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Convener: Dr Philip Goad (Architecture, Building and Planning)
Architectural History is taught within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, and in the Faculty of Arts. It deals with aspects of the history, interpretation, representation, cultural context, design, planning, construction and conservation of buildings, viewed in a perspective of social history and cultural milieu. Specific subject areas include the wide range of European architecture, architecture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Greek and Roman architecture, Asian architecture, and Australian architecture.
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts are permitted to enrol in a range of subjects offered by other faculties, but must complete a minimum of 50 points of first year and 100 points of second/third-year subjects in Arts-approved subjects. Within the Architectural History program, only those subjects offered by departments within the Faculty of Arts are Arts-approved subjects. See Arts-approved subject requirement for more information.
There are no specific prerequisites for Architectural History in first year.
A Major in Architectural History consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
Two first-year subjects in Architectural History (25 points), and;
Seven second/third-year subjects of Architectural History totalling 87.5 points, which must include 702-231 Modern Architecture A, usually taken as a Semester 1 subject in second year.
Students must take two of the following subjects towards an Architectural History Major:
| First-year subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-131 European Architecture A | Semester 1, repeated Summer | |
| 702-132 European Architecture B | 2 | |
| 702-102 The City in History | Semester 1, repeated Summer | |
Students must take seven of the following subjects towards an Architectural History Major:
| Second/third year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-231 Modern Architecture A | 1 | |
| 702-232 Modern Architecture B | 2 | |
| 702-233 Asian Architecture A | 1 | |
| 702-234 Asian Architecture B | 2 | |
| Classical Studies & Archaeology | ||
| 107-106 Roman Art and Architecture | 2 | |
| 107-109 Greek Art and Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-026 Studies in Asian Art and Architecture | 2 | |
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | 1 | |
| Japanese | ||
| 110-117 The Dynamics of Japanese Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Third year only | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-305 Theories of Architecture | 1 | |
| 702-331 Australian Architecture A | 1 | |
| Third/fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-317 Crisis & Complexity: 1950s Architecture | Not Offered | |
| 702-311 Revolution, Nationalism and Architecture | 2 | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | 1 | |
The prerequisites for entry to Honours in Architectural History are:
Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;
Completion of a major in Architectural History, and;
An average grade of H2B or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the Architectural History Honours coordinator and a Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Honours Coordinator: Dr Philip Goad
Students undertaking pure Honours in Architectural History must complete:
702-409 Research Project (Architectural History) (37.5 points), and;
Five Honours subjects in Architectural History totalling 62.5 points, including 702-408 Architectural History Research Methods.
Students may wish to combine study in Architectural History with study in Classical Studies, Art History, or Japanese. Interested students should contact the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Students undertaking combined Honours in Architectural History and another area of study must complete:
702-409 Research Project (Architectural History) (37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in Architectural History (25 points), including 702-408 Architectural History Research Methods, and;
Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study equivalent to 37.5 points.
or
Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (25 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in Architectural History (37.5 points).
| Third/fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-317 Crisis & Complexity: 1950s Architecture | Not Offered | |
| 702-311 Revolution, Nationalism and Architecture | 2 | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | 1 | |
| Fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-408 Architectural History Research Methods | 1 | |
| 702-409 Research Project (Architectural History) | 2 | |
| 702-432 Australian Architecture B | 2 | |
| 705-415 Perceptions of the Australian Landscape | 2 | |
| 705-441 Western Lineages of Urban Planning | 2 | |
| 702-421 Urban Design Theory | 1 | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-067 Renaissance and Baroque Rome 1450-1750: Rome 2000 | Not Offered | |
A BA with a Major in Architectural History can lead to the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Architectural History and Conservation), the Postgraduate Diploma and Masters of Art Curatorship, or the Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Tourism and the Visual Arts.
An Honours degree in Architectural History can lead to a Master of Planning and Design (Architectural History and Conservation) by coursework or research, or to the Master of Arts by research. PhD Study is also available in the contributing departments.
The postgraduate study outlined above is most often directed towards professional specialisation in the building conservation field. Graduates and postgraduates in this field constitute a large proportion of the professionals now working for private consultants and government in Victoria in the areas of survey and identification, design and conservation controls, historical research, and the physical conservation of buildings.
Student Services Office
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
First floor Architecture and Planning Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 6430/6450
Fax: +61 3 9344 5532
Email: registrar@architecture.unimelb.edu.au
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