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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 20 November 2025.
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Unit of study table (Table A)

Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

Students must complete 144 credit points, including:
(1) The units of study that may be taken for this award are set out in Table A
(2) to qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points, comprising:
(a) 120 credit points of core unit of study
(b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level elective units of study as listed in Table A
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

1000-level units of study
BADP1001
Empirical Thinking and Data Analysis
6  
BAEN1001
Design in the Built Environment
6  
BAEN1012
Sustainability Principles
6  
BDES1011
Architectural History/Theory 1
6 A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard
BDES1012
Design Communication
6 A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent
BDES1023
Architectural Technologies 1
6  
DAAE1001
Living Cities
6  
DECO1006
Design Process and Methods
6  
2000-level units of study
BAEN2011
DIL: Material and Technology
12 P BDES1023 and BAEN1001
C BADP2004
BAEN2021
DIL: Sustainability and Performance
12 P BAEN2011
BADP2002
City Form and Development
6 P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850)
BADP2003
Light and Sound
6 P BADP1001
BADP2004
Architectural Technology and Construction
6 P BDES1023 and BAEN1001
3000-level units of study
BAEN3011
DIL: Urban
12 P BAEN2011 and BAEN2021
BADP3002
Property and the Built Environment
6 P DAAE1001 and BADP2002

Capstone Unit

BAEN3002
Design Integration Lab: Capstone
12 P BAEN2011 and BAEN2021 and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)

Elective units of study

Master of Architecture - Prerequisite unit of study
BDES3025
Architectural Professional Practice
6 P BAEN2021 or BDES3026 or BDES3616
1000-level units of study
AWSS1001
Architectural Sketching and Drawing
6  
BDES1013
Design for Climate and Ecology
6  
DAAE1002
Introduction to Australian Urbanism
6  
DECO1012
Design Programming
6  
AWSS1001
Architectural Sketching and Drawing
6 b
BDES1013
Design for Climate and Ecology
6  
2000-level units of study
AWSS2015
Creative Drawing Practices in Design
6  
AWSS2023
Architectural Photography
6  
AWSS2027
Arch and Design Creative Practices
6 N AWSS2010
BADP2005
City Design and Urban Ecology
6 A It will be assumed that students have a basic awareness of social, environmental and political circumstances surrounding climate change, urban development and the concepts of sustainability
P 12 credit points of 1000-level units including DAAE1001
DAAE2001
Australian Architecture
6  
DAAE2002
Architecture, Place and Society
6  
DAAE2008
Innovative Building Structures
6  
DAAE2012
Urbanism and the Global South
6 A DAAE1002
DECO2015
Responsible Design for Innovation
6 P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DECO2101
Fundamentals of Visual Design
6 N DECO1015
This unit is for students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing. Students from the Bachelor of Design Computing should enrol in DECO1015.
DECO2103
Architectural Modelling and Prototyping
6 A Basic understanding of design principles and design processes and how to apply them in practical design projects
P Completion of at least 36 credit points
AWSS2015
Creative Drawing Practices in Design
6  
AWSS2023
Architectural Photography
6  
AWSS2027
Arch and Design Creative Practices
6 N AWSS2010
DESA2005
History of Asian Architecture
6  
GEOS2123
The Geography of Cities and Regions
6 P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or DAAE1001
N GEOS2923
3000-level units of study
ARCH3008
Contemporary is Always Over
6  
ARCH3108
Industry and Community Projects
6 A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
DAAE3001
Sustainable Architectural Practice
6 P BDES1023 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or DAAE2002
DECO3101
Innovation Design Studio
6 P DECO2016 or DECO1006
DESA3010
Code to Production
6 P 48 credit points
GEOS3520
Urban Citizenship and Sustainability
6 P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012
N GEOS3920

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
20/11/2025 AWSS2015 title published as:
"Generative Drawing"
AWSS2015 title amended to:
"Creative Drawing Practices in Design"
20/11/2025 AWSS2027 title published as:
"Arch and Design Material Processes (Casting)"
AWSS2027 title amended to:
"Arch and Design Creative Practices"
20/11/2025 Prohibition (N) for AWSS2027 published as:
"N DESA2629"
Prohibition (N) for AWSS2027 amended to:
"N AWSS2010"
20/11/2025 BDES1013 title published as:
"Design for Climate Ecology"
BDES1013 title amended to:
"Design for Climate and Ecology"