Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
Course summary for current students
B = Melbourne Burwood Campus
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) |
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| Campus | Offered at Geelong Waterfront Campus |
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| Duration | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
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| Clearly-in ATAR | | Waterfront (Geelong): | N/A |
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| CRICOS course code | 080118A |
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| Deakin course code | D364 |
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Course sub-headings
Course overview
The construction industry is increasingly looking for multi-skilled graduates. Deakin's Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) ensures that you graduate with both architecture and construction management specialisations.
This combined course offers an excellent mix of hands-on practice and theory, with study areas including building economics and law, project management, building technology, measurement and estimation, quantity surveying, building practice, design, architectural ideas, history, philosophy, sustainable practices and communication.
Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.
Professional recognition
Graduates of this course will qualify for membership of the Australian Institute of Building (AIB), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
The architecture stream of this combined course is accredited (within Australia) by the Australian Institute of Architects, the Architects Registration Board of Victoria and the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, when followed by successful completion of the Master of Architecture (Design), S701.
Career opportunities
Deakin graduates are highly regarded and are readily accepted into the architecture and built environment industry. This combined course facilitates your entry into private architectural firms or government organisations, as well as property development companies, building companies and large manufacturing firms. You may also start your own practice.
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Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
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Course rules
The course comprises a total of 40 credit points, which must include the following:
- 37 core units (including 3 core units of 2 credit points each)
- Completion of SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
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Course structure
Year 1
Trimester 1
| SRC163 | Graphic and Coded Communication 1 (S) |
| SRD163 | Architecture Design 1A (S) |
| SRT153 | Building Materials Science (S) |
| SRA010 | Safety Induction Program (S) * |
*SRA010 - 0 cp safety unit
Trimester 2
| SRC221 | Computer Aided Modelling (S) |
| SRD164 | Architecture Design 1B (S) ** |
| SRT151 | Construction and Structures 1 (S) |
Year 2
Trimester 1
| SRA215 | Utopian Ideals in the Modern World (S) |
| SRD263 | Architecture Design 2A (S) |
| SRT251 | Construction and Structures 2 (S) |
Trimester 2
| SRD264 | Architecture Design 2B (S) ** |
| SRT257 | Building Environmental Studies 1 (S) |
| SRT259 | Construction Projects 2 (S) |
Year 3
Trimester 1
| SRC362 | Project Documentation (S) |
| SRE272 | Measurement and Estimating 1 (S) |
| SRM161 | Contract Administration 1 (S) |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 (S, X) |
Trimester 2
| SRA224 | Austral-Asian Architecture (S) |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance (S) |
| SRM261 | Contract Administration 2 (S) |
| SRT351 | Construction and Structures 3 (S) |
Year 4
Trimester 1
| SRE270 | Building Economics (S, X) |
| SRD363 | Architecture Design 3A (S) ** |
| SRM281 | Project Management 2 (S) |
Trimester 2
| SRD364 | Architecture Design 3B (S) |
| SRE372 | Measurement and Estimating 2 (S) |
| SRQ462 | Building Cost Planning (S, X) |
| SRM381 | Project Management 3 (S, X) |
Year 5
Trimester 1
| SRE373 | Measurement and Estimating 3 (S, X) |
| SRM461 | Contract Administration 3 (S) |
| SRM489 | Professional Practice (S) |
| SRT358 | Building Environmental Services (S, X) |
Trimester 2
| SRE464 | Building Development Appraisal (S, X) |
| SRM310 | Project Planning and Scheduling (S, X) |
| SRR401 | Introduction to Construction Research (S) |
** 2 credit points
Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours): (accelerated program)
The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) component of this course may be taken as an accelerated program. By taking selected units in Trimester 3 the course can be completed in four years instead of five.
Year 1
Trimester 1
| SRC163 | Graphic and Coded Communication 1 (S) |
| SRD163 | Architecture Design 1A (S) |
| SRT153 | Building Materials Science (S) |
| SRA010 | Safety Induction Program (S) * |
*SRA010 - 0 cp safety unit
Trimester 2
| SRC221 | Computer Aided Modelling (S) |
| SRD164 | Architecture Design 1B (S) ** |
| SRT151 | Construction and Structures 1 (S) |
Year 2
Trimester 1
| SRA215 | Utopian Ideals in the Modern World (S) |
| SRD263 | Architecture Design 2A (S) |
| SRT251 | Construction and Structures 2 (S) |
Trimester 2
| SRD264 | Architecture Design 2B (S) ** |
| SRE170 | Construction Finance (S) |
| SRT257 | Building Environmental Studies 1 (S) |
Trimester 3
| SRE270 | Building Economics (S, X) |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 (S, X) |
| SRT358 | Building Environmental Services (S, X) |
Year 3
Trimester 1
| SRD363 | Architecture Design 3A (S) ** |
| SRE272 | Measurement and Estimating 1 (S) |
| SRM161 | Contract Administration 1 (S) |
Trimester 2
| SRT259 | Construction Projects 2 (S) |
| SRE372 | Measurement and Estimating 2 (S) |
| SRM261 | Contract Administration 2 (S) |
| SRT351 | Construction and Structures 3 (S) |
Trimester 3
| SRE373 | Measurement and Estimating 3 (S, X) |
| SRQ462 | Building Cost Planning (S, X) |
Year 4
Trimester 1
| SRC362 | Project Documentation (S) |
| SRM281 | Project Management 2 (S) |
| SRM461 | Contract Administration 3 (S) |
| SRM489 | Professional Practice (S) |
Trimester 2
| SRA224 | Austral-Asian Architecture (S) |
| SRE464 | Building Development Appraisal (S, X) |
| SRD364 | Architecture Design 3B (S) |
Trimester 3
| SRM310 | Project Planning and Scheduling (S, X) |
| SRM381 | Project Management 3 (S, X) |
| SRR401 | Introduction to Construction Research (S) |
** 2 credit points
