Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Architecture / Master of Construction Management |
| Deakin course code | D764 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment |
| Campus | Offered at Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 113509J Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Mandatory student checks
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Other learning experiences
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Develop an in-demand skill set and stand out to future employers with Deakin's Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management. In just three years you can accelerate your career prospects and gain two qualifications. You'll acquire in-depth knowledge and practical skills in architecture, design, construction and project management, all while expanding your options for a diverse career in the built environment industry.
With an emphasis on practical learning, you'll get plenty of hands-on experience in our Geelong Waterfront A+B Studio, where you'll develop innovative construction projects and collaborate on cross-discipline activities. It's an inspiring space to develop your creative processes and practical skills by exploring design, drawing, digital fabrication, measuring, estimating, project management and construction knowledge.
Want to study at a university ranked in the top 1% for architecture and built environment subjects?
In the architecture component of this double degree, you'll expand your knowledge in architecture, design and sustainable strategies. You'll develop sought-after skills by exploring critical architectural studies, environmental resiliency, sustainable design, technological advancement, and social and theoretical issues - preparing you for contemporary professional practice.
Further enhance your architectural knowledge by learning valuable construction management skills. The construction management component will give you the skills to manage small-to-large projects as well as in-demand knowledge of construction technology and processes, resource management, law procurement, information technology, environmental management, quantity surveying and construction economics.
You'll graduate with a complimentary skill set and gain a competitive edge to kick start your dream career in the built environment.
The Master of Architecture is an essential step towards becoming a registered architect. After you graduate, you will need to complete two years of work experience under the supervision of a registered architect. Then, you'll be eligible to present for registration with the Architects Registration Board of Victoria (ARBV).
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
Deakin is currently seeking professional accreditation for the architecture stream with allied professional accreditation bodies. The single degree, Master of Architecture (S700), remains accredited with the allied professional accreditation bodies.
The construction management stream of this combined course is professionally accredited by industry. Graduates qualify for membership of:
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Career opportunities
Deakin's Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management gives you unique cross-discipline skills to advance your built environment career.
As a graduate, you'll be prepared for roles in design, project management and construction management with a variety of employers, including construction companies, business organisations, and government and consulting agencies.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes Master of Architecture | Course Learning Outcomes Master of Construction Management |
|---|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Create an architectural design through the exercise of knowledge, imagination and judgement in the context of economic, social, cultural and environmental responsibility. Plan and execute a substantial research project to show capacity for specialised knowledge in architectural contexts and thereby demonstrate the ability to continue professional development and/or scholarship. Use initiative to integrate well-developed knowledge of architectural history, theory, technology and practice to design, develop and manage architecture projects from project brief to architectural resolution and thereby demonstrate professionalism as an architectural graduate. | Apply an integrated specialised and evidence-based scholarly knowledge of ever-changing construction industry practices in order to improve construction economics and construction life cycle management. Develop and demonstrate a complex body of knowledge of construction management and practices, cost planning and control, legal and risk management in order to manage construction companies and projects. |
| Communication | Communicate clearly, professionally and responsibly in a variety of interpersonal contexts using oral, written and visual communication modes to inform, motivate and persuade specialist and non-specialist audiences about architectural ideas, decisions and predicted built outcomes. Imagine, conceive and represent ideas using the language of architecture, its codes and conventions to reflect on possibilities, and progress and resolve solutions within a design process. Demonstrate the capacity to listen, learn and engage with a variety of participants and contributing influences in architectural projects to mediate and collaboratively resolve issues and negotiate design complexity. | Communicate clearly, professionally and responsibly with specialist and non-specialist audiences in a variety of contexts using oral, written, graphical and interpersonal skills to inform, negotiate, lead and motivate a project team. Engage with a variety of participants and contributing influences including legal, economic and environmental impacts in construction projects to mediate, negotiate and collaboratively resolve issues and conflicts. |
| Digital literacy | Apply well-developed research, ideation and technical information literacy skills to independently locate, interpret and evaluate information content in a digital world. Disseminate creative and logical proposals using appropriate digital technologies relevant to architecture practice. | Apply knowledge of relevant technical tools and methodologies to locate, collect, analyse and synthesise complex information from a variety of sources to prepare cost benefit plans and legal, risk and environment implication analyses for construction projects. Use digital technologies, including geographic information systems to evaluate and assess modelling and scenario building. |
