Master of Architecture

Enrolment guide

The Master of Architecture is a two-year degree when undertaken full-time.

To qualify for the degree, candidates must complete the degree requirements as specified in the resolutions of the Senate and University School.

All students should read the degree resolutions and monitor their progress through the degree by reference to them. The following points summarise the resolutions but do not replace them.

Summary of requirements

In order to qualify for the award of the pass degree candidates:

  • must complete successfully 96 credit points
  • must complete successfully 72 credit points from the core units of study, including one of the Capstone options as described in Table M
  • (i) Option1: MARC6000 Thesis Studio (24 credit points) or
    (ii) Option 2: MARC6010 Architectural Studio 3 (12 credit points) and MARC6020 Thesis (12 credit points)
  • must complete successfully 24 credit points from elective units of study from those listed in Table M or, with permission from the unit coordinator concerned, from graduate units within the School.

Planning your degree

The program has been designed so that some core units should be taken in a certain order and the remaining core and elective units fitted with them. A recommended enrolment planner for the core units of the degree follows.

Semester One commencement

Year

Unit of study

Credit points

Year 1

 

 

Semester 1

 

 

MARC5000

Induction Studio

12

MARC5300

Architectural Technologies

6

MARC5400

Professional Practice

6

Semester 2

 

 

MARC5010

Architectural Studio 1

12

 

Elective

6

 

Elective

6

 

Total for Year 1

48

Year 2

 

 

Semester 1

 

 

MARC5020

Architectural Studio 2

12

 

Elective

6

 

Elective

6

Semester 2

 

 

MARC6000

Thesis Studio

24

 

or

 

 MARC6010

Architectural Studio 3

12

 MARC6020

Thesis

12

 

Total for Year 2

48


Semester Two commencement

Year

Unit of study

Credit points

Year 1

 

 

Semester 2

 

 

MARC5000

Induction Studio

12

 

Elective

6

 

Elective

6

Semester 1

 

 

MARC5010

Architectural Studio 1

12

MARC5300

Architectural Technologies

6

MARC5400 Professional Practice

6

 

Total for Year 1

48

Year 2

 

 

Semester 2

 

 

MARC5020

Architectural Studio 2

12

 

Elective

6

 

Elective

6

Semester 1

 

 

MARC6000

Thesis Studio

24

 

or

 

 MARC6010

Architectural Studio 3

12

 MARC6020

Thesis

12

 

Total for Year 2

48