Bachelor of Architectural Design

Western Sydney University

About

The Bachelor of Architectural Design provides students with a combination of skills and knowledge required by contemporary architects, aligning with the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) National Standard of Competency for Architects in the areas of design, documentation, project delivery and practice management across five knowledge domains;

regulatory, social and ethical, environmentally sustainable, communication and disciplinary.

The course focuses on producing graduates who can synthesise and evaluate information from across associated disciplines, undertake architectural design and apply design thinking to complex projects in a global marketplace.

All studio units in this course will be offered at Westmead campus and/or online.Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Architectural Design should anticipate expenses of approximately $200 per semester for model-making materials and large format plotting costs.

Additionally, it is strongly recommended all students have their own laptop when commencing the course (minimum 8GB RAM, multi-core processor, graphics card) but no later than the start of Semester 3.

Laptop specifications and other required equipment will be provided upon admission to the course.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete:

Recommended Sequence Start Year Intake

Code	Name
301280	Human Centred Design Research Methods

Code	Name
301283	Design Graphics: Presenting Innovation

Code	Name
301197	Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Analogue Design

Code	Name
301062	Environmental Building Design

Code	Name
301198	Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Digital Design

Code	Name
301226	Residential Building

Code	Name
101589	Cities: Introduction to Urban Studies

Code	Name
301199	Architecture Studio - Rethinking the Sub-urban

And one elective

Code	Name
301200	Architecture Studio - Rethinking Urbanism

Code	Name
301227	Non-Residential Building

And one elective

Code	Name
200471	Construction Technology 5 (Envelope)

Code	Name
301201	Architecture Studio - Global Cities

And one elective

Code	Name
101646	Analysis of Spatial Data

Code	Name
301202	Architecture Studio - The Infrastructural

And one elective

Recommended Sequence Mid-Year Intake

Code	Name
301062	Environmental Building Design

Code	Name
301226	Residential Building

Code	Name
301198	Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Digital Design

Code	Name
301280	Human Centred Design Research Methods

Code	Name
301283	Design Graphics: Presenting Innovation

Code	Name
301197	Architecture Studio - Fundamentals of Analogue Design

Code	Name
301227	Non-Residential Building

Code	Name
301200	Architecture Studio - Rethinking Urbanism

And one elective

Code	Name
101589	Cities: Introduction to Urban Studies

Code	Name
301199	Architecture Studio - Rethinking the Sub-urban

And one elective

Code	Name
101646	Analysis of Spatial Data

Code	Name
301202	Architecture Studio - The Infrastructural

And one elective

Code	Name
200471	Construction Technology 5 (Envelope)

Code	Name
301201	Architecture Studio - Global Cities

And one elective

The units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.

301030 - Introduction to Industrial Design Methods

301074 - Graphics 1: 2D and 3D Industrial Design Communication

300706 - Building 1

300707 - Building 2

Sub-major Elective Spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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