Bachelor of Architectural Design and Master of Architecture

Monash University

Progressive, dynamic and regarded by industry as a champion of change, this packaged offer from Monash Architecture positions you to imagine the new environments of the future and shape the way we live and interact with one another. Architecture at Monash is a five-year academic program. This packaged offer starts with the Bachelor of Architectural Design and leads to the Master of Architecture - these together will qualify graduates to start their professional practice.Monash Architecture is all about the bigger picture, and how architecture integrates with urban design and urban planning. Examine buildings within their larger urban or regional environment and in the context of a changing planet. Develop future-forward skills and knowledge to contribute to the common good and to a sustainable and equitable world.In these studio-based degrees, you’ll study all aspects of architecture. For more than half of your study you will be participating in studio learning, guided by industry experts or academics and collaborating with your peers in small groups to develop responses to a wide range of social and spatial issues. Studio learning replicates the way many architectural and design practices operate. You will also be able to select our internship elective to solidify these skills in the real world.You’ll also learn how to visually communicate your ideas and responses – to clients, communities and/or policy-makers – through developing skills in visualisation, model making, digital fabrication and live presentation. You will learn to use the latest architectural software to ensure that you are prepared and ready to begin your professional practice.Students who successfully complete the Bachelor of Architectural Design at Monash University will automatically progress to our 2-year Master of Architecture.The Bachelor of Architectural Design provides a pathway toward professional accreditation as an architect in Australia and sits under the frameworks set out by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA). The Master of Architecture is professionally accredited and upon completion of the Master of Architecture, you will have demonstrated the (AACA) National Competency Standards as applicable to university courses.

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