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The Bachelor of Design in Architecture is offered by the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, ranked first in Sydney and 17th in the world for Architecture/Built Environment*. This degree introduces you to the rewarding profession of architecture and is your first step to becoming a registered architect.
In this degree you will learn to design for the built environment through a studio-based program that involves working on real-world projects in and around Sydney. Opportunities for international exchange are also offered and provide you with a broader view of the role architecture can play in improving people’s lives. You will undertake a core program in architectural history and theory, communications, technology and design workshops.
You will have access to electives drawn from across disciplines in arts, digital design, sustainability and urban design.
Your personal and professional interests in architecture are matched by our staff’s discipline-leading research and the faculty’s cutting edge facilities, including digital fabrication and modelling labs.
You will be exposed to exciting opportunities to expand your studio experience, participate in design and build projects. The Bachelor of Design in Architecture, combined with the Master of Architecture, gives you the skills you need to excel in your future career as a professional architect. Once you have gradated, you will join our esteemed alumni as a leader within the architecture profession.

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition	Session
Bachelor of Design in Architecture - Core units of study
Candidates are required to complete all of the following core units:
Junior units of study
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
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
Honours units in this degree will be offered from 2019
Recommended electives
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
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
School electives
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
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
Senior Architecture elective units of study
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
DESA1004 Designing with Surfaces and Light	6	N DESA2612	Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main
Senior Architectural Science elective units of study
DAAE2005 Designing with Colour	6		Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early Winter Main
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
DECO1012 Design Programming	6		Semester 1
Senior Design Computing elective units of study
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
DECO2015 Design for Innovation	6		Semester 2
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
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
DECO3006 Animation and Motion Design	6		Semester 2
Junior Planning elective units of study
DAAE1001 Living Cities	6	A DECO1006 and DECO1012 and BDES1011 and AWSS1001	Semester 2
Senior Planning elective units of study
BADP2002 City Form and Development	6	P DAAE1001	Semester 1

IELTS: A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL paper-based: A minimum result of 592 overall including a minimum result of 4.5 in Writing TOEFL IBT: A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing