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Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning : Guide to courses
Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (Pass or Honours)
Bachelor of Property and Construction
Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Property and Construction
Master of Building
Master of Planning and Design
The property and construction program focuses on developing expertise in construction technology, management and property investment. Graduates become project and site managers for building construction projects; advisers for property investment and development; materials and product manufacturers and suppliers; quantity surveyors and cost managers. Builders can specialise in large commercial developments, housing, historic building preservation and renovation, and building interiors. Graduates can also seek careers as academics and/or researchers.
The courses provide three streams: building construction management, building economics, and property. All have a technology basis covering construction practice, services, structures and construction equipment. The building construction management stream concentrates on physical construction and the management of the construction process. The building economics stream involves cost management and quantity surveying. The property stream covers analysis of markets, investment, development, valuation, appraisal and property management.
A professionally accredited qualification in property and construction normally takes a minimum of four years. The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) is the pre-professional degree leading to entry into the BPC. It is a three-year, full-time course. On completing the BPD (Property and Construction), students who wish to pursue a career in building are required to undertake a period of practical work experience. They may then enrol in the one-year BPC course – the professional degree recognised by the Australian Institute of Building and the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
Those BPD (Property and Construction) students who are offered entry into the BPD(Hons) will normally proceed to a professionally accredited MBldg after undertaking a period of approved industrial experience.
Alternatively, graduates of the BPD (Property and Construction) course who have obtained the required standard in their BPD pass degree may choose to undertake a combined professional degree in architecture and property and construction, the BArch/BPC.
The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) has as its objectives that graduates:
have a property and construction knowledge base consisting of an integrated system of concepts, principles, theories, technical data and skills relating to land utilisation, construction design and technology, property and construction finance and economics, property investment and development, management of the construction process and the operational management of property and buildings;
have a sound grasp of problem-solving techniques such that they are able to synthesise and apply this knowledge base in the appraisal and management of property and construction;
understand the social context of their discipline and have an appreciation of the context and cultural significance of property and construction in history and the role of property and construction in the economy;
are introduced to the wider professional context of property and construction practice, and have an appreciation of architecture, building, engineering, economics, finance, planning, and management as related professional disciplines;
have developed critical techniques that enable them to take a professionally responsible role in the community through the formulation of independent evaluations of those social, economic and political institutions, existing conventions, and new ideas that inform the practice of property and construction and the associated professional ethics;
are able to engage in the self-directed study and research necessary for their advancement through their subsequent professional degree studies;
understand the extent to which team-work underscores the production of property and the construction of buildings, and have acquired an appreciation of the interpersonal, communication and management skills necessary for the successful practice of property and construction;
are technically competent and are able to demonstrate the acquisition of those professional and technical skills necessary to gain employment as an assistant to a practising constructor, quantity surveyor or property professional.
| First year (all streams) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-101 Introduction to Design | 12.5 | |
| 702-120 Communications 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-137 Construction Technology 1A | 12.5 | |
| 702-217 History of Building Construction | 12.5 | |
| 702-102 The City in History | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 451-102 Introduction To Surveying (B.P.D.) | 12.5 | |
| 702-117 Management of Construction 1 | 12.5 | |
| 702-138 Construction Technology 1B | 12.5 | |
| 702-115 Property 1 | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Second year (Building Construction Management, Building Economics/Quantity Surveying) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 325-201 Organisational Behaviour | 12.5 | |
| 702-237 Construction Technology 2A | 12.5 | |
| 702-216 Intro to Construction Cost Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-236 Management of Construction 2 | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 306-102 Accounting Concepts | 12.5 | |
| 702-238 Construction Technology 2B | 12.5 | |
| 702-219 Built-Environment Sciences | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Second year (Property) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 325-201 Organisational Behaviour | 12.5 | |
| 702-237 Construction Technology 2A | 12.5 | |
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 306-102 Accounting Concepts | 12.5 | |
| 702-211 Property 2 | 12.5 | |
| 702-219 Built-Environment Sciences | 12.5 | |
| 702-238 Construction Technology 2B | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Third year (Building Construction Management) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-308 Structures and Construction 3A | 12.5 | |
| 702-337 Construction Technology 3A | 12.5 | |
| 702-319 Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-309 Structures and Construction 3B | 12.5 | |
| 702-310 Construction Methods and Equipment | 12.5 | |
| 702-361 Construction Cost Planning and Control | 12.5 | |
| 702-316 Management of Construction 3 | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Third year (Building Economics/Quantity Surveying) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-337 Construction Technology 3A | 12.5 | |
| 702-319 Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-310 Construction Methods and Equipment | 12.5 | |
| 702-316 Management of Construction 3 | 12.5 | |
| 702-361 Construction Cost Planning and Control | 12.5 | |
| 702-661 Methods and Techniques in FPM | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Third year (Property) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-337 Construction Technology 3A | 12.5 | |
| 702-361 Construction Cost Planning and Control | 12.5 | |
| 705-457 Shopping and Retailing | 16.7 | |
| 702-353 Property 3 | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-219 Strategic Planning and Development Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-661 Methods and Techniques in FPM | 12.5 | |
| Electives | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
Normal entry is after completion of a period of approved industrial experience. An average of 70% (H2B) at third level of BPD (Property and Construction) is required for selection into the BPD (Property and Construction) (Hons) program. A 'fast track' entry is available at the beginning of Semester 2 of the third level of BPD (Property and Construction). Normally an average of 75% (H2A) at second level and Semester 1 level 3 is required for selection into the BPD (Property and Construction) (Hons) fast track program which is detailed below.
