Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture
Architecture enhances people’s lives through the creation of meaningful human environments. Many key challenges of contemporary society—such as sustainability, housing affordability, ageing-in-place, city living and community building—often involve spatial issues. Architecture applies a holistic way of thinking and acting to combine creative design processes and technical skills with understandings of…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Architecture enhances people’s lives through the creation of meaningful human environments. Many key challenges of contemporary society—such as sustainability, housing affordability, ageing-in-place, city living and community building—often involve spatial issues. Architecture applies a holistic way of thinking and acting to combine creative design processes and technical skills with understandings of human, cultural and environmental issues.
Notre Dame’s new Master of Architecture program provides a unique education, in the heart of Fremantle. In ethically, socially and environmentally responsible architecture where you are part of a small cohort of creative, critical–thinking students, embedded in architectural practice.
The strength of this program lies in its unique combination of the following:
a small diverse cohort
high-quality teaching approaches
tailored practice placements
socio-spatial design studios that tackle contemporary issues
working within a studio-based, creative-practice research culture
situated and engaged within the Fremantle community.
The Design Studio is the central component of the curriculum where you apply your knowledge, creativity and strategic problem-solving skills in the design of built environments.
During practice placements, you apply your professional and technical learning in local practices under the supervision of a Registered Architect.
The curriculum focuses on diverse graduate employment opportunities and is mapped to the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects. In addition to gaining professional competencies, you develop high level strategic research agility, resourcefulness and design innovation that opens up opportunities within traditional and non-traditional career pathways.
The personal experience of studying architecture at the Fremantle Campus is enhanced by the historic, artistic and architectural context of the city. Within the program there are opportunities to undertake studies in the Kimberley, Sydney and overseas.
Program learning outcomes
Students meeting the award requirements for this qualification should be able to:
Competent: Apply the knowledge and skills necessary for the profession of architecture across design, documentation, project delivery and practice management in compliance with the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA).
Creative: Apply analytical, critical and creative thinking, within spatial, social and environmental contexts, to the design of contemporary architectural projects.
Innovative, strategic, sustainable: Use advanced problem-solving strategic and technical skills to create innovative sustainable solutions to environmental issues and challenges.
Ethical: Apply professional and ethical decision-making that fosters social, environmental and community responsibility, with sensitivity to cultural diversity, within the practice of architecture and the built environment.
Philosophical: Apply broad philosophical thinking that informs practical action and decision-making in response to a range of complex socio-spatial design problems.
Inclusive Communicator: Apply advanced technical, visual, written and verbal communication skills to support inclusive and participatory engagement with specialists, stakeholders and communities in local, regional and international contexts.
Collaborative: Operate as an active, responsible and collaborative member within multi-disciplinary teams and demonstrate professional leadership skills in the built environment.
Agile Researcher: Apply strategic agility, forward-thinking and creative research skills to advance architectural design research that critically appraises and reflects on national and international discourses and practices.
REQUIREMENTS
Students with a bachelor-level degree in architecture, interior architecture, or its equivalent knowledge base, will enter into the two-year Master’s program. The application process will include an interview based on a portfolio of bachelor-level work, including any relevant professional work.
Advanced standing and/or recognition of prior learning may be available towards this program by application to the Dean, or delegate, and in accordance with the University’s General Regulations.
IELTS (Academic) – 6.5 overall, with no writing score lower than 6.5 and no other individual band score lower than 6.0; CAE/CPE – 176 overall, with no score lower than 176 in writing and no other band score lower than 169; PTE Academic – 58 overall, with no score lower than 58 in writing and no other band score lower than 50; TOEFL (iBT) – 84 overall, with no score lower than 22 in writing and no other band score lower than 17.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Notre Dame Australia is a leading institution in Australia. It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in arts & sciences, business, philosophy & theology, education, law, nursing & midwifery, physiotherapy, medicine and health sciences. The University has campuses in Sydney, Perth and Broome. It also has seven additional Clinical Schools in New South Wales and Victoria, which are part of its School of Medicine. The institution has one of the highest graduate employment rates in the country. During their time studying, students are offered individual career support, covering everything from CV writing to brushing up on their interview skills.
