Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) (EB01)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	5.5 years
Total credit points:	528
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point
CRICOS code:	114081B
Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering

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QUT You

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Course Structures

Study plan progression - Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full time

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112	Spatial Materiality	Gardens Point Summer 2, Semester 1
ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131	Planning and Design Practice	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134	Land Use Planning	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135	Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200	Modern Architecture	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108
ABB153	Urban Analysis	Gardens Point Semester 1
EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113	Economics	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234	Transport Planning	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB302	Project Management	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110	Small Scale Building and Construction	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201	Architecture Design 3	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101
ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301	Work Integrated Learning (WIL)	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (Completion of 96cp in current course and admission into AB01, AB05, EB01, EB02, EB03, EB04, EB05, ID35, ID36, UD01, SE05, ID18 or AV01) or (Completion of 96cp in current course and DYB111 or ABB103 or ABD103)
ABB303 Equivalents: UXH331	Environmental Planning	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112	Introduction to Building Structures	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202	Architecture Design 4	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102)
ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211	Environmental Principles of Architectural Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112)
ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231	Stakeholder Engagement	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211	Building Services	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110
ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301	Architecture Design 5	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB100 and ABB107 and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201)
ABB251	Site Development	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302	Architecture Design 6	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211)
ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303	Integrated Architectural Communication	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110)
ABN401 Equivalents: DYN102	Research Strategies in the Built Environment	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture
ABN402 Equivalents: DYN106	Sustainable Urban Design	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture.

Year 5, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1	Project - Part A	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300
ABN405	Digital Collaboration & BIM	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture
EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274	Environmentally Sustainable Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (EGB124 or EGB101 or EGB111 or UXB230 or ABB253 or ERB101 or EVB102) OR (ABB253 and Admission to AV01. AV01 students may enrol in ABB253 in the same teaching period as EGB274) OR Completion of 144 CPs in (AB01 or ID52 or UD01 or UD05)
USB300 Equivalents: UDB302	Property Development	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points

Year 5, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2	Project - Part B	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1
ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432	Community Planning	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330). ABN402 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABH452.
ABH454 Equivalents: UXH433	Regional Planning	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330). ABN402 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABH454.
ABH456 Equivalents: UXH430	Planning Theory and Ethics	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330)

Year 6, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABH451	Urban Planning Practice	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABN402 or UXB330) and 240 credit points of completed study
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
EB01 Unit Option (12cp)

Study plan progression - Semester 2 (July) entry - Full time

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135	Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112	Spatial Materiality	Gardens Point Summer 2, Semester 1
ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131	Planning and Design Practice	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134	Land Use Planning	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234	Transport Planning	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB302	Project Management	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110	Small Scale Building and Construction	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200	Modern Architecture	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108
ABB153	Urban Analysis	Gardens Point Semester 1
EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113	Economics	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202	Architecture Design 4	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102)
ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211	Environmental Principles of Architectural Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112)
ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231	Stakeholder Engagement	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211	Building Services	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110
ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201	Architecture Design 3	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101
ABB251	Site Development	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112	Introduction to Building Structures	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303	Integrated Architectural Communication	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
EB01 Unit Option (12cp)

Year 5, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301	Architecture Design 5	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB100 and ABB107 and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201)
USB300 Equivalents: UDB302	Property Development	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points
EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274	Environmentally Sustainable Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (EGB124 or EGB101 or EGB111 or UXB230 or ABB253 or ERB101 or EVB102) OR (ABB253 and Admission to AV01. AV01 students may enrol in ABB253 in the same teaching period as EGB274) OR Completion of 144 CPs in (AB01 or ID52 or UD01 or UD05)
ABB303 Equivalents: UXH331	Environmental Planning	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course

Year 5, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302	Architecture Design 6	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211)
ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301	Work Integrated Learning (WIL)	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (Completion of 96cp in current course and admission into AB01, AB05, EB01, EB02, EB03, EB04, EB05, ID35, ID36, UD01, SE05, ID18 or AV01) or (Completion of 96cp in current course and DYB111 or ABB103 or ABD103)
ABN401 Equivalents: DYN102	Research Strategies in the Built Environment	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture
ABN402 Equivalents: DYN106	Sustainable Urban Design	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture.

Year 6, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1	Project - Part A	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300
ABN405	Digital Collaboration & BIM	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture
ABH451	Urban Planning Practice	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABN402 or UXB330) and 240 credit points of completed study

Year 6, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2	Project - Part B	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1
ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432	Community Planning	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330). ABN402 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABH452.
ABH454 Equivalents: UXH433	Regional Planning	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330). ABN402 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABH454.
ABH456 Equivalents: UXH430	Planning Theory and Ethics	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330)

Unit Lists

EB01 Unit Options

Select 12 credit points from the Architecture and Built Environment Unit Options or university wide unit options.

Architecture and Built Environment Unit Options

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
ABB121 Equivalents: UXB111	Introduction to Construction Management and Quantity Surveying	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB123 Equivalents: UXB100	Sustainability and Design Thinking for the Construction Industry	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB124 Equivalents: UXB114	Integrated Construction	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB202 Equivalents: DTB205	Design Psychology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: 84 credit points of completed Architecture study (ABB% or D% units)
ABB233 Equivalents: DTB200, DTB303	Interior Access and Assemblies	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB106 or DYB113

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