Master of Architectural Science (High Performance Buildings) (Illumination Design)
Program Overview
This innovative program combines high-performance building design with specialization in illumination. Students acquire knowledge in architectural and building services, sustainability, facility management, and lighting principles. Led by research-leading lecturers, the program offers internship opportunities and access to state-of-the-art facilities, preparing graduates for careers in architecture, construction, and lighting design.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This unique program focuses on the emerging area of high-performance buildings with a specialization in illumination design. You will acquire an evidence-based education on the design, service provision, and operation of buildings with a solid knowledge of lighting design principles. This program is tailored for design and related built-environment professionals who wish to extend their expertise in lighting design, and for graduates of the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments and Bachelor of Design in Architecture.
Outline:
Primary stream: High performance buildings
The High Performance Buildings stream integrates the various components of the built environment, namely Architectural and Building Services (design and operations), passive and active Sustainability, strategic and operational Facility Management and Property Economics (highlighting return on investment principles). You will have the opportunity to not only learn but also actively participate in research as part of your studies.
Secondary stream: Illumination design
Throughout this course, you will learn how architectural lighting design shapes the visual environment experienced by building occupants. By specifying light sources and control systems, determining their spatial arrangement, and considering the interaction between light and materials, you will discover how to influence the function and aesthetics of architectural spaces.
Teaching:
Your research-leading lecturers take you on site visits and expose you to a range of international collaborators. You can use a wide range of electives to pursue your interests in the application of sustainable design theories and methods in architecture, planning, urban design, building services and facilities management.
Careers:
You will graduate prepared for a range of career pathways including architecture, property development, construction or urban planning, corporate real estate, and building services. The secondary stream could lead to vocational opportunities including lighting designer or lighting specialist, or working with electrical products manufacturing, lighting management services, or an energy services company.
Other:
- Duration: 2 years full-time (Available part-time)
- Location: Camperdown/Darlington University of Sydney
- Study mode: Face to face
- Credit points: 96
- Educational Excellence: The University of Sydney is one of the world's top 20 universities . We've attracted world-renowned teachers and researchers, so you'll be learning the latest practices from leaders in the field. Our building houses the only indoor environmental quality (IEQ) laboratory in the southern hemisphere, an extensive research lighting laboratory and outstanding audio and acoustics facilities, including an anechoic chamber and recording studio.
- Industry opportunities: Opportunities for industry internships and international travel will further broaden your thinking as a design professional.
