Architecture in the Bachelor of Environments
Architecture is a discipline that uses broad skill sets. The new Bachelor of Environments is an ideal degree on which to build an architecture career that is relevant to the 21st century. Increasingly architects need to be able to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams. As an architect you will need to be expert at creating innovative solutions for complex and often conflicting scenarios. The contemporary issues that confront designers include climate change, globalisation, urbanisation and new technologies. While difficult, they are also opportunities to inspire and inform your education and your future practice as architects.
Design lies at the heart of the architectural process and is underpinned by expertise in history, theory, environmental and construction technology and communication. By the end of the threeyear Bachelor of Environments with an Architecture major, you will have developed a strong base of design competence and knowledge across a wide range of architectural issues.
In the Architecture major of the Bachelor of Environments you will learn to develop your designs using the latest modelling and rendering techniques through studiobased classes, contributing to a creative and challenging learning experience. We choose to select students on academic aptitude rather than previous drawing or design experience as we find bright and enthusiastic students quickly develop the necessary skills with strong support from an expert cohort of architecture academics and practitioners.
Careers and Graduate Study Opportunities
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Environments with a major in Architecture, you will have the option of either finding employment or applying to continue into the two-year Master of Architecture program, which will allow you to become a professional architect.
Master of Architecture
The Master of Architecture is a two-year professional degree that emphasises the central role of design in the studio.
The Master of Architecture provides you with:
- design knowledge that will contribute to the improvement of our built environment
- a grounding in the rich lessons of architectural history, theory and technology so that you can develop innovative architecture relevant to its time and place, its people and their culture
- the knowledge to manage an architectural practice and work within teams
- the ability to use resources, materials and technologies to produce responsible and sustainable architecture.
Master of Architecture – Career Outcomes
Most of our graduates find employment in private architectural firms where they work on residential, commercial and institutional projects of many scales. There are also opportunities to work on interiors, and historic building conservation and renovation. Many graduates will realise their ambition to run their own architectural practice, and others will seek work overseas where their skills are recognised.
For more information, please visit the Melbourne School of Design website.
Sample Course Plan – NB. Subjects DO NOT have to be taken in this order 1
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Natural Environments 880-101 |
Reshaping Environments 880-102 |
Architectural Design Studio 1 or 2 | Environments Elective | Architectural Design Studio 3 702-241 | Architectural Design Studio 4 (capstone) |
| Designing Environments 880-104 |
Urban Environments 880-107 |
Environments Elective | Construction Analysis | Construction Design | Environmental Building Systems 702-244 |
| Constructing Environments 880-103 | Virtual Environments 880-108 |
Foundations of Architecture 702-242 | Formative Histories of Architecture | Modern Architecture: MOMO to POMO | Environments Elective |
| Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 |
| Major subjects | 1 This example is provided as a guide only. Subject availability will vary from year to year and there is no guarantee that the listed subject will be available in future years. 2 Breadth examples: Subjects from another faculty, e.g. Music, Education, Law or Arts (Languages), or subjects from a contrasting stream within the Bachelor of Environments (see Breadth Study). |
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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If you have any questions, please contact the Environments Student Centre on:
Ph: 8344 6432 | 8344 6417 | 8344 8150
Email: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
Visit: Environments Student Centre
Ground Floor, Old Commerce Building
University of Melbourne