Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Table A: Units of study in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Design in Architecture - Core units of study |
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Candidates are required to complete all of the following core units: | |||
Junior units of study |
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BDES1011 Architectural History/Theory 1 |
6 | A HSC Mathematics and HSC English Standard N DESA1102 |
Semester 1 |
BDES1023 Architectural Technologies 1 |
6 | N DESA1102 |
Semester 2 |
BDES1026 Architecture Studio 1A |
12 | C BDES1011 N DESA1001 or BDES1010 or BDES1024 |
Semester 1 |
BDES1027 Architecture Studio 1B |
12 | P BDES1026 or BDES1010 or DESA1001 C BDES1023 N BDES1020 or DESA1002 or BDES1012 |
Semester 2 |
Senior units of study |
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BDES2013 Architectural Technologies 2 |
6 | P BDES1023 N DESA2111 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
BDES2024 Art Processes |
6 | P BDES1026 or BDES1024 |
Semester 2 |
BDES2026 Architecture Studio 2A |
12 | P BDES1027 or BDES1020 or DESA1002 C BDES2013 N BDES2010 or DESA2001 or BDES2012 |
Semester 1 |
BDES2027 Architecture Studio 2B |
12 | P BDES2026 and BDES1011 or BDES2010 or DESA2001 C BDES2024 N BDES2020 or DESA2002 or BDES2021 |
Semester 2 |
BDES3011 Architectural History/Theory 3 |
6 | P BDES2027 or BDES2021 or DESA2111 N DAAP3001 |
Semester 1 |
BDES3026 Architecture Studio 3A |
12 | P (BDES2027 or BDES2020) and BDES2013 C BDES3011 N BDES3010 or DESA3001 or BDES3023 |
Semester 1 |
BDES3027 Architecture Studio 3B |
12 | P BDES3026 or BDES3010 or DESA3001 N BDES3020 or DESA3002 or BDES3012 |
Semester 2 |
Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours)/Master of Architecture honours core units |
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Honours units in this degree will be offered from 2019 | |||
Recommended electives |
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Students are strongly advised to undertake the following elective units of study: | |||
AWSS1001 Architectural Sketching and Drawing |
6 | N DESA1601, DESA1602 Students may incur costs for materials in some Art Workshops units. |
Semester 1 |
Master of Architecture - Prerequisite unit of study |
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Candidates wishing to proceed to the Master of Architecture are required to complete the following prerequisite unit. This unit may count towards the senior School electives. | |||
BDES3025 Architectural Professional Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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School electives |
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Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 42 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 12 credit points of senior elective units of study from those listed below. Candidates who have passed 96 credit points with a Credit average may request permission to enrol in graduate units from Table G, the table of graduate units of study, or Table M, the Master of Architecture, in this handbook. | |||
Senior Art in Architecture elective units of study |
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AWSS2002 Site Specific Art |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
AWSS2010 Architecture and Design Ceramic Processes |
6 | N DESA2634 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
AWSS2015 Generative Drawing |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 Summer Early |
AWSS2020 Object Design |
6 | C DESA1555 N DESA2643 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
AWSS2023 Architectural Photography 1 |
6 | N DESA2629 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
AWSS2026 2D Print Processes in Design |
6 | N DESA2638 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
AWSS2027 Architecture and Design Material Processes |
6 | N DESA2636 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
DESA3013 Expanded Colour: Theory to Application |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
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Senior Architecture elective units of study |
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DAAE2001 20th Century Australian Architecture |
6 | N DESA2305 |
Semester 2 |
DAAE2002 Architecture, Place and Society This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | N DESA2211 |
Semester 1 |
DESA3003 Architectural Detailing |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
DESA3004 Architecture and Diagrams This unit of study is not available in 2017 |
6 | P 48 Credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
DESA3005 Architectural Drawing Through History |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
DESA3007 Prefab Architecture |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive February |
DESA3008 Architectural Models: Theory and Practice |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
DESA3009 Advanced Fabrication |
6 | P 96 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
DESA3010 Code to Production |
6 | P 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
DESA3011 Introduction to Building Construction |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
DESA3012 Counter-Practices in Architecture |
6 | N ARCH9094 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
DESA3014 Finding Country |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive January |
DESA3015 Broken Hill and Far West NSW Projects |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive July |
DESA3441 Design Architecture Independent Study A |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
DESA3442 Design Architecture Independent Study B |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
DESA3443 Design Architecture Independent Study C |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
DESA3444 Design Architecture Independent Study D |
6 | P 48 credit points and WAM of at least 70. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
DESA3551 Design Architecture General Elective A |
6 |
Departmental Permission will be required to enrol in this unit. |
Intensive February Intensive July Intensive June Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
DESA3552 Design Architecture General Elective B |
6 | P 48 credit points. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive February Intensive January Intensive June Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
DESA3553 Design Architecture General Elective C |
6 | P 48 credit points. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive June Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
DESA3554 Design Architecture General Elective D |
6 | P 48 credit points. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive January Intensive June Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
MARC6204 Graduate Exhibition |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Junior Architectural Science elective units of study |
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DESA1004 Designing with Surfaces and Light |
6 | N DESA2612 |
Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main |
Senior Architectural Science elective units of study |
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DAAE2005 Designing with Colour |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early Winter Main |
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DAAE2008 Innovative Building Structures |
6 | P BDES1023 N DESA2206 |
Semester 2 |
DAAE3001 Sustainable Architectural Practice |
6 | P DESA2111 or BDES1023 or DESA1102 N DESA2201 or DESA2202 or DESA2207 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
Junior Design Computing elective units of study |
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DECO1012 Design Programming |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Senior Design Computing elective units of study |
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DAAE2011 Intro to Visual Communication Design |
6 | N DAAE2009 or DECO1015 or DECO1100 or DECO2101 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
DECO2010 Designing Social Media |
6 | Intensive June Semester 1 |
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DECO2015 Design for Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DECO2101 Visual Communication |
6 | N DECO1015 or DECO1100 or DAAE2009 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive June Semester 1 |
DECO2102 Web Design and Technologies |
6 | N DECO1016 |
Semester 2 |
DECO2103 3D Modelling and Fabrication |
6 | N DECO1008 |
Semester 1 |
DECO2015 Design for Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DECO2016 Design Thinking |
6 | N DECO1006 Not available to students in the Bachelor of Design Computing and the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments |
Semester 2 |
DECO3101 Innovation Design Studio |
6 | Semester 1 |
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DECO3006 Animation and Motion Design |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Junior Planning elective units of study |
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DAAE1001 Living Cities |
6 | A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011 and AWSS1001 |
Semester 2 |
Senior Planning elective units of study |
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BADP2002 City Form and Development |
6 | P DAAE1001 |
Semester 1 |