| KEY FACTS | |
| Duration | 2 semesters (12 months) |
| Intakes | February and July |
| Location | Newcastle |
| Program Fee | $33,000 (Additional Fees will apply) |
| CRICOS Code | 113050F |
| OVERVIEW |
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Our Degree Transfer Design (Architecture) provides a pathway into the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at the University of Newcastle. Your offer is also packaged with Master of Architecture to give you the option of practising as a professional architect upon graduation. The University, with one of Australia’s best design schools, is ranked top 150 in the world for Architecture and the Built Environment* and No. 3 in Australia for overall satisfaction**. You will complete Work Integrated Learning (WIL) as part of your degree. More than half of your design courses in the bachelor’s degree are spent in the architecture studio. * QS Worlding University Rankings by Subject 2023 ** Course Experience Questionnaire 2020 – 2021 – Undergraduate Architecture and Built Environment |
Pathway
In this Degree Transfer program, you will study the same curriculum as the Year 1 bachelor’s degree university students, and receive 80 credit points for the Bachelor of Design (Architecture). You will also study two Academic English units, which help you improve your English proficiency and academic skills.
Upon successful completion of the Degree Transfer Design (Architecture) program, you will enter Year 2 of the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) at the University of Newcastle.
Entry Requirements
For more information about English entry requirements and the academic entry requirements for your country of origin, please refer to our Entry Requirements page.
Course Structure
Eight core courses:
- ARBE1102 Construction Ecology 1
- ARBE1201 Visual Communication in the Built Environment
- ARBE1222 Architecture Studio 1
- ARBE1103 Digital Communication in the Built Environment
- ARBE1104 History and Theory in the Built Environment 1
- ARBE1220 Architecture Studio 2
- ICEN7101 Academic English A
- ICEN7102 Academic English B
*ARBE1222 Architecture Studio 1 and ARBE1220 Architecture Studio 2 are 20-credit-point courses.