Master of Architecture

Are you interested in contemporary society's key challenges, such as housing affordability and sustainability?  The University of Notre Dame Australia’s new Master of Architecture program provides an outstanding education embedded in architectural practice. You will learn how architecture enhances people’s lives by creating meaningful human environments through research and professional placements. Get in touch today to learn more about this exciting degree.

Why study this degree?

The unique experience of studying architecture at The University of Notre Dame Australia is founded on a holistic way of thinking and acting to combine creative design processes and technical skills with an understanding of human, cultural and environmental issues.

The curriculum focuses on diverse graduate employment opportunities and is mapped to the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects. In addition to gaining professional competencies, you develop high-level strategic research agility, resourcefulness, and design innovation that open up opportunities within traditional and non-traditional career pathways.

The program covers four key areas:

Design studios, technologies, and applied skills: Socio-spatial design studios are central to the Fremantle Master of Architecture Program. The studios provide opportunities to use your knowledge, creativity, and strategic problem-solving skills to design built environments.

Technology in practice and professional practice: Placements with our professional partners will enable you to work under the direct supervision of an architect in practice, in tandem with your on-campus studies. These placements will offer a range of work-integrated learning experiences in which you can collect evidence to meet the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects. This integrated approach to delivery ensures that the program provides you with relevant and up-to-date professional learning.

Contexts: theory and architecture research: you will develop high-level strategic research agility, resourcefulness, and design innovation that will open up opportunities within traditional and non-traditional career pathways. You will engage in traditional and creative-practice research disseminated through exhibitions, stakeholder engagements, and design competitions.

Learning outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the Master of Architecture, graduates will be able to:
• Apply the knowledge and skills necessary for the profession of architecture across design, documentation, project delivery and practice management in compliance with the Australian National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA)
• Apply analytical, critical, and creative thinking, within spatial, social, and environmental contexts, to the design of contemporary architectural projects
• Use advanced problem-solving strategic and technical skills to create innovative sustainable solutions to environmental issues and challenges
• Apply professional and ethical decision-making that fosters social, environmental and community responsibility, with sensitivity to cultural diversity, within the practice of architecture and the built environment
• Apply broad philosophical thinking that informs practical action and decision-making in response to a range of complex socio-spatial design problems
• Apply advanced technical, visual, written, and verbal communication skills to support inclusive and participatory engagement with specialists, stakeholders, and communities in local, regional and international contexts
• Operate as an active, responsible, and collaborative member within multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate professional leadership skills in the built environment
• Apply strategic agility, forward-thinking and creative research skills to advance architectural design research that critically appraises and reflects on national and international discourses and practices.