Bachelor of Design - International (Architecture)

Bachelor

Architecture at QUT is recognised internationally for innovation and sustainable development. This course combines your architecture degree with a year of international studies.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Course Code

401392, 096566A

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Jul

ATAR

87

About this course

Highlights

Travel overseas, immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with international design trends.
Enjoy a year of studying with one of our international partner universities in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the US and Canada.
Enhance your global employability and open unique career opportunities.
Progress onto the proposed two year
Master of Architecture (available from 2022) and gain the required practical experience to become an architect.

Highlights

Travel overseas, immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with international design trends.
Enjoy a year of studying with one of our international partner universities in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, the US and Canada.
Enhance your global employability and open unique career opportunities.

Entry requirements

Prerequisites

Satisfactory completion of Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent.

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Great design is happening all around the world. If you want to travel overseas immerse yourself in a different culture and be on pace with the design trends emerging in another country this degree is for you.

Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where working with students from other disciplines you'll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community. Your introductory studies will also introduce you to visualisation skills and applications needed to formulate design as an exploration of the materials of the built environment.

Your studies will then build on these foundations and explore areas including environmental principles and the global movement of modern architecture with design studio units covering the process of design dwelling tectonics and public spaces.

In your third year of study you will spend two semesters (96 credit points) studing abroad before returning to apply your skills and knowledge to a workplace or professional context and gain practical work experience with work integrated learning.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates can find employment in the fields of architecture and building design. On completion of the two-year Master of Architecture and the required period of practical experience graduates are eligible to sit for registration as an architect in Australia.

Careers and outcomes

Graduates can find employment in the fields of architecture and building design. Upon completion of a two-year's Master of Architecture degree and the required period of practical practice graduates are eligible to sit for registration exam to be an architect in Australia.

Possible careers

Architect
Architectural engineer
Architectural historian
Architectural writer / journalist
Construction manager
Set designer
Sustainability design consultant

Course structure

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - International (Architecture) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:

a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the architecture discipline
four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
complementary studies made up of:
- four architecture design specialisation units (48 credit points)
- a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).
an international study year (96 credit points).

Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.

Special conditions

You'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:

be currently enrolled at QUT (not deferred).
have a GPA of at least 4.50. This must be maintained up until your time of departure for exchange.
you must complete DYB102 Impact Lab 2: People at any stage prior to your exchange.
be supported by your faculty who will be asked to confirm your suitability to participate in the exchange program. They will consider any history of not meeting the standards of behaviour outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
be financially self-sufficient for the duration of your exchange. You'll need to pay for your own travel and living expenses.
agree to the key exchange requirements when applying for exchange. These include but are not limited to:
- Abiding by the QUT code of conduct whilst on exchange
- Attending the compulsory pre-departure session.
- Abiding by all exchange conditions with regards to QUT insurance and registration with Customer Care. More information about this is given on the pre-departure page.

Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.

Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.

To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Design - International (Architecture) you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of:

a design major (144 credit points) including four shared foundation units (48 credit points) and 96 credit points from the architecture discipline
four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
complementary studies made up of:
- four architecture design specialisation units (48 credit points)
- a minor or a combination of design specialisation units and electives (unit options) (48 credit points).
an international study year (96 credit points).

Note: Bachelor of Design - International is being introduced progressively with first year introduced in 2019 and fourth year in 2022.

Special conditions

You'll need to meet certain criteria to be eligible for your exchange year including:

be currently enrolled at QUT (not deferred).
have a GPA of at least 4.50. This must be maintained up until your time of departure for exchange.
you must complete DYB102 Impact Lab 2: People at any stage prior to your exchange.
be supported by your faculty who will be asked to confirm your suitability to participate in the exchange program. They will consider any history of not meeting the standards of behaviour outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
be financially self-sufficient for the duration of your exchange. You'll need to pay for your own travel and living expenses.
agree to the key exchange requirements when applying for exchange. These include but are not limited to:
- Abiding by the QUT code of conduct whilst on exchange
- Attending the compulsory pre-departure session.
- Abiding by all exchange conditions with regards to QUT insurance and registration with Customer Care. More information about this is given on the pre-departure page.

Students who do not meet these requirements will be ineligible.

Where possible QUT will try to ensure students get their preferred study destination but this cannot be guaranteed. However every student who meets the QUT exchange program requirements as well as DE45 course requirements will be able to undertake an overseas study experience.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Architecture & Building courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

72.3%

Overall satisfaction

75.4%

Skill scale

55.9%

Teaching scale

79.3%

Employed full-time

$55.7k

Average salary

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