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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)

Master of Architecture

Students must complete 96 credit points, including:
(a) 72 credit points of core units of study; including one of the Capstone options
(i) Option 1: MARC6000 Thesis Studio (24 credit points), or
(ii) Option 2: MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 (12 credit points) and MARC6020 Thesis (12 credit points)
(b) 24 credit points of elective units of study.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units of study

MARC5000
Induction Studio
12  
MARC5010
Architectural Studio 1
12 P MARC5000
MARC5020
Architectural Studio 2
12 P MARC5000 and MARC5010
MARC5300
Foundation of Building Performance
6  
MARC5400
Professional Practice
6 N MARC5102

Capstone

Option 1: (1 x 24 credit point unit)
MARC6000
Thesis Studio
24 P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and MARC5020 and MARC5300 and MARC5400
N MARC6010 or MARC6020
Option 2 (2 x 12 credit point units)
MARC6010
Architectural Studio 3
12 P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and MARC5020
N MARC6000
MARC6020
Thesis
12 P 72 credit points of MARC units
N MARC6000

Elective units of study

Electives may be selected from the list below or with permission from the Program Director and the unit coordinator, from any postgraduate units in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Architectural History-Theory units of study

MARC5100
Advanced Topics in Architectural History
6  
ARCH9115
Architecture and Urbanism in Asia
6  
MARC5110
Contemporary Architectural Theory
6  
ARCH9113
Advanced Topics in Australian Architecture
6  

Architectural Technology units of study

MARC5050
Architectural Construction
6 P MARC5000 and MARC5300 and MARC5400
MARC5330
Regenerative Design Technologies
6 N DESC9148
MARC6102
3D Computer Design Modelling
6  
MARC5340
Advanced Building Envelopes
6 P MARC5300
ARCH9110
Code to Production
6  

Other elective units of study

ARCH9105
Architectural Drawing Through History
6  
ARCH9114
Rothwell Research Studio
6 A Bachelor of Design in Architecture
MARC5210
Interactive Informed Environments
6  
MARC5410
Ethical Practice in Architecture
6  
MARC5430
Developing Architectural Briefs
6  

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
20/11/2025 Assumed Knowledge (A) for MARC5100 published as:
"A BDES3011 or equivalent"
Assumed Knowledge (A) for MARC5100 removed: