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 complementary 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. Here, 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. This ensures 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
When this combined course is followed with the 12 credit point (1.5 year) Master of Architecture (S700), you will have successfully completed an AACA (Architects Accreditation Council of Australia) accredited academic qualification and are on your way to becoming a registered architect via any state registration boards, such as the ARBV (Architects Registration Board of Victoria).
The Property and Real Estate stream of this combined course has received professional accreditation by the Australian Property Institute (API) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Deakin Business School holds the prestigious and globally recognised AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, which attest to quality, academic and professional excellence, ongoing improvement, innovation and graduate employability.
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 (S700) 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.
Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Design (Architecture) (S342)
Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Property and Real Estate (M348)
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Synthesise knowledge of architecture history, theory, technology and practice to design, develop and manage architecture projects, demonstrating initiative and judgement for professional practice. Apply technical and theoretical knowledge of architectural design to propose diverse, authentic, alternative, and well-rounded responses that are conceptually and physically sustainable to problems in the contemporary built environment. Integrate the knowledge of language of architecture, its meanings, capacities and implications to demonstrate ability and responsibility as reflective practitioners, in making decisions to define the human landscape.
Employ broad and coherent theoretical and technical property and real estate knowledge and apply legal and ethical standards in the fields relating to property development, investment, valuation and property management in private and commercial real estate markets, both nationally and internationally.
Communication
Communicate clearly, professionally and responsibly in a variety of contexts using oral, visual, digital, graphic and interpersonal communication modes to inform, motivate and persuade specialist and non-specialist audiences about architectural ideas and designs. Imagine, conceive and represent ideas using the language of architecture, its codes and conventions to reflect on possibilities, the implications of hypothetical designs and its applications.
Prepare and present a selection of reports on property concepts and information for a range of stakeholders including investors, developers, regulators and clients
Digital literacy
Apply knowledge of relevant technological tools, methodologies and techniques to locate, collect, analyse, interpret and synthesise complex information. Use architecture theory and practice to analyse, evaluate, produce and disseminate design responses using techniques and technology ethically and responsibly in a digital world.
Identify, locate, evaluate and synthesise information about market and submarket trends and forecasts, economic influences, statutory requirements and industry practices. Communicate information and solutions to stakeholders utilising a range of diagnostic, analytical and reporting technologies
Critical thinking
Use critical thinking to analyse and provide a rational, reflective and socially responsible response to architectural problems at different scales and complexities in a variety of contexts. Examine causes and consequences of different morphologies to appreciate their capacities and opportunities in order to reproduce, manipulate, and identify conventional and alternative solutions to architectural problems.
Evaluate and analyse property related issues and data on property markets and indicators to make recommendations for maximising property outcomes
Problem solving
Investigate and identify ill-defined real world environmental, cultural, physical and social architectural problems, explain its significance, causes and consequences, and use a methodical approach to formulate a solution. Make appropriate choices to solve problems in complex and contradictory situations based on knowledge of social, economic, environmental and cultural aspects of architectural design to evolve human landscape.
Apply legal property evaluation and property appraisal methodologies to identify solutions and sustainability strategies for a diverse range of authentic problems in property
Self-management
Work independently and collaboratively to produce architectural designs and responses in an ethical, responsible and professional manner. Use initiative and judgement to reflect on knowledge and skills, to demonstrate autonomy and capacity to identify opportunities for improving practice.
Apply skills and knowledge to independently undertake educational activities that require considerable planning
Teamwork
Work as a team to analyse and evaluate complex problems, and share critical, analytical and creative approaches to select best responses to architectural problems.
Collaborate with others to examine contemporary issues in property
Global citizenship
Integrate subjective and objective stakeholder perspectives in the process of formulating architectural and design responses taking into account economic, cultural, social and ethical values inherent in human landscape. Engage with global trends in contemporary architectural design and urbanism in order to recognise cultural diversity, the need for equity in outcomes and implement high ethical and professional standards.
Apply the interconnected principles of property planning, design, construction, management, maintenance and transference to a range of different environments and contexts reflecting social, sustainable, ethical, economic and global perspectives
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate students must pass 36 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
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.
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
* 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.
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.
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 or 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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
