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Bachelor of Architectural Studies – BAS
Bachelor of Architectural Studies – BAS

Bachelor of Architectural Studies – BAS

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

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

  • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.0 with no sub-score below 5.5; or,

  • TOEFL: minimum overall score of 80 (internet-based test); or,

  • Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 50 (with a 'Communicative score' of not less than 42); or,

  • EAP: minimum final scores of 4,4,4,3; or,

  • C1 Advanced (Previously - Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) or C2 Proficiency (Previously – Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with a score of 169 or higher, with each skill score no less than 162.; or,

  • New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 4 (Academic); or,

  • NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 2 (with no skill lower than Level 1)

Course Information

The Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) is a three-year undergraduate degree that gives you the knowledge and practical skills you need to start your journey towards a career in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, or interior architecture.

Study alongside Building Science students in the first year, giving you a basic understanding of the principles and theory behind the built environment.

Gain a solid grounding in a range of subjects from design, technology, and architectural history to environmental science, theory, and urban design.

The insights you gain will help you make an informed choice when it’s time to pick your major at the end of the year. You can choose from Architecture, Architecture History and Theory, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.

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First year

  • Your first year will give you a solid understanding of the built environment—both in New Zealand and globally.

  • You’ll study eight core introductory courses. Some will introduce you to the concepts, history, and theory of design, as well as the ways that design is communicated. Other courses focus on the technology used in creating the built environment in a sustainable way.

  • By the end of your first year, you’ll have a strong grasp of the main ideas, vocabulary, and technology of architecture. You’ll also have a good idea of where you want to go from there.

Second year

  • This is the year you begin to focus on your chosen major—Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Architecture History and Theory.

  • You’ll look closely at specific areas like building technologies, culture and heritage, design communication, and site systems and ecology.

Third year

  • In your third year of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies, you’ll delve even further into your chosen subject and apply what you’ve learned to large-scale projects and research assignments.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance: 600 per year

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