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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

Unit of study table (Table A)

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 9 July 2025.
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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

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

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
N DESA1102
BDES1012
Design Communication
6 A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent
N DESA1001
BDES1023
Architectural Technologies 1
6 N DESA1102
DAAE1001
Living Cities
6 A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011
DECO1006
Design Process and Methods
6  
2000-level units of study
BAEN2002
Design Integration Lab: Energy
6 C BADP2001
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 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
BADP3002
Property and the Built Environment
6 P DAAE1001 and BADP2002

Capstone Unit

BAEN3002
Design Integration Lab: Capstone
12 P (BAEN2001 or BAEN2011) and (BAEN2002 or BAEN2021) and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)

Elective units of study

Master of Architecture - Prerequisite unit of study
BDES3025
Architectural Professional Practice
6 P BDES3023 or BDES3026 or BDES3616
1000-level units of study
DAAE1002
Introduction to Australian Urbanism
6  
DECO1012
Design Programming
6  
DESA1004
Designing with Surfaces and Light
6 N DESA2612
2000-level units of study
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  
DAAE2005
Designing with Colour
6  
DAAE2008
Innovative Building Structures
6 P BDES1023
DAAE2011
Intro to Visual Communication Design
6 N DAAE2009 or DECO1015 or DECO2101
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
GEOS2123
The Geography of Cities and Regions
6 P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or DAAE1001
N GEOS2923
3000-level units of study
ARCH3108
Industry and Community Projects
6 A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
BDES3023
Architectural Technologies 3
6 P (BDES2013 or BADP2004) or BDES2613
N BDES3603
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

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
25/06/2025 Prerequisites (P) for BAEN3002 published as:
"BAEN2001 and BAEN2002 and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)"
Prerequisites (P) for BAEN3002 amended to:
"(BAEN2001 or BAEN2011) and (BAEN2002 or BAEN2021) and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)"
01/07/2025 BDES1012 title published as:
"Sustainability Principles"
BDES1012 title amended to:
"Design Communication"
01/07/2025 No Assumed Knowledge (A) for BDES1012  Assumed Knowledge (A) for BDES1012 added:
"HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent"
01/07/2025 No Prohibition (N) for BDES1012  Prohibition (N) for BDES1012 added:
"DESA1001"
09/07/2025 BAEN1012 title published as:
"Design Communication"
BAEN1012 title amended to:
"Sustainability Principles"
09/07/2025 Assumed Knowledge (A) for BAEN1012 published as:
"HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent"
Assumed Knowledge (A) for BAEN1012 removed:
09/07/2025 Prohibition (N) for BAEN1012 published as:
"DESA1001"
Prohibition (N) for BAEN1012 removed: