Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

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The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning encompasses four main professional disciplines: architecture, property and construction, landscape architecture, and urban planning.

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 Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Institute of Building, Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture, Australian Property Institute, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Royal Australian Planning Institute.

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), or Master of Architecture (by coursework).

Property and construction: Completion of the BPD (Property and Construction) (three years) and the Bachelor of Property and Construction (BPC) (pass or honours) (one year), or the BPD(Hons) (four years) and the Master of Property and Construction (MPC) by coursework (one year). Three streams are available: building construction management, building economics (quantity surveying) and property. All students must complete a period of approved industrial experience before entering the post-BPD course.

Landscape architecture: Completion of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (four years); or 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, sustainability, 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.

• 1. Objectives of the faculty
• 2. Faculty courses
• 3. Architecture
• 4. Property and construction
• 5. Landscape architecture
• 6. Urban planning
• 7. Quota subjects
• 8. Credit for previous studies
• 9. Complaint resolution
• 10. Unsatisfactory progress
• 11. Undergraduate entry
• 12. Careers for architecture, building and planning graduates
• 13. Further information

Areas of Study

• Architecture building and planning subjects

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