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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 19th and 20th 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 Faculty of 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 One 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 | 1 | |
| 702-132 European Architecture B | 2 | |
| 702-102 City in History | 1, repeat 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, repeat Summer | |
| 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 | Not Offered | |
| 107-109 Greek Art and Architecture | 2 | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-026 Studies in Asian Art and Architecture | 1 | |
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Japanese | ||
| 110-117 Dynamics of Japanese Architecture | 1 | |
| 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 | 2 | |
| 702-311 Revolution, Nationalism & Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | Not Offered | |
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:
five Honours subjects in Architectural History (totalling 62.5 points), including 702-474 Investigation Program A
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:
705-402 Research Project B (37.5 points) and;
two Honours subjects in Architectural History (25 points), including 702-474 Investigation Program A and;
three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 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 | 2 | |
| 702-311 Revolution, Nationalism & Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Art History | ||
| 107-065 The Representation of Architecture | Not Offered | |
| Fourth Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning | Semester | |
| 702-474 Investigation Program A | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 705-402 Research Project B | Year long | |
| 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 | 1 | |
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
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The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 9344 6430/6450
Fax: +61 3 9344 5532
Email: registrar@architecture.unimelb.edu.au
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