Bachelor of Architecture and Environments
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Unit of study table (Table A)
Bachelor of Architecture and Environments |
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| 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 |
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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 or BAEN2001) and (BAEN2021 or BAEN2002 or BAEN2611) |
| BADP3002 Property and the Built Environment | 6 | P DAAE1001 and BADP2002 |
Capstone Unit | ||
| BAEN3002 Design Integration Lab: Capstone | 12 | P (BAEN2011 or BAEN2001) and (BAEN2021 or BAEN2002 or BAEN2611) and (BAEN3011 or 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 |