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Master of Architecture

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Architecture program at The University of Notre Dame Australia addresses key societal challenges like housing affordability and sustainability. It combines creative design processes, technical skills, and an understanding of human, cultural, and environmental issues, offering professional placements and a curriculum aligned with the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

2 - 6 semesters full-time

Course Code

5152, 099073J

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

About this course

Overview

Are you interested in contemporary society's key challenges, such as housing affordability and sustainability? The University of Notre Dame Australia's new Master of Architecture program provides an outstanding education embedded in architectural practice. You will learn how architecture enhances people's lives by creating meaningful human environments through research and professional placements. Get in touch today to learn more about this exciting degree.

Why study this degree?

The unique experience of studying architecture at The University of Notre Dame Australia is founded on a holistic way of thinking and acting to combine creative design processes and technical skills with an understanding of human, cultural and environmental issues.

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 open up opportunities within traditional and non-traditional career pathways.

The program covers four key areas:

Design studios, technologies, and applied skills: Socio-spatial design studios are central to the Fremantle Master of Architecture Program. The studios provide opportunities to use your knowledge, creativity, and strategic problem-solving skills to design built environments.
Technology in practice and professional practice: Placements with our professional partners will enable you to work under the direct supervision of an architect in practice, in tandem with your on-campus studies. These placements will offer a range of work-integrated learning experiences in which you can collect evidence to meet the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects. This integrated approach to delivery ensures that the program provides you with relevant and up-to-date professional learning.
Contexts: theory and architecture research: you will develop high-level strategic research agility, resourcefulness, and design innovation that will open up opportunities within traditional and non-traditional career pathways. You will engage in traditional and creative-practice research disseminated through exhibitions, stakeholder engagements, and design competitions.
Core Curriculum: Notre Dame's Core Curriculum is a distinguishing characteristic of its undergraduate and postgraduate education. You will undertake the course Ethical Issues in Professional Life: Architecture and explore the relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics in the profession. Throughout the program, you will be challenged to consider critical issues such as power and privilege, identify positive professional values and behaviours, and reflect critically on your impact on people and places, preparing you to be ethically, socially, and environmentally responsible professionals.

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

During practice placements, you apply your professional and technical learning in local practices under the supervision of a Registered Architect.

Entry requirements

Applicants seeking entry into Master of Architecture must have a recognised Australian or international bachelor level degree in Architecture or equivalent. The application process will include an interview based on a portfolio of bachelor level work and may also include 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.

Study locations

Fremantle

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Master of Architecture graduates will be able to:

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)
Apply analytical, critical, and creative thinking, within spatial, social, and environmental contexts, to the design of contemporary architectural projects
Use advanced problem-solving strategic and technical skills to create innovative sustainable solutions to environmental issues and challenges
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
Apply broad philosophical thinking that informs practical action and decision-making in response to a range of complex socio-spatial design problems
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
Operate as an active, responsible, and collaborative member within multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate professional leadership skills in the built environment
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.

Career pathways

A Master of Architecture will give you global professional recognition as an architect. You can become a leader in your field in the private and public domains.

Course structure

Program summary

The program structure for the two-year program is as follows:

Year One: Semester One

ARCH6000: Architectural Design Studio 3: Public Projects
ARCH6001: Architectural Contexts: Urbanism & the living city
ARCH6003: Technology in Practice: Practicum A

Winter Term

ARCH6002: Architectural Design Studio: Contextual Projects

Semester Two

ARCH6005: Architectural Design Studio: Heritage Contexts
PHIL6020: Ethical Issues in Professional Life
ARCH6004: Technology in Practice: Practicum B

Year Two: Semester One

ARCH6006: Advanced Research Studio: Community Building
ARCH6007: Architectural Research Methods
ARCH6008: Professional Practice Practicum

Winter Term (or Summer Term)

Architectural Placement (optional)

Semester Two

ARTS6000: Literature Review OR ARTS6005 Special Project (Professional Writing)
ARCH6009: Advanced Practice-Led Research Studio OR ARCH6010 Independent Research Project
ARCH6011: Practice Management Practicum

Full details of the Master of Architecture program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

Credit for prior study or 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.