Bachelor of Architectural Design
Bachelor of Architectural Design
The world’s population is shifting from rural to urban areas, which means more people need to be accommodated in less space – and fast. Architects have a critical role to play in creating sustainable and equitable communities and spaces.
Monash Architecture is ranked 54th* globally. We believe architects should be agents of change and understanding architecture as part of bigger urban systems is critical. We are driven by a desire to have a positive impact on the world we live in – from the scale of the building to the scale of the planet.
*Time Higher Education 2023
Become an architect
Our courses prepare you to work as an architect. You start by studying the Bachelor of Architectural Design and, on successful completion, you’re guaranteed a spot in our Master of Architecture, which is accredited by the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) and the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA). This gives you the peace of mind to continue your studies and sets you on your way to meet the academic requirements to become a registered architect.
Your first year is all about setting you up with the necessary foundational skills in freehand and computer-aided drawing to be successful in your degree and architectural practice. You’ll learn how to communicate your ideas and responses through visualisation, model making, digital fabrication and live presentation.
Graduate career ready

Studio-based learning
More than half of your degree will be spent in the studio,
guided by industry experts and academics. The studio is
a project-based problem solving experience where you’ll
collaborate in small groups to develop responses to a wide
range of social and spatial issues.
It will give you hands-on, practical learning in an environment
that replicates the way architectural and design practices
operate, preparing you for your career post-study.

Travelling studios
We also offer you the chance to participate in our travelling
studios – we take our studios to various locations across the
world as well as Australia.
Some countries our students have travelled to are:
— Seoul (Korea)
— Prato (Italy)
— Bandung (Indonesia)
— Kunshan and Anhui (China)

Double Degrees
You can add to your architecture
degree by combining the Bachelor
of Architecture with the Bachelor of
Industrial Engineering.
With two years (rather than three years)
of additional study, you will graduate with
two bachelor degrees.
Ready to take the next step?
Dan McKenna
CEO, Nightingale Housing
My time at Monash definitely helped me prepare for the role I am in at the moment. Being able to talk to all different people, being able to think across macro and micro scales at the one time. Definitely, that was set in motion at Monash in my architecture degree in such a powerful way.
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