Master of Architecture
RMIT University
Program Overview
You’ll continue to develop the core skills of architectural design learnt in the degree to an advanced level. You will enhance your understanding of architecture and design-based research, acquire diverse skills, undertake a wide variety of learning experiences and gain critical awareness of your own work.
RMIT Architecture and its graduates continue to achieve at the highest levels and are acknowledged by the national and international architectural profession.
At the annual 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards run by the Australian Institute of Architects, RMIT’s architecture community featured prominently across the 58 awards and 16 categories, receiving a number of key and prestigious awards.
Key achievements
- The New Academic Street (NAS) by Lyons with NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison and White, MvS Architects and Maddison Architects won this year’s highest honour: the coveted AIA Victorian Architectural Medal and the Henry Bastow Award for Educational Architecture.
- RMIT Professor Carey Lyon is the Director of Lyons and the fifth RMIT Professor in a row to lead prestigious Victorian Medal-winning projects
- M@ STUDIO Architects, a research-led practice lead by RMIT Professor Vivian Mitsogianni and Dean Boothroyd with staff, alumni and current students was awarded the 2017 AIA Melbourne Prize for their NGV 2016 Architecture Commission win.
- RMIT Lecturer Ben Milbourne was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects 2017 Victorian Emerging Architect Prize.
- Graduate Ton Vu was one of 10 students worldwide shortlisted for The Architectural Review’s “Global Architecture Graduate Awards“, and the only candidate to make the list from an Australian or New Zealand university.
Melbourne, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 47,040
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Year One of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:
- Architecture Design Studio 7
- Architecture Professional Practice 1
- History Asian Architecture and Urbanism
- Architecture Design Studio 8
- Architecture Professional Practice 2
- Architecture Design Elective 1
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Courses:
- Architecture Design Studio 9
- Architecture Professional Practice 3
- Architecture Design Elective 2
- Architecture Major Project
- Architecture Design Elective 3
Academic requirements
- You must have successfully completed an Australian architecture specific bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification). You will be selected competitively based on your grades and selection task.
Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.
Selection tasks
If you have successfully completed the Bachelor of Architectural Design from RMIT University with a GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 or above, you are guaranteed entry into Master of Architecture. You do not need to submit a selection task.
If you have completed the Bachelor of Architectural Design from RMIT University with a GPA less than 2.5 out of 4.0 or another architecture specific Bachelor degree from a different institution, you will be required to submit the following with your application:
- A Design folio: Your design folio should comprise 5-10 pieces of your own work, including final pieces, development work and thinking. Within the program, students will undertake independent and ideas-led design experimentation in the medium of architecture. Your folio should evidence your capacity to demonstrate and articulate design ideas through an iterative and considered design process, to resolve ideas from concept formation through to design development. You must collate your work into a single PDF. You may upload your PDF (maximum 10MB) or supply a URL if it's hosted online (provide the username and password if applicable).
- A technology or construction folio: Your technology or construction folio should comprise 1-2 pieces of your own work, including final pieces, development work and thinking. Within the program, students will explore how ideas-led architectural experimentation and innovation can be realised in the world. Your folio should provide examples of where you have explored the planning and construction of architectural projects, and have prepared architectural documentation for regulatory approval and construction. You must collate your work into a single PDF. You may upload your PDF (maximum 10MB) or supply a URL if it's hosted online (provide the username and password if applicable).
- Personal statement: You are required to submit a one page statement outlining your motivation for applying for the program (maximum 300 words).
- Curriculum vitae: You are required to submit a CV including your personal details, academic achievements and professional experience (any work experience you are currently undertaking).
- Interview: Shortlisted applicants will be required to attend an interview.
The annual tuition fee is AU$47,040.
In small to medium-sized practices, graduates are engaged in a broad range of activities from design to project management. In large architectural firms, graduates may work across a number of disciplines and often pursue international work opportunities.