Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) (ID18)

Additional costs

There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

• More information about study costs and paying fees.

Modes of study

• You will be required to attend a multi-day design intensive activity as part of Impact Lab 1: Place.
• You will be required to participate in group project-based learning or work integrated learning, which may be conducted off campus.
• Some units will require completion of specific Health and Safety Inductions before you will be able to undertake activities in workshops and performance facilities or use specialist equipment. See the CI Health and Safety Blackboard site.

Work integrated learning

You are required to undertake 30 days of approved construction managment work experience as part of your Professional Practice core unit. More information available from the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements website.

Study overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area, depending on how they match with your QUT course. For more information, visit student exchange.

Early exit

With appropriate unit selection, you may be able to exit early with either component single degree or DE44 Bachelor of Design Studies. For more information, please contact the Course Coordinator.

Pathways to further study

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for entry into DE83 Master of Architecture. This 2-year course will be offered from 2022.

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Philosophy, provided you meet the entry requirements.

Note: Entry to graduate-entry teacher education courses usually requires that you have studied a range of units in a different subject area to the main focus of your degree. This forms the basis of your second teaching area. Check the entry requirements for specific teaching courses.

Professional recognition

Design component: Graduates qualify for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the professional body for Australian designers.

Graduates of an accredited 2-year Master of Architecture course meet the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA). Graduates who have also completed two years of practical architectural experience (at least one year postgraduate) will be eligible to undertake the Architectural Practice Examination which, if successful, will enable the graduate to be eligible for registration with any Board of Architects in Australia.

Urban and Regional Planning component: Graduates are eligible for membership of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)