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Built Environment - 7131

Program Summary

Faculty: Built Environment

Contact: Built Environment

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Typical Duration: 0.5 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 24

Award(s):

Graduate Certificate in The Built Environment

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Program Description

The 7131 Graduate Certificate Program (24 UOC) offers foundational study in the field of Urban Development and Design for non-cognate disciplines .

Students can only commence this program in Semester 1 each year. There is no option to commence this program in Semester 2

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

The objectives of the Graduate Certificate in The Built Environment program are to:

Demonstrate collaborative teamwork capability
Act with environmental responsibility
Be an effective communicator
Demonstrate cultural awareness and be capable of respecting diversity and acting in socially responsible way
Attain lifelong learning capability
Appreciate the discipline of Urban Design in its environmental, cultural, historical and interdisciplinary context
Be capable of independent design enquiry, rigorous analysis, critique and reflection
Demonstrate Digital literacy capacity

Program Structure

ARCH7304 Architecture and the City (6 UOC)
BEIL6002 Urban and Regional Planning (6 UOC)
UDES0012 Elements of Urban Design (6 UOC)
UDES0013 Urban Design Graphics (6 UOC)

Admission Requirements

Bachelor degree in any discipline with a record of academic achievement equivalent to a UNSW credit average of 65%. Applicants with a relevant Bachelor degree in the following fields may be eligible to apply directly for the 8131 Master of Urban Development and Design or the 8141 Master of Urban Development and Design (Extension) programs.

Relevant fields:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture, Design, Planning, Property Development, Construction, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Transport Engineering.

Academic Rules

Upgrading and Articulation:

Students who satisfactorily complete this program with a credit average (65 WAM), will satisfy admission requirements for both 8131 and 8141. However as 7131 is a preparatory program for both 8131 Master of Urban Development and Design and 8141 Master of Urban Development and Design (Extension), no credit is transferable if students proceed on to either one of these programs.