Bachelor
Discover architectural ideas through cutting-edge content, develop your creativity and gain a practical understanding of the built environment and its relationship with the community through meaningful and sustainable design. This five-year course provides a packaged education pathway for those interested in pursuing architectural professional registration. You will gain practical skills in a studio environment and develop your ability to communicate your design ideas under the guidance of passionate staff.
From the first year and throughout your studies, you will explore innovative design ideas in response to real-world scenarios and present your ideas for consideration by registered architects. This practical, applied and industry-connected approach to learning ensures you receive feedback and insight into your work from professional practitioners with local and global architecture experience.
Want to transform your love of architectural design into a rewarding career?
Articulation of design ideas and defending those in an open forum is a key element of the course, as is development of research and analytical skills and Indigenous knowledge in design. Technical skills development (e.g. AutoCAD) and communication of design through text, graphics and 3D modelling are strategically integrated throughout the course to enable scaffolded skill development that culminates in demonstration of your advanced design work in the capstone unit in the final year of study.
Your learning space will be second to none, with Deakin's extensive a+b studio - an inspiring open-plan space that enables you to work collaboratively and develop your projects. You will also have access to our purpose-built workshop, where 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and traditional tools and machinery are at hand for you to fabricate models and experiment with technology, materials and processes.
After successfully completing the Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Master of Architecture combined course, graduates will be required to complete an additional two years of work experience under the supervision of a registered architect in order to present for registration with the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV) and the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). Graduates can then pursue a career as a practising architect and work in a private architectural practice, government organisations, property development or other building and design fields.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Master of Architecture, students must complete 40 credit points as follows:
Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
The course comprises a total of 24 credit points, which must include the following:
To progress into the Master of Architecture level of studies from undergraduate architecture, students must achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65. Students achieving a WAM between 55 and 64 have the opportunity to submit a portfolio of relevant work and personal statement for consideration to potentially progress into the master level of studies. Students cannot progress to the postgraduate level of study without completing all 24 credit points at undergraduate level. A WAM of less than 55 results in an alternative exit from D306 Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Master of Architecture with the award: S342 Bachelor of Design (Architecture).
Master of Architecture
The course comprises a total of 16 credit points, which must include the following:
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
24
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) credit points
16
Master of Architecture credit points
40
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.