Updating Results

The University of Notre Dame Australia

  • 2% international / 98% domestic

Master of Architecture

  • Masters (Coursework)

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.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time
Course Code
5152, 099073J
Study Mode
In person

About this course

School of Arts & Sciences, Fremantle Campus

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 focusses 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 highlevel 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.

Entry 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.

Study locations

Fremantle

Course structure

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

See the Master of Architecture course descriptions.

View the schema of the program structure.

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

Watch related videos


Master of Architecture

Study in a unique design studio at the Fremantle School of Architecture.

Master of Architecture

Study in a unique design studio at the Fremantle School of Architecture.