Bachelor of Applied Architecture

Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 6 years

Melbourne Polytechnic

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00724G

This program was developed following rigorous consultation with industry stakeholders and benchmarking with comparative courses within Australia to ensure that students have essential skills as required by architects at the undergraduate level.

Structure

Credit points are a basic measure of student workload. All subjects are given a credit point value. Most subjects at Melbourne Polytechnic are 12 credit points. A normal full-time annual workload is 96 credit points. The academic year is divided into two main semesters
full-time students usually enrol in 48 credit points each semester, part-time students usually enrol in 24 credit points each semester or less.

Subjects

Architecture and Building Design

Standard entry requirements

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years):.
Satisfactory completion of Year 12 VCE or equivalent with a minimum ATAR score of 65.
Minimum score of 25 in one of the VCE Units 3 and 4 subjects or equivalent.
Minimum score of 25 in any maths.
Participate in a selection interview.
Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study:.
Completion of the Melbourne Polytechnic Advanced Diploma of Building Design or equivalent at another institution.
Applicants with qualifications in related (e.g. Interior Design) fields to be assessed individually.
Participate in a selection interview and presentation of a folio of work.
Applicants with higher education:.
A complete or incomplete higher education qualification.
Participate in a selection interview.
Applicants with work and life experience.
Minimum of 2 years relevant industry experience.
Participate in a selection interview.