C09001v4 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Architecture

Overview

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Architecture offers graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, the opportunity to pursue advanced work in subject areas related to architecture, and prepares them for postgraduate research.

This course allows students to work at a higher level of academic study. It also allows study in a particular relevant area of student interest.

Career options

Numerous career options are open to graduates in the disciplines of architecture, design, journalism, landscape architecture, urban design, research and education.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants for Honours are required to have successfully completed a UTS undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree or an equivalent three-year undergraduate course from another university. The following requirements also apply:

• applicants must have a Credit average or better at level 2 of the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (or equivalent from another university)
• the feasibility of the proposed project must be demonstrated by a 2–3 page description of the thesis proposed including an account of the methods to be employed in completing the project
• applicants must be a able to demonstrate an understanding of what is involved in undertaking the research for the project in the proposed area of study
• the availability of staff for supervision as indicated in a signed statement by a potential supervisor.

Course duration and attendance

This course if offered full-time only, over two semesters. The maximum time that can be taken to complete the course is three semesters.

Course structure

Students complete 48 credit points, comprising one 12-credit-point coursework subject, one 12-credit-point preparatory Honours Thesis subject, and one 24-credit-point Honours Thesis.

Students must complete a coursework subject, conducted in the first half of first semester devoted to research methods, information retrieval skills and the initial development of their thesis proposal. Students then spend the remainder of the first semester and the whole of second semester producing, under the direction of a specific supervisor, a thesis relevant to their academic, professional and/or creative agenda. The thesis is based on their original work informed by theoretical study and independent research.

The final level of Honours achieved is determined by a weighted calculation of the three components of the Honours course:

• Pass in Research Methods: required for obtaining any level of Honours
• Honours Thesis preparatory mark (35 per cent)

• Honours Thesis mark (65 per cent)

The level of Honours degree awarded is dependent on the student's final percentage mark for the course:

• Honours First Class (85–100%)
• Honours Second Class Division 1 (75–84%)
• Honours Second Class Division 2 (65–74%)
• Honours Third Class (50–64%)
• Fail (less than 50%)

Course completion requirements

Course program

The example program below is for a full-time student completing the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture commencing in Autumn semester, followed by the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Architecture.

Other information

The list of possible Honours supervisors and further information is available from the Faculty Student Centre on: