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Bachelor of Design in Architecture

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will be able to:

No.

Course Learning Outcome

Graduate Quality

Graduate Quality

Graduate Quality

Graduate Quality

1

Exercise ethical judgement based on understanding of the fundamental concerns of the discipline of architecture and the ways that its knowledge and practices are shared, assessed and accepted.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity

 

 

2

Appraise the multiple criteria of architectural design, including programmatic, thematic, structural and environmental concerns, and synthesise these in architectural projects that are conceptually grounded and technically adept.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Inventiveness

 

3

Demonstrate an understanding of the key ideas, movements and protagonists in historical and contemporary architectural discourse, and critique them using the conventions of humanities research.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Communication (oral and written)

Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity

4

Identify and examine the technical and environmental factors acting on architectural design, and devise solutions using evidence-based criteria.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

 

 

5

Employ skill in various modes of architectural representation, including drawings and models, to develop and communicate architectural propositions.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Information and Digital literacy

Communication (oral and written)

6

Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary contexts to address built environment problems, accommodating differing cultural values and practices to promote just outcomes and enact positive change.

Cultural competence

Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity

Influence

7

Respond to the challenges of new knowledges and practices in architecture, including emergent technologies, to arrive at novel solutions to complex problems.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Information and Digital literacy

Inventiveness

 

8

Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory and legal frameworks within which the architectural profession operates, and formulate and justify decisions made in these contexts using appropriate terminology.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Communication (oral and written)

Information and Digital literacy

Integrated professional, ethical and personal identity

9

Distinguish between the differing theoretical underpinnings, methodologies and conventions of various modes of architectural research.

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Communication (oral and written)

Depth of disciplinary expertise