Program Overview

Bachelor of Architecture and Environments

This program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in architecture and environments. The degree requires the completion of 144 credit points, including core units of study, elective units of study, and a capstone unit.

Unit of Study Table (Table A)

The units of study that may be taken for this award are set out in Table A. To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points, comprising:

• 120 credit points of core unit of study
• 24 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level elective units of study as listed in Table A

Core Units of Study

1000-level Units of Study

• BADP1001 Empirical Thinking and Data Analysis | 6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard
• BAEN1001 Design in the Built Environment | 6 |
• BAEN1012 Sustainability Principles | 6 |
• BDES1011 Architectural History/Theory 1 | 6 |
• BDES1012 Design Communication | 6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent
• BDES1023 Architectural Technologies 1 | 6 |
• DAAE1001 Living Cities | 6 |
• DECO1006 Design Process and Methods | 6 |

2000-level Units of Study

• BAEN2011 DIL: Material and Technology | 12 | P BDES1023 and BAEN1001, C BADP2004
• BAEN2021 DIL: Sustainability and Performance | 12 | P BAEN2011
• BADP2002 City Form and Development | 6 | P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850)
• BADP2003 Light and Sound | 6 | P BADP1001
• BADP2004 Architectural Technology and Construction | 6 | P BDES1023 and BAEN1001

3000-level Units of Study

• BAEN3011 DIL: Urban | 12 | P BAEN2011 and BAEN2021
• BADP3002 Property and the Built Environment | 6 | P DAAE1001 and BADP2002

Capstone Unit

• BAEN3002 Design Integration Lab: Capstone | 12 | P BAEN2011 and BAEN2021 and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601)

Elective Units of Study

• BDES3025 Architectural Professional Practice | 6 | P BAEN2021 or BDES3026 or BDES3616

1000-level Units of Study

• AWSS1001 Architectural Sketching and Drawing | 6 |
• BDES1013 Design for Climate and Ecology | 6 |
• DAAE1002 Introduction to Australian Urbanism | 6 |
• DECO1012 Design Programming | 6 |

2000-level Units of Study

• AWSS2015 Creative Drawing Practices in Design | 6 |
• AWSS2023 Architectural Photography | 6 |
• AWSS2027 Arch and Design Creative Practices | 6 | N AWSS2010
• BADP2005 City Design and Urban Ecology | 6 | A It will be assumed that students have a basic awareness of social, environmental and political circumstances surrounding climate change, urban development and the concepts of sustainability, P 12 credit points of 1000-level units including DAAE1001
• DAAE2001 Australian Architecture | 6 |
• DAAE2002 Architecture, Place and Society | 6 |
• DAAE2008 Innovative Building Structures | 6 |
• DAAE2012 Urbanism and the Global South | 6 | A DAAE1002
• DECO2015 Responsible Design for Innovation | 6 | P DECO2016 or DECO1006
• DECO2101 Fundamentals of Visual Design | 6 | N DECO1015
• DECO2103 Architectural Modelling and Prototyping | 6 | A Basic understanding of design principles and design processes and how to apply them in practical design projects, P Completion of at least 36 credit points
• DESA2005 History of Asian Architecture | 6 |
• GEOS2123 The Geography of Cities and Regions | 6 | P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or DAAE1001, N GEOS2923

3000-level Units of Study

• ARCH3008 Contemporary is Always Over | 6 |
• ARCH3108 Industry and Community Projects | 6 | A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge, P 72 credit points
• DAAE3001 Sustainable Architectural Practice | 6 | P BDES1023 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or DAAE2002
• DECO3101 Innovation Design Studio | 6 | P DECO2016 or DECO1006
• DESA3010 Code to Production | 6 | P 48 credit points
• GEOS3520 Urban Citizenship and Sustainability | 6 | P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or ENVI2X22 or DAAE2012, N GEOS3920

Post-publication Amendments

The following amendments were made to the program after its initial publication:

• AWSS2015: Title amended from "Generative Drawing" to "Creative Drawing Practices in Design"
• AWSS2027: Title amended from "Arch and Design Material Processes (Casting)" to "Arch and Design Creative Practices", Prohibition (N) amended from "N DESA2629" to "N AWSS2010"
• BDES1013: Title amended from "Design for Climate Ecology" to "Design for Climate and Ecology"