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Science Architecture - 3265
Built Environment
Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
General Education Requirements
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Built Environment
 
 
Contact: http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 3 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 144
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Architecture) (Major)
 
 

Program Description

From 2008 the Science Architecture degree will be replaced by a Bachelor of Architectural Computing Program Code 3267.

Please refer to the online handbook entry for this program.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The Bachelor of Science (Architecture) degree is a three year full time program with an optional fourth year for Honours. The first year introduces the fundamental concepts of Architecture and is undertaken as a common year with the Bachelor of Architecture program. During the second and third years, students concentrate on an area of specialisation. At present, the main area of specialisation is architectural computing.

Program Structure

Year 1

Session 1

Session 2

Year 2

Session 1
  • Electives (18 UOC)
  • General Education (3 UOC)

Session 2
  • Electives (15 UOC)
  • General Education (3 UOC)

Year 3

Session 1
  • Electives (15 UOC)
  • General Education (3 UOC)

Year 3

Session 2
Electives (6 UoC)
General Education (3 UOC)

Year 4

Session 1

Session 2
Suggested Electives for the Computing Major

This table shows the recommended electives for Year 2 and 3 for the computing major. Note that students are required to complete 24 units of credit (and the 2 projects) to receive the major, while this recommended program includes 42 UOC of computing electives . It should be noted that students are not obliged to complete these electives in the order set out in the schedule. Also, the list is not an exhaustive list of the available computing electives, so some students may choose to complete courses not listed here.

Year 2

Session 1
  • Electives (totalling 12 UOC)

Session 2

Year 3

Session 1

Session 2
  • Electives (3 UOC)

General Education Requirements

It is UNSW policy that all students must complete up to 56 hours of study that fosters acceptance of professional and ethical action as well as social and environmental responsibility. The BSc(Arch) program satisfies half of that requirement within the courses that are taken in common with the BArch program. Taking the course BENV1382 Social Responsibility and Professional Ethics in the third year of study satisfies the remaining 28 hours.

Honours

The Bachelor of Science (Architecture) degree may be awarded with Honours after the successful completion of a two-semester Honours program following the completion of the BSc(Arch) program, and in accordance with current Faculty regulations. Honours are Class 1 or Class 2 Division 1 or Class 2 Division 2.

Students must qualify by achieving a minimum Credit average during the first three years of study before being admitted to the Honours year.

Academic Rules

1. The degree of Bachelor of Science (Architecture) is awarded at Pass level after the successful completion of a minimum of 144 units of credit.

2. The degree of Bachelor of Science (Architecture) is awarded at Honours level after the successful completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit including 48 units in an approved Honours program.

3. To fulfil these requirements, students must complete:
  • 78 units of core courses, being all those prescribed in the faculty regulations for this program.
  • 18 units of FBE electives, selected in accordance with the faculty regulations for this program.
  • 36 units of open electives, selected in accordance with the faculty regulations for undergraduate study in the Faculty of the Built Environment.
  • 12 Units of General Education in accordance with University requirements. Students are only able to do a maximum of 6 UoC General Education from any one Faculty and only of 3UoC General Education from their own Faculty. Where students have received advanced standing/exemptions for General Education any remaining general education requirements must be done outside their own Faculty.
4. A student may undertake a major by completing a minimum of 24 units in an approved disciplinary stream (in lieu of an equivalent unit value of open electives) plus undertaking approved topics related to that disciplinary stream for both the core Research Project courses (ARCH1398 and ARCH1399).

5. The standard duration of the program is 3 years consisting of 6 semesters of full-time study (24 units of credit per semester). This is extended by 1 year (or 2 semesters), if the Honours program is attempted.

6. General Education courses may not be taken before a student enters Year 2 of the Program.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


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