UndergraduateArchitecture
Bachelor of Design
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Design at the University of Melbourne develops practical skills and theoretical expertise across cities, buildings, transport networks, furniture, websites and landscapes, with Design Studio classes that mirror real workplace practice from the first semester. Students complete 23 to 24 subjects across 300 credit points, producing their own designs and learning a range of design techniques and thinking approaches.
Graduates apply design thinking across technology, architecture, business and other industries, in a job market where demand for creativity skills has risen sharply in recent years.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- Year 1: Design Thinking and Ideas
- Visual Communication
- Digital Design Tools
- common studio project across all design majors
- Year 2: major selection (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, Property, Urban Design)
- studio-based major subjects begin
- Year 3: advanced design studios within major
- Sustainability in the Built Environment
- capstone design project
- Studio-based assessment (physical and digital models, design juries) dominates from second year onward
- Pathway degree into Melbourne's Master of Architecture or other graduate professional design qualifications
Career & PR pathway
Which careers in Architecture lead to skilled migration depends on the occupation, not the degree title. See the skilled occupation lists guide for which occupations are on each list, and the points calculator to check where you stand.
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent); ATAR of approximately 80-88; pathway toward Master of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning or Construction Management.
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