Architecture

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ENVS-MAJ+1000 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2009

Coordinator

Clare Newton

Contact

Environments and Design Student Centre
Old Commerce Building
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
T:+61 3 8344 6417
F: +61 3 8344 5532
E: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
Overview:

Architecture is a creative and exciting design-based profession concerned with most aspects of the built environment.

Design is integral to the major, however to enroll, you are not required to have previous drawing or design experience. You will learn to develop your work using the latest modeling and rendering software as well as traditional techniques through studio-based classes contributing to a creative and challenging learning experience.



Careers and Further Study: Upon completion of the Bachelor of Environments with a major in Architecture, you will have the option of either finding employment or applying to continue into the two-year Master of Architecture program, which will allow you to become a professional architect. The Master of Architecture is a 200 point professional degree that emphasises the central role of design in the studio. For more information on the Master of Architecture please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-school
Objectives: By the end of a three year Bachelor of Environments degree with an Architecture major, you will have developed a strong base of design competence and knowledge across a wide range of architectural issues. For more information visit: www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Options:

Recommended first year elective subjects

For students majoring in Architecture it is highly recommended they take the following first year Environments subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

Core second year Architecture major studio subjects

Students majoring in Achitecture must complete at least two of the following studio subjects as core subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.50

Second year core subjects for the Architecture major

Students wishing to major in Architecture must complete the following second year subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50

Third year core subjects for the Architecture major

Students wishing to major in Architecture must complete the following third year subjects (offered from 2010 onwards):

  • Modern Architecture; plus
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50

Bachelor of Environments Electives

All Bachelor of Environments students must complete 37.5 points of Bachelor of Environments Electives. For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/electives/

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Breadth Subjects

Bachelor of Environments students must complete 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students; including at least one subject at 300-level (3rd year level). For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/faces/htdocs/user/breadth/BreadthSearch.jsp

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For more information about the Architecture major and to view a sample course plan, please visit:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/about/fields-of-study/architecture.html

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Related Course(s): Bachelor of Environments

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