Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) / Master of Architecture

Overview

The Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) / Master of Architecture is a five year double degree. The limited intake degree that is focused on developing leadership capability within architecture is for high-achieving students wishing to study architecture with a view to entering the international architectural profession.

Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture enrolment guide

To qualify for graduation from the Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) / Master of Architecture degree, students must fulfil the requirements specified by the resolutions of Senate and the school. All students should familiarise themselves with the course resolutions as stated later in this handbook and monitor their own progress in reference to them. The following points summarise the resolutions but do not replace them.

Summary of requirements

To qualify for the award of the pass degree, candidates must:

• maintain a full-time enrolment. 24 credit points per semester is a normal full-time load, 18 is the minimum and 30 is the maximum
• successfully complete 240 credit points. 102 of these are made up of core units of study as described in Table A
• successfully complete at least 24 credit points from the school electives as described in Table A.
• successfuly complete 6 credit points if the Master of Architecture pre-requisite unit of study, Architectural Professional Practice (BDES3025).
• successfully complete 18 credit points of honours preparatory units and the 12 credit point Architecture Dissertation from Table A.
• Successfully complete 78 credit points of core units of study from Master of Architecure Table M.

Students may, with the permission of the unit coordinator concerned, enrol in elective units of study from the school's tables of graduate units, provided they have completed at least 96 credit points with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 70.

Requirements for progression to the fourth year Honours component

Students are required to achieve a weighted average mark of at least 70 across all units of study in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture; a dissertation topic developed by the student; and conformation from an appropriate member of full-time or fractional academic or research staff that they are willing to supervise their dissertation.

Requirements for progression to the Master of of Architecture

a credit average across all units in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture; and completion of the Master of Architecture prerequisite unit of study, Architecture Professional Practice (BDES3025).

Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture enrolment planner

Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours)/Master of Architecture

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