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: | Faculty of Engineering |
| Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, engineering@qut.edu.au |
| Delivery: | Gardens Point |
| CRICOS code: | 114081B |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Engineering |
Scholarships
Professional recognition
The Urban and Regional Planning course is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia. Students and graduates are eligible to join the Institute.
Work integrated learning
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) is embedded in the curriculum and is a core component for all Urban and Regional Planning students.
WIL allows you to graduate with a portfolio of professional skills that provides evidence of your professional competencies. You are required to undertake 30 days (225 hours) of approved work experience within your major in the Urban and Regional Planning environment as part of your Work Integrated Learning. For questions or assistance, please contact the Faculty of Engineering Work Integrated Learning team at engineering.wil@qut.edu.au.
QUT You
QUT You provides interdisciplinary experiences that enhance critical and creative thinking, self-awareness, and digital skills, preparing students to create positive societal change.
You are required to complete QUT You units in your course – find out more about QUT You.
Course information
Course updates and changes to units and study areas may affect enrolment requirements. If your study plan is affected, it will be updated accordingly. For related questions or assistance related to your degree, please contact the Faculty of Engineering: engineering@qut.edu.au.
To complete your double degree within the standard timeframe (5.5 years for full-time), it is recommended to follow the provided study plan as not all units are offered every semester. This will ensure that you satisfy all prerequisites where applicable.
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structures
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
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| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
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| ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131 | Planning and Design Practice |
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| ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134 | Property Law and Land Use Planning |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
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| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
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| ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
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| QUT002 | QUT You: Walking on Country |
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| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
| |
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| ABB153 | Urban Analysis |
| |
| EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113 | Economics |
| Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
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| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
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| ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234 | Transport Planning |
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| ABB302 | Project Management |
| Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211 | Environmental Principles of Architectural Design |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| ABB215 | Architectural Detailing |
| Prerequisites: ABB103 or ABD103 or ABB106 or ABD106 |
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102) |
| ABB226 Equivalents: UXB212 | Building Structures |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 or UXB112 |
| ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231 | Stakeholder Engagement |
| |
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| 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) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB313 | Reading Architecture: Modernism and its Afterllives |
| Prerequisites: ABB108 or ABD108 |
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and (ABB107 or ABB215) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| ABB251 | Site Development |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110) |
| ABN401 Equivalents: DYN102 | Research Strategies in the Built Environment |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABH444 | Sustainable Urban Design |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1 | Project - Part A |
| Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300 |
| ABN405 | Digital Collaboration & BIM |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABB303 Equivalents: UXH331 | Environmental Planning |
| Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| 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) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2 | Project - Part B |
| Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1 |
| ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432 | Community Planning |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH451 | Urban Planning Practice |
| Prerequisites: (ABN402 or UXB330) and 240 credit points of completed study |
| USB300 Equivalents: UDB302 | Property Development |
| Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points |
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
| |
| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
| |
| ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131 | Planning and Design Practice |
| |
| ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134 | Property Law and Land Use Planning |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB104 | Create and Represent: Presentation |
| |
| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
| |
| ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| |
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
| |
| ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200 | Modern Architecture |
| Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108 |
| ABB153 | Urban Analysis |
| |
| EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113 | Economics |
| Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
| |
| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
| |
| ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234 | Transport Planning |
| |
| ABB302 | Project Management |
| Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
| |
| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
| |
| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231 | Stakeholder Engagement |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and (ABB107 or ABB215) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| ABB253 Equivalents: UXB230 | Site Planning |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent pre-requisite: ABB255 Planning Law. ABB255 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABB253.Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| ABB255 Equivalents: UXB233 | Planning Law |
| Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110) |
| ABN401 Equivalents: DYN102 | Research Strategies in the Built Environment |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABN402 Equivalents: DYN106 | Sustainable Urban Design |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1 | Project - Part A |
| Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300 |
