
6 P BADP1001
BAEN2011
Design Integration Lab: Architecture
12 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
BAEN2021
Design Integration Lab: Energy and Technology
12 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
BAEN2002
Design Integration Lab: Energy
6 C BADP2001
BADP2004
Design and Structure
6 P BDES1023 and BAEN1001
3000-level units of study
BAEN3011
Design Integration Lab: Urban
12 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
BADP3002
Property and the Built Environment
6 P DAAE1001 and BADP2002

Capstone Unit

BAEN3002
Design Integration Lab: Capstone
12 P BAEN2001 and BAEN2002 and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)

Elective units of study

Master of Architecture - Prerequisite unit of study
BDES3025
Architectural Professional Practice
6 P BDES3023 or BDES3026 or BDES3616
1000-level units of study
DECO1012
Design Programming
6  
DESA1004
Designing with Surfaces and Light
6 N DESA2612
2000-level units of study
DECO2103
Architectural Modelling and Prototyping
6 A Basic understanding of design principles and design processes and how to apply them in practical design projects
P DESA1555 and completion of at least 36 credit points
DECO2101
Fundamentals of Visual Design
6 N DECO1015
This unit is for students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing. Students from the Bachelor of Design Computing should enrol in DECO1015.
DAAE2011
Intro to Visual Communication Design
6 N DAAE2009 or DECO1015 or DECO2101
GEOS2123
The Geography of Cities and Regions
6 P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or DAAE1001
N GEOS2923
DAAE2005
Designing with Colour
6  
BADP2005
City Design and Urban Ecology
6 A It will be assumed that students have a basic awareness of social, environmental and political circumstances surrounding climate change, urban development and the concepts of sustainability
P 12 credit points of 1000-level units including DAAE1001
DAAE2008
Innovative Building Structures
6 P BDES1023
N DESA2206
DECO2015
Responsible Design for Innovation
6 P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DAAE2001
Australian Architecture
6 N DESA2305
3000-level units of study
ARCH3108
Industry and Community Projects
6 A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
BDES3023
Architectural Technologies 3
6 P (BDES2013 or BADP2004) or BDES2613
N DAAP3002 or BDES3603
DECO3101
Innovation Design Studio
6 P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DAAE3001
Sustainable Architectural Practice
6 P BDES1023 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or (DAAE2002 and DESP1001)
DESA3009
Advanced Fabrication

6 P 96 credit points
GEOS3520
Urban Citizenship and Sustainability
6 P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012
N GEOS3920
DESA3010
Code to Production
6 P 48 credit points

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
4/12/2023 Prerequisites (P) for BADP2004 published as:
P BDES1023
Prerequisites (P) for BADP2004 amended to:
P BDES1023 and BAEN1001
4/12/2023 Assumed knowledge (A) for BADP2004 published as:
A AWSS1002
Assumed knowledge (A) for BADP2004 removed:
4/12/2023 Co-requisite (C) for BADP2004 published as:
BAEN2002
Co-requisite (C) for BADP2004 removed:
5/12/2023 No prerequisites (P) for BADP2003   Prerequisites (P) for BADP2003 added:
P BADP1001