Bachelor of Architectural Design
Bachelor of Architectural Design
Acknowledged by the national and international architectural profession, the Bachelor of Architectural Design is designed to help you develop a rich understanding of architecture, and build a diverse set of skills that will carry you through your career. Learn in an environment that is similar to a cutting-edge architectural design…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Acknowledged by the national and international architectural profession, the Bachelor of Architectural Design is designed to help you develop a rich understanding of architecture, and build a diverse set of skills that will carry you through your career.
Learn in an environment that is similar to a cutting-edge architectural design firm. Through your core and elective subjects, you’ll have the opportunity to focus on your drawing, 2D and 3D design skills, and will be surrounded by like-minded creatives. You’ll combine both experimental and speculative design with practical projects, and engage with real-life industry projects to expand your knowledge and help you discover innovative approaches to problem solving.
Learning from internationally-recognised and award-winning architects alongside visiting national and international experts, consultants and specialists, you will explore the core skills required of an architect and architectural designer. As a student, you will be immersed in new ideas and perspectives that will develop your design and communication skills.
How you will learn
It’s all centred around design
Our unique design studios are one of the major reasons why RMIT Architecture and its graduates are so highly regarded by industry.
Learning intensively in small groups, you will have the opportunity to work intensively on one project throughout the semester. In your studios, you will have the opportunity to develop skills in drawing, 2D and 3D design in an environment that follows the best practice of a local or international design firm. Run by academics and leading members of industry, design studios provide a unique way of exploring ideas by challenging future designers, and allowing them to connect with peers, industry, and other disciplines.
International opportunities
This course has a range of international exchange agreements with universities in the USA, Europe and Asia. You’ll also have the opportunity to choose design studios that require overseas travel, and give you the opportunity to work with students from international universities.
Recent design studios have included collaborations with students in Berlin, Germany and architecture practices in Shanghai, China.
Career
This undergraduate degree is a stand-alone award that provides employment options for those who seek to work as an urban designer, in architectural practices or as a designer more generally, in roles that do not require professional registration.
Professional recognition and accreditation
Graduates may be employed in an architectural practice or a related design field, but need to complete the Master of Architecture in order to be eligible to apply to be professionally recognised as an architect. In Australia, completion of the Master degree will allow you, following two years’ professional experience, to sit the Architects Registration Board examination and register as an architect.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
