Information for students

The Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building is located on the City campus, Broadway, in the Peter Johnson Building on Harris Street.

The Faculty Student Administration Unit provides information and assistance to coursework students who have inquiries and concerns about student and course administration. They coordinate a wide range of Faculty activities including enrolment, production and distribution of class timetables, identification of potential graduands, and the processing of student leave applications, special consideration, and variation of programs. The Faculty Student Administration Unit assists with interpretation of University rules and regulations, and provides various forms for students of the Faculty.

The Research Degrees Administrator provides similar assistance to postgraduate research students.

Location, contacts and inquiries

Student Administration Unit

The Faculty Student Administration Unit is located on Level 4 of the DAB Building (Peter Johnson Building). It is responsible for a broad range of activities including admission, enrolment, graduation, timetabling, course information and promotion, and student progression matters. The Unit is committed to providing a high standard of service to students and Faculty staff.

Hours

Monday to Friday (except Wednesday), 9.00 am – 5.00 pm; Wednesday 12.00 pm - 5.00 pm. These hours are extended during the first weeks of each semester.

Postal address

Faculty structure

The Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building consists of three Schools which manage both undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees: the School of Design; the School of Architecture; and the School of the Built Environment.

The Faculty has a research culture that respects the distinct intellectual areas of the Faculty while encouraging internal and external research partnerships.

Faculty teaching strategies

The Faculty's teaching strategy consists of a commitment to the creation of a learning environment where:

• students are motivated to want to learn
• students learn both in groups and independently
• students learn using a combination of theoretical and practical applications
• students adopt a scholarly approach to their studies
• students emulate practice
• students learn from feedback on exams, assignments and general performance, and
• research and writing skills are promoted.

Students learn from highly accomplished and motivated staff, student readers, workbooks and texts where appropriate.

Facilities

The Faculty has state-of-the-art facilities including:

• a digital architecture studio and lab exclusively for Master of Digital Architecture students
• a building lab used for the construction and testing of elements used in building construction
• the Creative Image Laboratory, used for teaching, workshops and general access for third and fourth year Visual Communications students
• the Design Resource Centre library of materials, which is a valuable resource for interior, industrial and furniture design students
• fashion workshops and studios created for the design and construction of garments
• a moving image production video studio
• an industrial design workshop for metalworking, woodworking, general use, plastics, welding, spray painting, materials storage, tool storage and a 3D printer in an Australian university
• a photography studio for small, medium and large formats with a studio; black and white, and colour film processing and printing; lighting; backdrops; and darkrooms
• 'The Hub', which is DAB's state-of-the-art postgraduate computing lab, featuring a scanner and 21 dual-processor G5 Macs. The facilities are comprehensively upgraded every three years
• the Textile Print Workshop, which consists of a dye lab, a print area with two large print tables, transfer press and heat setter, a screen exposure room, a screen wash area and a drying area, and a coating area
• a digital workshop which holds two 3D printers, a laser cutter and a 3D scanner
• a motion capture laboratory which has a Vicon optical system to capture human movement by a series of cameras and then encoded as digital data. These data allow animators to produce characters with life-like movement
• UTS Gallery, which is a dedicated public gallery, presenting a rich and varied program of high quality exhibitions, educational activities and special events, which make a significant contribution to the cultural life of UTS and the wider community of Sydney.

International exchange

Studying overseas provides the opportunity to study and travel, to experience and learn from the perspectives of other cultures and open your mind to alternative thinking and a new approach to learning. Being an exchange student can offer the excitement of living in another country.

DAB has exchange agreements with the following universities:

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Kyushu Institute of Design (Japan)
• Fachhochschule Vorarlberg GmBH (Austria)
• Fachhochschule Hannover; Fachhochschule Wiesbaden (Germany)
• Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London; Mackintosh School of Architecture; University of Brighton (UK)
• Ryerson Polytechnic University (Canada)

DABism – DAB International Student Mentor Program

Entering a university for the first time can be a daunting and at times confusing experience. For international students, the first year in a new university and a new country is a time of adaptation socially, culturally and academically. So we created DABism, the Faculty's own international student mentoring program.

Through this program international students benefit from the experience of students who are presently studying the same course. They can ask their mentor about the problems they had when they first started university, what subjects are good to pick, or projects within subjects, and generally get a run down on the course they have chosen to study.

Cross-faculty courses

The Master of Animation (C04212) is a cross-faculty course incorporating the teaching strengths of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building; the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; and the Faculty of Information Technology.