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Master of Architectural Engineering (MC-ARCHENG) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Master of Architectural Engineering requires the successful completion of 450 credit points.

  • 100 credit points of Architecture Pathway Core subjects

    OR

    100 credit points of Engineering Pathway Core subjects

  • 25 credit points of Capstone subject
  • 225 credit points of Core subjects

Students entering via an undergraduate major in Architecture will initially complete 100 credit points in Engineering subjects (Architecture Pathway Core subjects). Students entering from an Engineering major will complete 100 credit points in Architecture subjects (Engineering Pathway Core subjects). At the completion of first year, all students commence a shared second year sequence.

Subject Options

First Year Core subjects:

Students select one Core pathway option from:

Architecture Pathway Core

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ENGR90021 Critical Communication for Engineers No longer available
CVEN20001 Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGR30002 Fluid Mechanics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST20029 Engineering Mathematics
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENEN20002 Earth Processes for Engineering
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENGR20003 Engineering Materials and Mechanics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN30009 Structural Theory and Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN30010 Geotechnical Modelling and Design
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Engineering Pathway Core

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90284 Master of Architecture Studio A
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90285 Master of Architecture Studio B
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90286 Construction Methods
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90287 Design and Construction
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90288 Architectural Cultures 1: Modernism
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90289 Architectural Cultures 2:After Modernism
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Capstone

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90390 Architectural Engineering Thesis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Core

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CVEN90043 Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering Not available in 2025 12.5
CVEN90044 Engineering Site Characterisation
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90050 Geotechnical Engineering
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90045 Engineering Project Implementation
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90051 Civil Hydraulics
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90049 Structural Theory and Design 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90058 Construction Engineering
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CVEN90060 Integrated Infrastructure Design
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90437 Design Studio C
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90438 Design Studio D
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90439 Design Studio E
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ABPL90117 Twenty-first Century Architecture
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90118 Applied Architectural Technology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90140 Architectural Practice
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90424 Introduction to High-Performance Design
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 13 December 2024