| ABN405 | Digital Collaboration & BIM |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2 | Project - Part B |
| Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1 |
| ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432 | Community Planning |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
| |
| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
| |
| ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| |
| QUT002 | QUT You: Walking on Country |
| |
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
| |
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
| |
| ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131 | Planning and Design Practice |
| |
| ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134 | Property Law and Land Use Planning |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
| |
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
| |
| ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234 | Transport Planning |
| |
| ABB302 | Project Management |
| Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
| |
| ABB215 | Architectural Detailing |
| Prerequisites: ABB103 or ABD103 or ABB106 or ABD106 |
| ABB153 | Urban Analysis |
| |
| EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113 | Economics |
| Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
| |
| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102 or ABD102) |
| ABB226 Equivalents: UXB212 | Building Structures |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 or UXB112 |
| ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231 | Stakeholder Engagement |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| ABB313 | Reading Architecture: Modernism and its Afterllives |
| Prerequisites: ABB108 or ABD108 |
| ABB253 Equivalents: UXB230 | Site Planning |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent pre-requisite: ABB255 Planning Law. ABB255 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABB253.Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| ABB255 Equivalents: UXB233 | Planning Law |
| Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| Prerequisites: (ABB106 or DYB113) and (ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110) |
| ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211 | Environmental Principles of Architectural Design |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and (ABB107 or ABB215) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| USB300 Equivalents: UDB302 | Property Development |
| Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABH444 | Sustainable Urban Design |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1 | Project - Part A |
| Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300 |
| ABN405 | Digital Collaboration & BIM |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABH451 | Urban Planning Practice |
| Prerequisites: (ABN402 or UXB330) and 240 credit points of completed study |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2 | Project - Part B |
| Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1 |
| ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432 | Community Planning |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB104 | Create and Represent: Presentation |
| |
| ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108 | Spatial Histories |
| |
| ABB206 Equivalents: UXB135 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| |
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101 | Design 1: Space and Scale |
| |
| ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112 | Spatial Materiality |
| |
| ABB151 Equivalents: UXB131 | Planning and Design Practice |
| |
| ABB155 Equivalents: UXB134 | Property Law and Land Use Planning |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102 | Design 2: Site and Context |
| |
| ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106 | Create and Represent: Documentation |
| |
| ABB252 Equivalents: UXB234 | Transport Planning |
| |
| ABB302 | Project Management |
| Prerequisites: ABB206 or UXB135 or Completion of 192cp |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB107 Equivalents: DAB212, UXB110 | Small Scale Building and Construction |
| |
| ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200 | Modern Architecture |
| Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130 or ABD105 or ABD108 |
| ABB153 | Urban Analysis |
| |
| EFB231 Equivalents: BSB113 | Economics |
| Antirequisites: EFB228 and EFB229 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103 | Create and Represent: Process |
| |
| ABB212 Equivalents: DAB202 | Architecture Design 4 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112) |
| ABB254 Equivalents: UXB231 | Stakeholder Engagement |
|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB201 Equivalents: DAB312, DAB635, DAH635, UXB211 | Building Services |
| Prerequisites: ABB107 or DAB212 or UXB110 |
| ABB211 Equivalents: DAB201 | Architecture Design 3 |
| Prerequisites: ABB101 or DAB101 or ABD101 |
| ABB253 Equivalents: UXB230 | Site Planning |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent pre-requisite: ABB255 Planning Law. ABB255 may be enrolled in the same teaching period as ABB253.Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| ABB255 Equivalents: UXB233 | Planning Law |
| Students in Urban and Regional Planning major must study ABB253 Site Planning and ABB255 Planning Law in the same teaching period. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB100 Equivalents: DAB311, UXB112 | Introduction to Building Structures |
| |
| ABB314 Equivalents: DAB303 | Integrated Architectural Communication |
| 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) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB311 Equivalents: DAB301 | Architecture Design 5 |
| Prerequisites: ABB100 and (ABB107 or ABB215) and (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB211 or DAB201) |
| USB300 Equivalents: UDB302 | Property Development |
| Prerequisites: 192 Credit Points |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274, EZB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: 96 credit points of completed study in current course |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB312 Equivalents: DAB302 | Architecture Design 6 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB212 or DAB202) and (ABB214 or DAB211) |
| ABB301 Equivalents: UXB301 | Work Integrated Learning (WIL) |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABN402 Equivalents: DYN106 | Sustainable Urban Design |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH401 Equivalents: UXH400-1 | Project - Part A |
| Prerequisites: ABN401 or UXH300 |
| ABN405 | Digital Collaboration & BIM |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 192 credit points, or admission into DE83 Master of Architecture |
| ABH451 | Urban Planning Practice |
| Prerequisites: (ABN402 or UXB330) and 240 credit points of completed study |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABH402 Equivalents: UXH400-2 | Project - Part B |
| Prerequisites: ABH401 or UXH400-1 |
| ABH452 Equivalents: UXH432 | Community Planning |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (ABB254 or UXB231) and (ABB303 or UXH331) and (ABN402 or UXB330) |
Bachelor of Architectural Design curriculum changes
There are a number of changes to units which may affect your enrolment. Study plans for affected students have been updated. Please contact the Faculty by email: engineering@qut.edu.au if you have any questions or need assistance.
