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The University of Melbourne introduced Australia's first studies in architecture in the 1860s. In 1927 it established the first full-time architecture course. Since then, courses in other disciplines of the built and natural environment have followed. Today, the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning trains architects, builders, property professionals, quantity surveyors, facility planners and managers, landscape architects, urban designers and urban planners.
The Faculty aims to produce professionals skilled in investigation, analysis, problem-solving and communication who are motivated to contribute significantly to professional and community life. Studies in core undergraduate and postgraduate programs can be combined and linked bringing new knowledge and professional opportunities to the benefit of Australian and international markets. Course flexibility allows students special opportunities to explore new fields of professional and intellectual activity and to tailor courses to match individual interests and goals.
Study programs and research within the Faculty have a long history of international focus. The Faculty has extensive links and exchange agreements with a number of leading universities in Asia, North America and Europe, and students are actively encouraged to take a part of their course overseas.
The Faculty maintains close links with the appropriate professional institutes, each of which recognises and accredits academic qualifications awarded by the Faculty. They are the Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Royal Australian Planning Institute and Australian Institute of Building.
As the first part of their training, students undertake the undergraduate courses specific to their discipline. Architecture students first do the Bachelor of Planning and Design (BPD) in Architecture. Property and Construction students take the Bachelor of Planning and Design (BPD) degree in Property and Construction. Landscape Architecture students do the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Planning and Design, and Urban Planning students can do either the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development, or the Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Planning and Design.
The courses are normally offered only on a full-time basis and provide students with foundation studies in their chosen discipline. To gain a professional qualification, graduates must continue their studies in an appropriate post-bachelor course at either bachelor, graduate diploma or masters level with the exception of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development which is a four-year program satisfying accreditation requirements of the Royal Australian Planning Institute.
The BPD provides students with foundation studies in their chosen discipline. To gain a professional qualification, graduates of the BPD and BA must continue their studies in an appropriate course at either bachelor, postgraduate diploma or masters level.
Most of the subjects taken at an undergraduate level in architecture, property and construction, and urban planning are compulsory but there is scope to take a wide range of subjects outside these disciplines.
Applications for entry to the post-bachelor professional courses are also accepted from students who have completed studies elsewhere. Architecture applicants are expected to have completed studies equivalent to the BPD at a recognised school of architecture. Property and Construction applicants should normally have completed studies equivalent to the BPD, but may also be considered on the basis of related studies. Both Architecture and Property and Construction applicants require appropriate work experience. Work experience shall normally be one year's duration and shall not be less than 26 weeks for Architecture and 16 weeks for Property and Construction. For Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, applicants may be graduates of the BUPD, BA or another appropriate degree. In cases where a student's qualifications are deficient for direct entry to a post-bachelor professional course, preliminary studies of up to one full-time year may be available to compensate for the deficiency.
Entry to the masters programs is normally subject to applicants having achieved average marks of 70 per cent in their last year of full-time study. Application for entry to all post-bachelor courses must be made through the Student Services Office, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
The academic requirements for professional qualification in each discipline are:
Architecture: Completion of the BPD (Architecture) (three years), one academic year (26 weeks minimum) of approved practical experience, and the Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) (two years).
Building Construction Management, Building Economics (Quantity Surveying) or Property: Completion of the BPD (Property and Construction) (three years) and the Bachelor of Property and Construction (BPC) (one year), or the BPD(Hons) (four years) and the Master of Building (MBldg) by coursework (one year). All students must complete a period of approved industrial experience before entering the post-BPD course.
Landscape Architecture: Completion of the BA majoring in Planning and Design followed by the one year Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture) and the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLArch) by coursework (one year).
Urban Planning: Completion of the Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (four years); or BA (Planning and Design) (three years), and the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning) (one year).
Research activity is maintained at a high level, covering key areas such as urban planning and design, construction and cost management, property investment, history and conservation of the built and natural environments.
Masters degrees by research can be taken in architecture, building, landscape architecture, and planning and design. Candidates are expected to complete a major research study and prepare a thesis based on the research project. The Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) is also available. Architecture masters candidates may choose to present design work as a part of their research (MArch by Design). In all cases, only applicants with an appropriate academic background are admitted. In some cases preliminary studies may be approved as a bridging course for students of other disciplines.
Further information about masters degrees by both coursework and research should be sought from the Student Services Office, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
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