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Master of Architecture (MC-ARCH) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Majors, minors and specialisations
- Further study
- Notes
Contact
Email: d.s@unimelb.edu.au
Melbourne School of Design
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
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Coordinator
Djordje Stojanovic
Professional accreditation
Accreditation
Completion of a three-year Bachelors degree in Architecture + the 2-year (entry point) of the Master of Architecture OR the 3-year (entry point) of the Master of Architecture meets the academic requirements for registration as an architect under the Architects Registration Board of Victoria. In addition, professional experience post-graduation is required to sit the registration examination.
Professional recognition
The Master of Architecture is recognised for graduate membership to the Royal Australian Institute of Architecture (RAIA) and verified by Commonwealth Association of Architects.
Intended learning outcomes
Graduates of the Master of Architecture will demonstrate:
Knowledge:
- A knowledge of design based on architectural history, theory and contemporary practice.
- A knowledge of current practice contexts, including environmental, technological, regulatory and project-delivery systems.
- A knowledge of research and design-research methodologies and methods, including empirical and advanced research methods drawn from the sciences and humanities relevant to the discipline of architecture.
Skills:
- The cognitive and creative skills to develop and evaluate a design concept that demonstrates the exercise of theoretical reflection, critical choice, imagination and professional responsibility, through the exploration, testing and refinement of different technical and aesthetic alternatives.
- The technical and creative skills to produce a design that demonstrates an appreciation of economic factors, environmental issues, social and cultural issues, building systems and materials.
- The technical and communication skills to generate design and contractual documentation that clearly conveys information to both specialist and non-specialist audiences and that enables a design project to be realised.
Application of knowledge and skills:
- The ability to think strategically at different environmental and urban scales.
- The ability to establish and evaluate requirements and priorities in new project situations and contexts.
- The ability to work individually and collaboratively to prepare and deliver a design project.
- The ability to prepare, structure, schedule, evaluate and deliver a substantial research or design-research project.
Generic skills
The Master of Architecture has been specifically designed around the University of Melbourne postgraduate coursework graduate attributes and the requirements of professional associations. The Master of Architecture will incorporate research-led teaching, problem-based collaborative learning, professional engagement, and a diverse mature cohort. Graduates of the Master of Architecture will have high-level professional and intellectual capabilities enabling them to demonstrate leadership, a commitment to life-long learning, and professional integrity.
Graduate attributes
The main focus of the Master of Architecture is architectural design and practice. The degree provides graduates with:
Design skills that will contribute to the improvement of our built environment;
- A grounding in the rich lessons of architectural history, theory and technology enabling them to develop innovative architecture, relevant to time and place, people and culture;
- The skills to manage an architectural practice and work within teams; and
- The ability to use resources, materials and technologies to produce responsible and sustainable architecture.
Last updated: 19 April 2024