Bachelor
Set yourself apart with Deakin's Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate. This cross-disciplinary course combines the creative possibilities of architectural design with the practical skills and real-world experience needed to build a successful career in the growing property sector. Discover architectural ideas through cutting-edge content and build complimentary skills in property valuation, development and more.
Develop your creativity and gain a practical understanding of the built environment and its relationship with the community through meaningful and sustainable design. In this combined course, you will study real-world projects in a studio environment to enable your ability to generate, analyse and communicate your ideas. You will also have valuable opportunities for a work placement, where you can get a head-start on developing professional networks and graduate with the professional skills and experience employers value.
Do you want to study at a university ranked in the top 1% globally for architecture and built environment subjects?
Graduate with a complementary skill set that will give you a competitive edge in the building design and property industry, opening doors to diverse career pathways. You will learn from industry experts in our purpose-built architecture workshop, where 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and traditional tools and machinery are all at hand for you to fabricate models and experiment with technology, materials and processes.
While studying a combined course in design and property, you'll explore:
Enhancing your technical expertise, you will also collaborate with construction management students during your course through our unique integrated learning approach - just as you will in the real-world - ensuring you graduate with practical and applied experience.
Gain invaluable hands-on experience, learn up-to-date property and design insights from Australia's industry leaders and graduate with a unique cross-discipline professional skill set.
Graduate with in-demand cross disciplinary skills, ready to make an impact in this exciting and diverse industry. You'll be ready to meet the demand for design and property and real estate specialists with government figures forecasting 'very strong' job growth in architecture and 'stable to strong' growth in property and real estate.*
Graduate ready to explore career opportunities across building design and property in a variety of roles including:
If you choose to pursue a career as a registered architect, you can continue onto further studies in a Master of Architecture at Deakin. Once you have completed postgraduate studies and gained registration to practice, you can go on to a successful career as a practising architect and work in private architectural firms, government organisations, property development, or other building and design fields.
* Occupation projections to 2026 according to the 2021 industry employment projections report
To complete the Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate, students must attain 36 credit points, which must include the following:
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
20
Design (Architecture) core units
15
Property and Real estate core units
1
Work Intergrated Learning units
36
Total
The University aims to provide students with as much credit as possible for approved prior study or informal learning which exceeds the normal entrance requirements for the course and is within the constraints of the course regulations. Students are required to complete a minimum of one-third of the course at Deakin University, or four credit points, whichever is the greater. In the case of certificates, including graduate certificates, a minimum of two credit points within the course must be completed at Deakin.
You can also refer to the Recognition of prior learning system which outlines the credit that may be granted towards a Deakin University degree and how to apply for credit.