Bachelor of Architecture and Environments
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Errata
| Item | Errata | Date |
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| 1. |
DECO2101: Departmental permission is no longer required for this unit |
07/02/2022 |
| 2. |
DECO3101: Prerequisite: DECO2016 OR DECO1006 |
07/02/2022 |
| 3. |
DECO2015 Responsible Design for Innovation: prerequisites have been updated to P: DECO1006 or DECO2016 |
01/07/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Table D: Bachelor of Architecture and Environments |
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| Students must complete 144 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 120 credit points of core unit of study | |||
| (b) 24 credit points of elective units of study, including: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 12 credit points of 2000-level or 3000-level elective units of study as listed in Table D | |||
Core units of study |
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1000-level units of study |
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| DECO1006 Design Process and Methods |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BDES1011 Architectural History/Theory 1 |
6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard N DESA1102 |
Semester 1 |
| BDES1012 Architectural Communications 1 |
6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard or equivalent N DESA1001 |
Semester 1 |
| AWSS1002 Sketching and Drawing the Built Environment |
6 | N AWSS1001 or DESA1601 or DESA1602 |
Semester 1 |
| BADP1001 Empirical Thinking |
6 | C BDES1023 and DAAE1001 |
Semester 2 |
| BAEN1001 Design in Architecture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BDES1023 Architectural Technologies 1 |
6 | N DESA1102 |
Semester 2 |
| DAAE1001 Living Cities |
6 | A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011 and AWSS1001 |
Semester 2 |
2000-level units of study |
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| BADP2002 City Form and Development |
6 | P DAAE1001 or (DAAE2002 and ENGG1850) |
Semester 1 |
| BADP2003 Light and Sound |
6 | C BAEN2001 and BADP2002 |
Semester 1 |
| BAEN2001 Design Integration Lab: Materials |
6 | C BADP2002 and BADP2003 |
Semester 1 |
| BADP2001 Algorithmic Architecture |
6 | A Basic skills in 3D modelling C BAEN2002 and (BDES2013 or BADP2004) |
Semester 2 |
| BAEN2002 Design Integration Lab: Energy |
6 | C BADP2001 and (BDES2013 or BADP2004) |
Semester 2 |
| BADP2004 Building Technologies |
6 | A AWSS1002 P BDES1023 C BAEN2002 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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| BDES3023 Architectural Technologies 3 |
6 | P (BDES2013 or BADP2004) or BDES2613 N DAAP3002 or BDES3603 |
Semester 1 |
| BADP3001 Designing for Environmental Quality |
6 | C BAEN3001 |
Semester 1 |
| BAEN3001 Design Integration Lab: Urban |
6 | P DAAE1001 and BADP2002 C BDES3023 and BADP3001 |
Semester 1 |
| BADP3002 Property and the Built Environment |
6 | P DAAE1001 and BADP2002 C BAEN3002 or ENGG3854 |
Semester 2 |
Master of Architecture - Prerequisite unit of study |
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| BDES3025 Architectural Professional Practice |
6 | P BDES3023 or BDES3026 or BDES3616 |
Semester 2 |
Capstone Unit |
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| BAEN3002 Design Integration Lab: Capstone |
12 | P BAEN2001 and BAEN2002 and (BAEN3001 or BAEN3601) C BADP3002 |
Semester 2 |
Elective units of study |
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1000-level units of study |
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| DECO1012 Design Programming |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| DESA1004 Designing with Surfaces and Light |
6 | N DESA2612 |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 2 |
2000-level units of study |
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| 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 DESA1555 and completion of at least 36 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| DECO2101 Fundamentals of Visual Design |
6 | N DECO1015 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is for students who are not enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing. Students from the Bachelor of Design Computing should enrol in DECO1015. |
Semester 1 |
| DAAE2011 Intro to Visual Communication Design |
6 | N DAAE2009 or DECO1015 or DECO2101 |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 |
| GEOS2123 The Geography of Cities and Regions |
6 | P GEOS1X01 or GEOS1X02 or DAAE1001 N GEOS2923 |
Semester 1 |
| DAAE2005 Designing with Colour |
6 | Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| 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 |
Semester 2 |
| DAAE2008 Innovative Building Structures |
6 | P BDES1023 N DESA2206 |
Semester 2 |
| DECO2015 Responsible Design for Innovation |
6 | P DECO2016 It is recommended that students first complete DECO2016 before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 2 |
| DAAE2001 Australian Architecture |
6 | N DESA2305 |
Semester 1 |
3000-level units of study |
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| ARCH3108 Industry and Community Projects |
6 | A Upper-level disciplinary knowledge P 72 credit points |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| DECO3101 Innovation Design Studio |
6 | P DECO2016 It is highly recommended that students first complete 12 credit points of 1000-level units and 12 credit points of 2000-level units before selecting this unit of study. |
Semester 1 |
| DAAE3001 Sustainable Architectural Practice |
6 | P BDES1023 or (DAAE1001 and DESA3011) or (DAAE2002 and DESP1001) |
Semester 1 |
| DESA3009 Advanced Fabrication This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 96 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| GEOS3520 Urban Citizenship and Sustainability |
6 | P GEOS2X21 or GEOS2X23 or GOES2X15 or GEOS2X11 or LWSC2002 N GEOS3920 |
Semester 1 |
| DESA3010 Code to Production |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December |