UndergraduateArchitecture
Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
The first stage of Bond's architecture pathway: a two-year studio degree (27 subjects, trimester intakes in January, May, and September) at the Abedian School of Architecture, where each student gets an assigned desk in an open-plan studio. Learning is project-based, with access to computing and fabrication labs, a robotics lab, workshops, 3D printers, large-format laser cutters, CNC routers, and industrial robot arms.
This degree alone does not make someone an architect. Graduates progress to Bond's Master of Architecture (about one year and four months), which is the accredited qualification for registration in Australia and elsewhere, but entry to the master's is by application and not automatic. The program includes work-integrated learning and twice-yearly student exhibitions that build the portfolio.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- CORE11-011Critical Thinking and Communication
- CORE11-012Responsibility
- Integrity and Civic Discourse
- CORE11-013Collaboration for Global Change Required Subjects: ARCH10-127 BIM and Documentation
- ARCH10-133Introduction to Professional Practice and Immersion
- ARCH11-105Digital Fabrication Lab
- ARCH11-110Designing for Sustainable Futures
- ARCH11-114World Architecture and Urbanism
- ARCH11-125Materials and Methods
- ARCH11-127Design Thinking and Visualisation
- ARCH11-132Creative Design Studio: Material
- ARCH11-133Creative Design Studio: Landscape
- ARCH11-135Architecture and Urbanism of Asia Pacific
- ARCH11-140Creative Design Studio: Atmosphere
- ARCH11-145Designing for Climate & Sustainability
- ARCH13-128Design Futures Studio: Australasian Cities
- ARCH13-129Design Futures Studio: Density
- ARCH13-130Design Futures Studio - City Lab
- ARCH13-134Urban Futures and Parametric Cities
- ARCH13-141Architectural Design Detailing
- DIGM12-202Architectural Visualisation and Animation
- SSUD13-311Introduction to Structures
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
ArchitectANZSCO 232111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting 189/190/491 and the employer-sponsored 482/186. Full registration as an architect needs the accredited Master of Architecture plus logged practical experience and the Architectural Practice Examination, on top of the skills assessment.
Assessed by Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
ATAR - Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank: 75 (Australian Year 12 qualification or equivalent Selection Rank.). IB - International Baccalaureate Diploma: 26 (IB Diploma and total aggregate score achieved)
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