Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Master of Architecture

Discover architectural ideas through cutting-edge content. Develop your creativity and gain a practical understanding of the built environment and its relationship with the community through meaningful and sustainable design. This five-year course provides a packaged education pathway for those interested in pursuing architectural professional registration. You will gain practical skills in a studio environment and develop your ability to communicate your design ideas under the guidance of passionate staff.
From the first year and throughout your studies, you will explore innovative design ideas in response to real-world scenarios and present your ideas for consideration by registered architects. This practical, applied and industry-connected approach to learning ensures you receive feedback and insight into your work from professional practitioners with local and global architecture experience.
Want to transform your love of architectural design into a rewarding career?

Articulation of design ideas and defending those in an open forum is a key element of the course, as is development of research and analytical skills and Indigenous knowledge in design. Technical skills development (e.g. AutoCAD) and communication of design through text, graphics and 3D modelling are strategically integrated throughout the course. This enables scaffolded skill development that culminates in demonstration of your advanced design work in the capstone unit in the final year of study.

Your learning space will be world class, with Deakin’s extensive a+b studio – an inspiring open-plan space that enables you to work collaboratively and develop your projects. You will also have access to our purpose-built workshop. This is where 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and traditional tools and machinery are at hand for you to fabricate models and experiment with technology, materials and processes.

Career outcomes

Deakin architecture graduates work across the globe, from the UK, Berlin and Oslo, to China, Dubai and the US. Our Bachelor of Design (Architecture) graduates have pursued roles in the built environment field, including:

3D architectural modeller

architectural consultant or designer

design coordinator.

After successfully completing the Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Master of Architecture combined course, graduates will be required to complete an additional two years of work experience. This will be under the supervision of a registered architect, in order to present for registration with the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV).

Graduates can then pursue a career as a practising architect and work in a private architectural practice, government organisations, property development or other building and design fields.