BP250 - Bachelor of Architectural Design

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Plan: BP250 - Bachelor of Architectural Design
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

Approach to learning and assessment

The mode of learning in the Bachelor of Architectural Design is primarily through ‘practicing and doing’, the core of which is the design studio project. These design studios are carried out in small groups where you will work on, discuss and develop design projects. These projects are communicated through different types of drawings and models and are reviewed and discussed regularly with peers and tutors. The projects and types of design studio are diverse as a path is charted toward an understanding of architecture and the development of an understanding to the many approaches of design.

Design Studio based learning and assessment relies upon continuous cycles of reviewing, feedback and reflection between staff, your peers and other students. Your work is presented verbally, critiqued and submitted in a portfolio of drawings and images. Each semester, work from the design studio component of the degree is presented as a part of a public exhibition. The design studios are vertically integrated so learning will be with students of varying levels, which encourages learning by example from more advanced students and gaining experience and sophistication as you progress through the program.

Design Studio is one area of study; the others are history, communications, and technology. These are taught in a combination of project-based seminars, like a design studio, and lectures or discussion tutorials.

Submissions may include essays, and projects often in portfolio format.

The aims of assessment within the course are to ensure appropriate measurement, monitoring, and feedback with respect to your academic progress and achievement and to generate an active debate about architecture, raise the standards within the school, and involve feedback from outside the school.

Assessment of core courses occurs through public presentation of your work. Panels critique your presentations and you will have the opportunity to respond to these comments. These presentations take place in a public forum to which all staff, students and people external to the program are encouraged to observe the material presented for assessment and comment.

The constitution of assessment panels for core courses varies. Design assessment panels consist of the studio leaders, a minimum of one external critic, and one internal critic selected by the course. Assessment practices in other courses vary, though these courses require a combination of the submission of assignments, a verbal presentation, and/or tests. Irrespective of the form of the submission, moderation - a review of all results at the end of each semester by people independent of the particular course - remains an integral part of the overall grading process.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT is committed to providing students with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply, and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice
  •  interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities
  •  complete these activities in real work contexts or situations

And in addition:

  • These interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to you and assist your learning.
  • Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.

 The Bachelor of Architectural Design degree has a wide range of modes of industry engagement. In particular the design studio component of the course has a diverse range of community partnerships and is nationally recognised for its strong linkages to architectural practice with many leading practitioners teaching into the program.

We have two specific courses areas within this program in which work integrated learning assumes a key role as follows:

ARCH1014 Architecture Technology 3 
ARCH1016 Architecture Technology 4

Architecture Technology courses incorporate high levels of work integration through assessment tasks. Students simulate the resolution of technical issues in design, both in the studio setting and on visits to construction sites, and with assistance from industry practitioners, consultants, and specialists. Assessment in these courses is based on the technical resolution of a design project according to industry standards of detail and documentation.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following:
 

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Year One of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Architecture Design and Communication 24 ARCH1000 City Campus
Architecture Technology 1 12 ARCH1013 City Campus
Architecture History Introduction 12 ARCH1023 City Campus
Architecture Design Studio 2 24 ARCH1001 City Campus
Architecture Communications 2 12 ARCH1035 City Campus
Architecture Technology 2 12 ARCH1015 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Architecture Design Studio 3 24 ARCH1002 City Campus
Architecture Communications 3 12 ARCH1329 City Campus
Australian Architecture 12 ARCH1024 City Campus
Architecture Design Studio 4 24 ARCH1003 City Campus
Architecture Technology 3 12 ARCH1014 City Campus
History Western Architecture 20th Century 12 ARCH1026 City Campus
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Architecture Design Studio 5 24 ARCH1004 City Campus
Architecture Technology 4 12 ARCH1016 City Campus
Architecture Design Studio 6 24 ARCH1006 City Campus
Architecture Portfolio and Communications 12 ARCH1036 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:
University Elective
 

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