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2026 or earlier |
Change |
From 2029 |
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ABB213 Modern Architecture |
Replaced by |
ABB313 Reading Architecture Modernism and its Afterlives |
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ABB214 Environmental Principles or Architectural Design |
Change to semester of offer |
Changing semester of offer to Semester 1 only |
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2026 or earlier |
Change |
From 2028 |
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ABB214 Environmental Principles or Architectural Design |
Change to semester of offer |
Will be offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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ABB107 Design 1: Space and Scale |
Replaced by |
ABB215 Architectural Detailing |
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2026 or earlier |
Change |
From 2027 |
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ABB211 Architecture Design 3 |
Retitled |
ABB211 Architecture Design: Dwelling |
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ABB212 Architecture Design 4 |
Retitled |
ABB212 Architecture Design: Urban Contexts |
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ABB311 Architecture Design 5 |
Retitled |
ABB311 Architecture Design: Translation |
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ABB312 Architecture Design 6 |
Retitled |
ABB312 Architecture Design: Environmental Performance |
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QUTYou Option Unit –1 x 6cps |
Replaced by
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QUT002 Walking on Country 6cps |
Bachelor of Built Environment curriculum changes
There are a number of changes to units which may affect your enrolment. Study plans for affected students have been updated. Please contact the Faculty by email: engineering@qut.edu.au if you have any questions or need assistance.
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2026 or earlier |
Change |
From 2027 |
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ABB244 Landscape Design 6: Urban Ecologies |
Replaced by |
ABH344 Landscape Design 6: Urban Ecologies |
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ABN402 Sustainable Urban Design |
Replaced by |
ABH444 Sustainable Urban Design |
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ABN403 Transdisciplinary Design: Communities (24cps) |
Replaced by |
ABH441 Transdisciplinary Practices: Communities (24cps) |
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ABN501 Integrated Professional Practice |
Replaced by |
Landscape Architecture Major: ABB301 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) ID51 only - Unit option |
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ABN502 Management and Administration of Projects |
Replaced by |
ABH456 Planning Theory and Ethics in Landscape Architecture Major |
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QUTYou Option Unit –1 x 6cps |
Replaced by
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QUT002 Walking on Country 6cps |
Unit Lists
Select 12 credit points from the Architecture and Built Environment Unit Options or university wide unit options.
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB121 Equivalents: UXB111 | Introduction to Construction Management and Quantity Surveying |
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| ABB123 Equivalents: UXB100 | Sustainability and Design Thinking for the Construction Industry |
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| ABB124 Equivalents: UXB114 | Integrated Construction |
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| ABB202 Equivalents: DTB205 | Design Psychology |
| Prerequisites: 84 credit points of completed Architecture study (ABB% or D% units) |
| ABB233 Equivalents: DTB200, DTB303 | Interior Access and Assemblies |
| Prerequisites: ABB106 or DYB113 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| In order to complete this study package, you must complete 24 credit points made up of one core unit (QUT002) and three QUT You option units. | |||
| QUT002 | QUT You: Walking on Country |
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| Select three units (18 credit points) from the QUT You Unit Options list: | |||
| QUT001 | QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World |
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| QUT003 | QUT You: Real Action for Real Change |
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| QUT004 | QUT You: Living and Working Collaboratively, Ethically, and Inclusively |
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| QUT005 | QUT You: Seeing Me, Seeing You: Skills for a Diverse World |
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| QUT006 | QUT You: The Art of Pitching |
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| QUT007 | QUT You: Fighting 'Fake News' |
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| QUT009 | QUT You: Data Science for Society |
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| QUT010 | QUT You: People with Robots |
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| QUT013 | QUT You: Human Agency in the Digital World |
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