Set yourself apart with Deakin's Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate. This cross-disciplinary course combines the creative possibilities of architectural design with the practical skills and real-world experience needed to build a successful career in the growing property sector. Discover architectural ideas through cutting-edge content and build complimentary skills in property valuation, development and more.
Develop your creativity and gain a practical understanding of the built environment and its relationship with the community through meaningful and sustainable design. In this combined course, you will study real-world projects in a studio environment to enable your ability to generate, analyse and communicate your ideas. You will also have valuable opportunities for a work placement, where you can get a head-start on developing professional networks and graduate with the professional skills and experience employers value.
Do you want to study at a university ranked in the top 1% globally for architecture and built environment subjects?
Graduate with a complementary skill set that will give you a competitive edge in the building design and property industry, opening doors to diverse career pathways. You will learn from industry experts in our purpose-built architecture workshop, where 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers and traditional tools and machinery are all at hand for you to fabricate models and experiment with technology, materials and processes.
While studying a combined course in design and property, you’ll explore:
architectural history and philosophy
building science and the built environment
construction technologies
computer-aided modelling
drawing and design process
model making
digital fabrications
property economics
property investment
property law and practice
property valuation
sustainable construction and property development.
Enhancing your technical expertise, you will also collaborate with construction management students during your course through our unique integrated learning approach – just as you will in the real-world – ensuring you graduate with practical and applied experience.
Gain invaluable hands-on experience, learn up-to-date property and design insights from Australia's industry leaders and graduate with a unique cross-discipline professional skill set.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, workshops, site visits and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Both single degree courses are professionally accredited by multiple professional bodies including the:
Australian Property Institute (API)
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA).
Career opportunities
Graduate with in-demand cross disciplinary skills, ready to make an impact in this exciting and diverse industry. You’ll be ready to meet the demand for design and property and real estate specialists with government figures forecasting 'very strong' job growth in architecture and 'stable to strong' growth in property and real estate.*
Graduate ready to explore career opportunities across building design and property in a variety of roles including:
3D architectural modeller
architectural consultant or designer
design coordinator
property developer
asset manager
owners corporation manager
facilities manager
portfolio manager
property adviser
property valuer.
If you choose to pursue a career as a registered architect, you can continue onto further studies in a Master of Architecture at Deakin. Once you have completed postgraduate studies and gained registration to practice, you can go on to a successful career as a practising architect and work in private architectural firms, government organisations, property development, or other building and design fields.
* Occupation projections to 2026 according to the 2021 industry employment projections report
Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of both the single degrees.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate, students must attain 36 credit points, which must include the following:
SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit)
DAI001 Academic Integrity (0- credit point compulsory unit)
thirty-five (35) core units consisting of 20 credit points in Bachelor of Design (Architecture) and 15 credit points in Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
one (1) credit point Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course elective for Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate (accelerated program)
The 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 four and a half years.
This course includes a compulsory work integrated learning (WIL) unit.
Other course information
Alternate exits
S342 Bachelor of Design (Architecture)*
M348 Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
* Any student who selects to exit with the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) will be assessed on an individual basis to confirm if they have met the course learning outcomes of the single course. Any student who has not met the required learning outcomes will be required to undertake the appropriate core unit/s to meet the single degree course learning outcomes.
Other course information
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
In addition to work integrated learning, you may have an opportunity to contribute to the student led, designed and managed end of year curated exhibition - PaperSpace.
