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Bachelor of Architectural Design
Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Monash's Bachelor of Architectural Design is the first three years of a five-year pathway to professional architecture practice, automatically progressing graduates into the Master of Architecture rather than functioning as a standalone terminal degree. Creative practice sits at the core of the course, built around six semesters of project-based design studios that draw on both academic staff and practising architects to investigate real urban, environmental, social and political issues rather than purely hypothetical design briefs. The course sits under the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia's National Standard of Competency for Architects, with specific performance criteria mapped against individual units, so students always know how their coursework connects to professional registration requirements. It suits students committed to a five-year architecture pathway toward registration as an architect in Australia, and because the degree automatically leads into the Master of Architecture, it's best understood as the first stage of one continuous professional qualification rather than a complete degree in its own right.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- The course comprises 144 points
- 18 pointsof which 132 points are focussed on the study of architecture and 12 points are free electives. The course is structured in four parts: Part A. Critical contexts
- 42 pointsPart B. Disciplinary practices
- 72 pointsPart C. Studio practices
- Part D. Free elective study (12 points). Elective units may be at any level
- however no more than 9 units (54 points) are to be completed at level 1. Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated. Part A. Critical contexts (18 points) You must complete: BLK1000 Indigenous Australian creative practice and ways of knowing ARC2401 Positions and dialogues in architecture 1 ARC3401 Positions and dialogues in architecture 2 Part B. Disciplinary practices (42 points) You must complete the following units. Note: If you are in the double degree E3009 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Architectura..
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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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.
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