Master of Architectural Science (Sustainable Design) (Audio and Acoustics)

With a specialisation in Audio & Acoustics, this program allows you to extend your sustainability expertise into the growing area of acoustic design.

With this knowledge, you can differentiate yourself as a graduate and can choose from a range of career pathways include architecture, property development, construction or urban planning, audio and acoustic design.

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.

Architectural Science courses can be taken as single or double streams.

In the double stream program, the core units from the secondary degree are taken as the electives in the primary degree.

The double stream program is completed as 96 credit points over two years, allowing you to draw expertise from an aligned Architectural Science stream and prepare to pursue or develop your career within a wide range of areas in the built environment.

PRIMARY STREAM Sustainable design involves an approach to creating buildings that meets the world’s need to reduce our impact on ecological systems.

The built environment professions—including architects, engineers, urban designers and planners—are increasingly held responsible for the performance of their designs and projects, including accordance with promised environmental principles.

Sustainable design skills are highly demanded by the construction and design industries, environmental consultancies, government agencies and in the day-to-day operation and management of commercial buildings.

This program is tailored for design and related built-environment professionals who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in sustainable design.

Our integrated approach to Sustainable Design provides you with the knowledge you need to address sustainability considerations without compromising building functionality or profitability.

You will combine the aesthetic approaches to design with a thorough understanding of energy efficiency, analysis and performance metrics.

You will be exposed to ratings systems, myriad testing methods and will come to understand energy and resource use from ecological, economic and governance perspectives, as well as the storage and release of energy and how to design for both performance and comfort.

SECONDARY STREAM The Audio and Acoustics program is unique in Australia and one of only a few comparable programs in the world.

The program offers a balance of studio-based production subjects and theoretical and investigative subjects in acoustics and technical audio.

It will suit candidates with an academic and/or professional track record in audio and related areas who wish to extend the breadth and depth of their expertise—this includes audio engineers, architects, interior designers, sustainable designers and musicians.

The program is supported by two audio studios and one of Australia's best acoustics facilities.

The Acoustics Research Laboratory houses an anechoic room and reverberant room, and contains extensive state-of-the-art equipment for measurement and analysis including the only indoor environmental quality laboratory in the southern hemisphere.

The audio studios consist of a recording studio and a 5.1 channel production studio.

You will also be exposed to world-class research activity and have the opportunity to do research projects on your own.Commonwealth Supported PlacesCommonwealth Supported Places (CSP)* are available for postgraduate study for eligible domestic students.

This means that your course fees are subsidised by the Australian Government and you pay a student contribution amount (SCA).

CSPs are limited in number and are allocated based on academic merit.

*Some available streams, subject to availability.

Admission requirement

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 Certificate with a WAM of 70 or higher are able to apply to to continue into the Master in Architectural Science in the same course stream. Please see the Faculty Handbook for enrolment advice for secondary stream structure. Masters students may also opt to graduate with a lower level of certification once the required units are complete. Please note that students may commence studies in Semester 2, however some courses are only available in part-time capacity due to the units on offer.

What you'll study

Units of Study