| Course structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| Two of the subjects listed below | ||
| 702-411 Advanced Construction | 12.5 | |
| 702-413 Project Administration | 12.5 | |
| 702-418 Land Economy | 12.5 | |
| 702-419 Advanced Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Sub total | 25.0 | |
| and | ||
| 702-451 Introductory Research Project | 12.5 | |
| Sub total | 50.0 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Two of the subjects listed below | ||
| 702-412 Advanced Services | 12.5 | |
| 702-414 Project and Development Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-415 Building Economy | 12.5 | |
| and | ||
| 702-453 Case Studies in Building B | 25 | |
| Sub total | 50.0 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Course structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third year BPD (Property and Construction) | Points | |
| Note selection into BPD (Honours) occurs at mid-year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Listed subjects for Semester 1 of 3rd year of BPD (Property and Construction) | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| Listed subjects for Semester 2 of 3rd year of BPD (Property and Construction) | ||
| 702-451 Introductory Research Project | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 112.5 | |
| Fast track Honours course structure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| Four subjects from this list: | ||
| 702-411 Advanced Construction | 12.5 | |
| 702-413 Project Administration | 12.5 | |
| 702-418 Land Economy | 12.5 | |
| 702-419 Advanced Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| 702-451 Introductory Research Project | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-453 Case Studies in Building B | 25 | |
| Total Points | 87.5 | |
The BPC is normally a one year, full-time course of 100 points and is available at pass level only. It is recognised by the Australian Institute of Building and by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (provided that 702-483 Advanced Quantity Surveying is undertaken as the elective). All prospective students (including BPD graduates) must apply through the Faculty's Student Services Office.
Entry from the BPD requires completion of the BPD (Property and Construction) and one year of approved practical experience in the property or construction industries. Entry from other faculties and institutions normally requires that applicants hold a three-year degree in an appropriate discipline (such as building, quantity surveying, architecture, engineering) and have practical experience in the property or construction industries. Applicants may be required to undertake preliminary studies to compensate for deficiencies in their previous studies.
In addition to the objectives of the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction), the objectives of the Bachelor of Property and Construction are that its graduates:
are fully conversant with at least one of the three main perspectives of the property and construction professions, namely, construction management, construction economics and property over the full life-cycle from land development through design and construction to operational management and ultimate disposal;
are able to engage confidently in the self-directed study necessary to their advancement through the Bachelor of Property and Construction course and their future continuing professional development;
are effective managers with an understanding of those principles of interpersonal communication, management and leadership skills that ensure competence in the construction, development and management of property; and
are technically and professionally competent and are able to demonstrate the acquisition of those professional and technical skills necessary to gain employment as a graduate property or construction professional and to advance to full professional status.
| Building Construction Management | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-411 Advanced Construction | 12.5 | |
| 702-413 Project Administration | 12.5 | |
| 702-419 Advanced Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-412 Advanced Services | 12.5 | |
| 702-414 Project and Development Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-415 Building Economy | 12.5 | |
| Elective1 | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Building Economics/Quantity Surveying | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-411 Advanced Construction | 12.5 | |
| 702-413 Project Administration | 12.5 | |
| 702-419 Advanced Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-412 Advanced Services | 12.5 | |
| 702-414 Project and Development Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-483 Advanced Quantity Surveying | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 702-418 Land Economy | 12.5 | |
| 705-431 Transport and Land Use Planning | 12.5 | |
| 702-419 Advanced Construction Law | 12.5 | |
| Elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 702-412 Advanced Services | 12.5 | |
| 705-445 Planning Law | 12.5 | |
| 702-415 Building Economy | 12.5 | |
| Elective1 | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
The Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building) provides a preparatory program of studies for entry to BBldg or MBldg. It is open to graduates of bachelor degrees in building, quantity surveying, architecture, civil or structural engineering, or the equivalent. Applicants who do not have such formal qualifications, but do have considerable relevant professional experience, may also apply.
The graduate diploma is a one-year, full-time course or a two-year part-time course of 100 points. Upon successful completion of the course with at least a grade average of 70%, applicants may apply for entry into the Master of Building.
Please note: The Graduate Diploma on its own does not satisfy the professional requirements of the Australian Institute of Building or the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
The MBldg can be completed either by coursework or by thesis. Applicants for the research degree will normally be either graduates with a BBldg degree of four years standing with a grade average of 70% (H2B) or hold a BPD(Hons) degree in building, or its equivalent. Applicants for the coursework program will normally hold a BPD (Hons) degree in building or its equivalent. Other applicants with relevant professional experience may also apply, but may be required to do preliminary studies before being accepted for entry.
Candidates who enrol in the MBldg will need to have undertaken approved practical experience in the building industry to complete the requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building.
Candidates who have completed the BPD (Property and Construction) (Hons) degree, as noted above, may enrol in the MBldg by coursework to meet the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building or the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. To achieve a MBldg by coursework, students will normally have undertaken a total of five years of coursework plus approved industrial experience. The fast track program enables students to achieve a MBldg including industrial experience in five years.
| 1. | The academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors are satisfied by completing 702-483 Advanced Quantity Surveying as the elective. |
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