Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture
Unit of study table (Table A)
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 13 August 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture | |||
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| Students must complete a total of 240 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 132 credit points of 1000-level to 3000-level units of study from Table A, comprising: | |||
| (i) 120 credit points of core units of study | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of elective units of study | |||
| (b) 108 credit points of 4000-level and above units of study from Table A, comprising; | |||
| (i) 30 credit points of honours core units of study | |||
| (ii) 48 credit points of Master of Architecture core units of study | |||
| (iii) 24 credit points of Capstone units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units of study | ||
| Candidates are required to complete all of the following core units of study | ||
1000-level units of study | ||
| BDES1011 Architectural History/Theory 1 | 6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard |
| BDES1026 Architecture Studio 1A | 12 | C BDES1011 N DESA1001 or BDES1010 or BDES1024 |
| BDES1028 Intensive Studio 1 | 6 | |
| BDES1027 Architecture Studio 1B | 12 | P BDES1026 or BDES1010 or DESA1001 C BDES1023 N BDES1020 or DESA1002 |
| BDES1023 Architectural Technologies 1 | 6 | |
2000-level units of study | ||
| BDES2026 Architecture Studio 2A | 12 | P BDES1027 or BDES1020 or DESA1002 C BDES2013 N BDES2010 or DESA2001 or BDES2012 |
| BDES2013 Architectural Technologies 2 | 6 | P BDES1023 N DESA2111 or BDES2613 |
| BDES2028 Intensive Studio 2 | 6 | P BDES1028 |
| BDES2027 Architecture Studio 2B | 12 | P (BDES2026 and BDES1011) or BDES2010 or DESA2001 or BDES2622 C BDES2024 or CIVL2410 or BDES2623 N BDES2624 |
| BDES2024 Art Processes | 6 | P BDES1026 and BDES2026 |
3000-level units of study | ||
| BDES3026 Architecture Studio 3A | 12 | P (BDES2027 or BDES2020 or BDES2624) and (BDES2013 or BDES2613) C BDES3011 or MATH2061 N BDES3010 or DESA3001 or BDES3023 or BDES3616 |
| BDES3011 Architectural History/Theory 2 | 6 | P BDES2027 or BDES2021 or DESA2111 or BDES2616 N DAAP3001 or BDES3611 |
| BDES3025 Architectural Professional Practice | 6 | P BAEN2021 or BDES3026 or BDES3616 |
| BDES3027 Architecture Studio 3B | 12 | P BDES3026 or BDES3010 or DESA3001 or BDES3616 N BDES3020 or DESA3002 or BDES3012 |
4000-level honours preparatory and honours dissertation units of study | ||
| ARCH4007 Critical Thinking in Architecture | 6 | P BDES2028 |
| ARCH4008 Architecture Research Areas | 6 | P BDES2028 |
| ARCH4009 Research Methods in Architecture | 6 | |
| ARCH4010 Architecture Dissertation | 12 | P ARCH4009 |
Master of Architecture units of study | ||
Core units of study | ||
| MARC5000 Induction Studio | 12 | |
| MARC5300 Foundation of Building Performance | 6 | |
| MARC5400 Professional Practice | 6 | N MARC5102 |
| MARC5010 Architectural Studio 1 | 12 | P MARC5000 |
| MARC5020 Architectural Studio 2 | 12 | P MARC5000 and MARC5010 |
Capstone | ||
| Option 1 (1 x 24 credit point unit) | ||
| MARC6000 Thesis Studio | 24 | P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and (MARC5020 or MARC6601) 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 or MARC6601) and MARC5300 and MARC5400 N MARC6000 |
| MARC6020 Thesis | 12 | P Completion of 72 credit points N MARC6000 |
Elective units of study | ||
Recommended 1000-level elective | ||
| Students are strongly encouraged to undertake the following undergraduate elective unit of study: | ||
| AWSS1001 Architectural Sketching and Drawing | 6 | Students may incur costs for materials in some Art Workshops units. |
1000-level units of study | ||
| BDES1013 Design for Climate and Ecology | 6.0 | |
| DECO1012 Design Programming | 6 | |
| DAAE1001 Living Cities | 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 |
| BADP2002 City Form and Development | 6 | P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850) |
| DAAE2001 Australian Architecture | 6 | |
| DAAE2008 Innovative Building Structures | 6 | |
| DECO2103 Architectural Modelling and Prototyping | 6 | P Completion of at least 36 credit points A Basic understanding of design principles and design processes and how to apply them in practical design projects |
| DECO2101 Fundamentals of Visual Design | 6 | N DECO1015 |
| DESA2011 Introduction to Building Construction | 6 | |
3000-level units of study | ||
| 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 |
| ARCH3008 Contemporary is Always Over | 6 | |
4000-level and 5000-level units of study | ||
| ARCH9113 Advanced Topics in Australian Architecture | 6 | |
| ARCH9110 Code to Production | 6 | |
| ARCH9105 Architectural Drawing Through History | 6 | |
| ARCH9114 Rothwell Research Studio | 6 | A Bachelor of Design in Architecture |
| ARCH9115 Architecture and Urbanism in Asia | 6 | |
| BPSD5000 Sustainable Design: Principles and Frameworks | 6 | A Fundamental knowledge of building design N DESC9147 |
| BPSD5010 Designing with Culture | 6 | |
| BPSD5030 Indoor Environments | 6 | N DESC9201 |
| BPSD5050 Data Science for the Built Environment | 6 | |
| MARC5100 Advanced Topics in Architectural History | 6 | |
| MARC5110 Contemporary Architectural Theory | 6 | |
| MARC5330 Regenerative Design Technologies | 6 | N DESC9148 |
| MARC5340 Advanced Building Envelopes | 6 | P MARC5300 or BPSD5020 |
| MARC5410 Ethical Practice in Architecture | 6 | |
| MARC5430 Developing Architectural Briefs | 6 | |
| MARC5050 Architectural Construction | 6 | P MARC5000 and MARC5300 and MARC5400 |
| MARC6102 3D Computer Design Modelling | 6 | |
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 14/01/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for MARC5340 published as: P MARC5300 | Prerequisites (P) for MARC5340 amended to: P MARC5300 or BPSD5020 |
| 13/08/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6000 published as: "P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and MARC5020 and MARC5300 and MARC5400" | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6000 amended to: "P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and (MARC5020 or MARC6601) and MARC5300 and MARC5400" |
| 13/08/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6010 published as: "P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and MARC5020" | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6010 amended to: "P MARC5000 and MARC5010 and (MARC5020 or MARC6601) and MARC5300 and MARC5400" |
| 13/08/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6020 published as: "P 72 credit points of MARC units" | Prerequisites (P) for MARC6020 amended to: "P Completion of 72 credit points" |