By bringing together the myriad streams of environmental performance, building economics and indoor environmental quality, this program produces built environment professionals with a strategic grasp of the challenges of building design, service provision and operations.
With extensive experience analysing and controlling the physical phenomena affecting buildings, practitioners of Architectural Science have a profound impact on the function, aesthetics and efficiency of architectural spaces.
The High Performance Buildings stream integrates the various components of the built environment, namely Architectural and Building Services (design and operations), passive and active Sustainability, strategic and operational Facility Management and Property Economics (highlighting return on investment principles). You will have the opportunity to not only learn but also actively participate in research as part of your studies.
The field of Architectural Science is enjoying rapid and exciting technological innovations. Through interdisciplinary access to our leading academic researchers and laboratories, our program emphasises the knowledge and critical thinking skills that will enable students to adapt to and lead future changes in our built environment.
On graduation you will have acquired an evidence-based education on the design, service provision and operation of buildings in a sustainable manner an area with increasing economic and environmental importance.
Future study options
Embarking on a research degree at the University of Sydney is an opportunity to work alongside some of the world's brightest and most accomplished academics.
Master of Philosophy (Architecture)
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture)
Graduate opportunities
This unique specialisation allows you to pursue a career within a wide range of areas, including the design and creation of building services requiring an architectural engineering solution, architectural practice, business, sustainable design, commercial development, property management and more.
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25 June 2022
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Start date
1 August 2022
The University of Sydney
Camperdown/Darlington Campus,
Level 5, JFR (Jane Foss Russell) Building, 160 City Road,
DARLINGTON,
New South Wales,
2008, SYDNEY, Australia
A successful applicant for admission to the Master in Architectural Science will have a bachelor's degree or possess experience which is considered to demonstrate the knowledge and aptitude required to undertake the course.
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma with a WAM of 70 or higher are able to apply to continue into the Master in Architectural Science in the same course stream.
This program can be taken with a secondary stream in combination with another Architectural Science Program. To undertake a double degree, the core units from the secondary degree are generally taken as the electives in the primary degree.
Masters students may also opt to graduate with a lower level of certification once the required units are complete.
IELTS: A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band
Application deadline: Jan/31 for Semester 1 and June/30 for semester 2.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The University of Sydney is ranked 4th in the world and 1st in Australia for graduate employability by the 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
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