Overview

Overview

> Master the art of architecture in the national capital

• This course has a unique status as the only postgraduate architecture program in Canberra – one of the world’s most internationally recognised and fascinating model design cities. This professionally accredited two-year course focuses on the contemporary issues informing urban architecture and promotes the processes of urbanisation in architectural research.
• Accredited under a process administered by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, the course will arm you with the professional and intellectual knowledge and skills needed to practice architecture nationally and internationally. You will even fine-tune your expertise in related careers, such as urban design and heritage, and can choose to pursue additional studies leading to a PhD in a range of topics, including architectural history, urban planning or digital architecture.

> Study a Master of Architecture at UC and you will:

> understand analytical and theoretical approaches to site, context, program and technologies

propose formal, spatial and programmatic resolutions for major urban scale projects

demonstrate an understanding of the complex and challenging social, ethical, environmental, political and regulatory contexts within which architectural practice is carried out

display an advanced ability to respond to and develop a client brief, scope of work and detailed design proposals up to the start of construction

debate the importance of the interconnections of architecture with its cultural, theoretical, technical and historical contexts.