Master of Architecture

Enrolment guide

The Master of Architecture is a two-year degree when undertaken full-time. To qualify for the degree, candidates must complete the degree requirements as specified in the resolutions of the Senate and University School.  All students should read the degree resolutions and monitor their progress through the degree by reference to them. The following points summarise the resolutions but do not replace them.

Summary of requirements

In order to qualify for the award of the pass degree candidates:

  • must complete successfully 96 credit points
  • must complete successfully 72 credit points from the core units of study, including one of the Capstone options as described in Table A

(i) Option1: MARC6000 Thesis Studio (24 credit points) or

(ii) Option 2: MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 (12 credit points) and MARC6020 Thesis (12 credit points)

  • must complete successfully 24 credit points from elective units of study from those listed in Table A or, with permission from the unit coordinator concerned, from graduate units within the School.

Planning your degree

The program has been designed so that some core units should be taken in a certain order and the remaining core and elective units fitted with them. A recommended enrolment planner for the core units of the degree follows.

Semester one commencement

Unit of studyCredit points

Year 1

Semester 1
MARC5000Induction Studio12
MARC5300Architectural Technologies6
MARC5400Professional Practice6
Semester 2
MARC5010Architectural Studio 112
 Elective6
 Elective6
 Total for Year 148

Year 2

Semester 1
MARC5020Architectural Studio 212
 Elective6
 Elective6
Semester 2
MARC6000Thesis Studio24
 or 
 MARC6010Architectural Studio 312
 MARC6020Thesis12
 Total for Year 248

Semester Two commencement

Unit of studyCredit points

Year 1

Semester 2
MARC5000Induction Studio12
 Elective6
 Elective6
Semester 1
MARC5010Architectural Studio 112
MARC5300Architectural Technologies6
MARC5400Professional Practice6
 Total for Year 148

Year 2

Semester 2
MARC5020Architectural Studio 212
 Elective6
 Elective6
Semester 1
MARC6000Thesis Studio24
 or 
MARC6010Architectural Studio 312
MARC6020Thesis12
 Total for Year 248