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Bachelor of Architectural Design
Bachelor of Architectural Design

Bachelor of Architectural Design

  • ID:UWS610017
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest   

  • TOEFL internet-based score :Total score 82, Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE):  58 overall; No communication skills less than 50               

Course Information

Capitalise on the change and growth taking place in Western Sydney by undertaking our innovative Bachelor of Architectural Design, Australia’s newest architecture degree program.

This degree directly relates architectural design problems to urban transformation of contemporary cities, preparing architects for global employment by giving them the technological and intellectual skills to create sustainable, resilient, and well designed environments. 

The Bachelor of Architectural Design provides students with a combination of skills and knowledge required by contemporary architects, aligning with the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) National Standard of Competency for Architects in the areas of design, documentation, project delivery and practice management across five knowledge domains; regulatory, social and ethical, environmentally sustainable, communication and disciplinary. The program focuses on producing graduates who can synthesise and evaluate information from across associated disciplines, undertake architectural design and apply design thinking to complex projects in a global marketplace.

CRICOS Code: 097540C

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Full-time start-year intake

Year 1

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Human Centred Design Research Methods

  • Design Graphics: Presenting Innovation

  • Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Analogue Design

Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • Environmental Building Design

  • Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Digital Design

  • Residential Building

 Credit Points, 40

Year 2

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Cities: Introduction to Urban Studies

  • Architecture Studio - Rethinking the Sub-urban

Select one elective

 Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

Architecture Studio - Rethinking Urbanism

Non-Residential Building

Select one elective

Credit Points, 40

Year 3

AUTUMN SESSION

  • Construction Technology 5 (Envelope)

  • Architecture Studio - Global Cities

Select one elective

Credit Points, 40

SPRING SESSION

  • Analysis of Spatial Data

  • Architecture Studio - The Infrastructural

Select one elective

Credit Points, 40

 Total Credit Points, 240

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As a graduate of Architectural Design, you can look forward to career opportunities in:

  • Architecture

  • Industrial design

  • Urban planning

  • Interior Architecture

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 629 ($) per year

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