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Master of Architecture

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Architecture degree is an accredited professional degree that provides advanced education in architecture and is the principal pathway to registration as a practising architect.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 - 5 years full-time
Course Code
D7C, 059006G
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$37,250 per year

About this course

The Master of Architecture degree is an accredited professional degree that provides advanced education in architecture and is the principal pathway to registration as a practising architect.

The program extends the development of skills and knowledge in architecture built on the undergraduate Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments degree and draws on a rich treasury of teaching traditions, community partnerships, technical capabilities, design excellence, and questing research. The program aims to foster a profound and enduring engagement with architecture as profession, discipline, and culture.

Project-based design studios form the core of the program. These emphasise professionalism, critical and rigorous design thinking, knowledge of contemporary and emergent theories, technologies and practices, and the development of skills for a diversity of future careers in architecture. Students gain experience tackling a range of challenging design problems, including those relating to urban futures, social and environmental responsibility, and complex buildings.

Studios are complemented by units in Professional Practice, Advanced Technologies, and Design Research, with a choice of options to enable tailored pathways through the field. The program culminates with a research-led final project nurtured by professional and discipline leaders in small studio groups.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for the Master of Architecture you require a Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments (previously called the Bachelor of Environmental Design, or an equivalent three-year undergraduate degree in Architecture.

Eligibility is subject to achieving a minimum credit average (60%) across all core subjects in the final year of the undergraduate degree. Students may also be asked to attend an interview and/or submit a portfolio of their work from their previous studies.

If you have any questions, please contact us for further information.

COURSE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

This course includes compulsory Work Integrated Learning (professional experience placements). In order to participate in placements, all students must:

  • Complete a Safe to Practice Agreement declaring they have the medical, physical or psychological capacity to safely participate in professional experience practice.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

English Language Requirements are: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0)

Course Specific Requirements

To be eligible for the Master of Architecture you require a Bachelor of Architecture and Built Environments (previously called the Bachelor of Environmental Design, or an equivalent three-year undergraduate degree in Architecture.

Eligibility is subject to achieving a minimum credit average (60%) across all core subjects in the final year of the undergraduate degree. Students may also be asked to attend an interview and/or submit a portfolio of their work from their previous studies.

COURSE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

This course includes compulsory Work Integrated Learning (professional experience placements). In order to participate in placements, all students must:

  • Complete a Safe to Practice Agreement declaring they have the medical, physical or psychological capacity to safely participate in professional experience practice.

Study locations

Launceston

What you will learn

  • 1 Justify decisions in architectural practice with professional accountability and social-ecological responsibility.
  • 2 Engage and collaborate with diverse participants and audiences in the generation, communication and procurement of architectural projects.
  • 3 Apply professional knowledge, skills and techniques with mastery and judgement in situating work within historical, contemporary and future disciplinary contexts.
  • 4 Conceptualise and realise design propositions for complex architectural projects by synthesising and critically evaluating multiple and divergent design priorities.
  • 5 Plan and execute a substantial self-directed architectural design research project employing appropriate methods of inquiry and evidence-based argument.
  • Career pathways

    The accredited professional education provided by the Master of Architecture degree equips graduates with the required competencies to become core members of the architectural profession, working in firms and organisations involved in the definition, design, realisation, and stewardship of buildings, urban spaces, interiors, and the broader built environment.

    More broadly, the lateral problem-solving skills and creative powers developed through the degree - including design thinking, spatial intelligence, visual literacy, digital fluency, and effective communication skills - are highly transferable and resistant to automation, empowering graduates to navigate a future economic landscape disrupted by technology. Ultimately, it is the values of critical thinking, civic responsibility, ecological consciousness, and aesthetic imagination instilled through our architectural education that furnish the fundamental capacity for reshaping the world for the better.

    Graduates of the Master of Architecture degree are globally mobile, equipped to embark on stimulating careers across industries and fields both established and emerging, often located at the intersection of design and the environment. These include:

    • Architectural design and construction
    • Interiors and environmental branding
    • Lighting and acoustic design
    • Scenography and production design
    • Heritage preservation and adaptive reuse
    • Urban design and planning
    • Placemaking and community advocacy
    • Humanitarian architecture and post-disaster reconstruction
    • Forensic architecture and urban activism
    • Property and urban development
    • Management consultancy and strategic planning
    • Building products and construction systems
    • Healthcare architecture and therapeutic environments
    • Sustainability design and assessment
    • Project and facility management
    • Architectural photography and criticism
    • Design curation and writing
    • Architectural education and research
    Professional Accreditation

    The Master of Architecture is an externally accredited degree.

    This course is accredited by the Board of Architects of Tasmania, and the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia.

    Graduates may meet the requirements for registration as an Architect with the applicable Australian Sate and Territory Architect Registration Board. There may be additional requirements for registration beyond the completion of the course.

    For further registration requirements, please visit the Board of Architects of Tasmania website.

    If you have any queries about the accreditation process, please contact us for further information.

    The Master of Architecture degree is recognised by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the professional body representing architects in Australia, as fulfilling the academic requirements for full membership. Recognition by the AIA offers opportunities for international recognition of the professional qualification.

    For further membership requirements, please visit the AIA website.

    The Master of Architecture is an externally accredited degree.

    This course is accredited by the Board of Architects of Tasmania, and the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia.

    Graduates may meet the requirements for registration as an Architect with the applicable Australian Sate and Territory Architect Registration Board. There may be additional requirements for registration beyond the completion of the course.

    For further registration requirements, please visit the Board of Architects of Tasmania website.

    If you have any queries about the accreditation process, please contact us for further information.

    The Master of Architecture degree is recognised by the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the professional body representing architects in Australia, as fulfilling the academic requirements for full membership. Recognition by the AIA offers opportunities for international recognition of the professional qualification.

    For further membership requirements, please visit the AIA website.

    Course structure

    Master of Architecture has nine core units that cover three streams - design, technology, theory - and 2 units for Work Integrated Learning or cross-disciplinary experience. Students must complete first year units in any stream to progress to final year. Mid-year entry allows flexibility for part time study to facilitate students gaining practice experience. The course structure is comprised of 200 points, with 5 x 12.5% units, 3 x 25% units, 1 x 37.5% units as a capstone in final year as core and 2 x 12.5% WIL/cross-disciplinary elective.

    Credit for prior study or work

    How to apply for a credit

    If you have incomplete M.Arch studies you can apply for a credit/advanced standing as part of the standard online application process for this degree.

    Find out more information about how to apply for credit /advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning, or contact us on 1300 363 864 or enquire online.