| Critical thinking | Selectively use linear, critical, logical and/or lateral mechanisms to analyse different forms of information; manipulate and transform information to propose possible solutions and thereby demonstrate the capacity for reflection in action for professional practice in architecture. Use reflection and judgement supported by a body of knowledge in order to efficiently formulate a strategy or argument appropriate to a theoretical, contextual, creative and/or technical architectural situation. Apply independent thought and capacity for analysis and synthesis of a particular area of discipline knowledge through coherent and focussed research practice. | Use expert reasoning and analysis skills, drawing on knowledge and information from a range of professional or scholarly sources to reflect on, analyse and synthesise complex legal, economic and environmental influences and impacts for collaboratively and independently planning and making decisions in construction. |
| Problem solving | Effectively research and Identify theoretical, cultural, social, technical and environmental architectural problems to establish a sound basis for project inception in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. Use a well-developed body of knowledge to justify, argue and persuade the significance, causes and consequences of architectural problems, and use a methodical approach to formulate potential solutions. | Apply specialised technical skills and judgment to identify potential legal, environmental and economic risks and problems and recommend appropriate solutions for effective risk management in construction. Demonstrate autonomy and well-developed judgement to independently and collaborative generate strategies and solutions to manage construction projects at various stages including planning, implementing, construction and evaluation of the built environment. |
| Self-management | Accumulate and document specialist knowledge of architecture theories, processes and practice using the frameworks of methodical research, creative activity and capacity for reflection on action to demonstrate responsibility for professional learning. | Apply critical reflection and use frameworks of self and peer evaluation to develop independent judgment, adaptability and responsibility for expert professional practice and / or scholarship. |
| Teamwork | Apply interpersonal skills to interact, contribute, collaborate and develop leadership skills through teamwork activities, and enhance project potential through shared individual and collective knowledge and creative capacity to optimise complex problem resolution. | Apply interpersonal skills to interact, contribute, collaborate and develop leadership skills through teamwork activities, and enhance project potential through shared individual and collective knowledge and creative capacity to optimise complex problem resolution. |
| Global citizenship | Formulate architectural responses through concern for economic, cultural, social and ethical values inherent in human landscape while consciously integrating quantitative and qualitative perspectives. Engage with global traditions and current trends in architectural practice in order to appreciate diversity, seek equity in outcomes and adopt ethical and professional standards. | Engage ethically and professionally when working in a variety of construction management situations through concern for legal, economic, environmental and social risks both nationally and globally. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management students must pass 40 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
- SRA710 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 24 credit points of core units
- Course requirements for both the Master of Architecture (S700) and the Master of Construction Management (S791) must be satisfied.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Course structure
Core
Year 1 - Trimester 1
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit points) |
| SRA710 | Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) |
| STP710 | Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points) |
| SRD753 | Architecture Design: Graduate Studio |
| SRL733 | Indigenous Narratives and Design Processes |
| SRT751 | Environmentally Sustainable Design and Technology |
| SRM776 | Introduction to Construction Management ~ |
Year 1 - Trimester 2
| SRD754 | Architecture Design: Comprehensive Studio (2 credit points) |
| SRT757 | Building Systems and Environment |
| SRM751 | Principles of Building Information Modelling |
Year 2 - Trimester 1
| SRD765 | Architectural Design and Resolution (2 credit points) |
| SRQ763 | Project Risk Management |
| SRQ774 | Construction Measurement and Estimating |
Year 2 - Trimester 2
Choose one from:
| SRQ745 | Construction Company Management |
OR
| SRM777 | Construction Management Practice |
Plus:
| SRM750 | Built Environment Professional Practice |
| SRR720 | Construction Research Frontiers |
| SRQ762 | Cost Planning |
Year 3 - Trimester 1
| SRR721 | Construction Research Project (2 credit points) |
| SRD755 | Architecture Research: Masterclass Preparation |
| SRQ780 | Strategic Construction Procurement |
Year 3 - Trimester 2
| SRD766 | Architecture Masterclass Design Research Studio (2 credit points) |
| SRV799 | Integrated Project Management |
| SRQ764 | Building Project Evaluation |
~ Completion of STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit) as a co-requisite
Alternate exits
Graduate Certificate of Construction Management (S591)
Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (S691)
Master of Architecture (S700)*
Master of Construction Management (S791)
* Students who select to exit with the Master of Architecture (S700) will be assessed on an individual basis to confirm if they have met the course learning outcomes of the single degree. Students who do not meet the course 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.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
Students will 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.