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Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours)/Master of 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 deep 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 persuasive architectural projects that are conceptually rigorous and technically adept.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Inventiveness

 

3

Demonstrate advanced understanding of the key ideas, movements and protagonists in historical and contemporary architectural discourse, and critique and challenge 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 carefully integrated solutions using evidence-based criteria.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

 

 

5

Employ well-developed skills and fluency in various modes of architectural representation, including drawings and models, to develop and communicate convincing architectural propositions.

Depth of disciplinary expertise

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Information and Digital literacy

 

6

Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary contexts to address complex 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 successfully 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 a strong working 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

Navigate the differing theoretical underpinnings, methodologies and conventions of various modes of architectural research to successfully conduct a substantial independent research project.

Critical thinking and Problem solving

Communication (oral and written)

Inventiveness

 Influence