Make a positive impact on people and society through a combination of creative vision, technical expertise and strategic thinking. Take a hands-on, studio-based approach to learning, just as you would as a practising architect. Our Bachelor of Architectural Design is the first stage of a five-year qualification. You’ll be taught by industry experts in the latest facilities, developing strong technical skills and focusing on important issues in today’s world, including sustainability and the environment. Working in small studio groups, you’ll tackle a variety of real-world design projects. You will learn how to respond to a range of complex contemporary issues facing the built environment to become a thoughtful maker of the world of tomorrow. Our graduates are vibrant, agile, spatial thinkers with the ability to apply their skills across a variety of creative mediums. With a specialist course at Monash you begin study in your area of interest from day one. If you have a specific career goal or more specific field of study firmly in your sights, this may be the option for you. These courses are designed to ensure you have the right combination of skills needed for your professional field. The course develops through theme studies in Architectural design, Technologies and environments, History and theory, and Communication. These will come together in the form of a graduand exhibition normally developed during the final two studio units in the third year of the course. A. Architecture design studios B. Technologies and environments studies C. History and theory studies D. Communication studies E. Occupational health and safety study F. Free elective study