Admission to the Master of Architecture will require one of the following:
successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Design (Architecture) or
successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a major in Architecture or
successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours) with an advanced minor in Architecture or
successful completion of another three year undergraduate architectural course*.
* In the case of completing another three year undergraduate architectural course, applications will be assessed using a Range of Criteria. These would include (but not be limited to):
a pre-selection kit requiring submission of an on-line portfolio (between 10 and 20 pages), a personal statement and University transcripts **
a review of prior learning in relation to the Swinburne Bachelor of Design (Architecture) will be necessary, and supplemental transitionary classes may be required.
Your portfolio will be assessed according to the following criteria:
conceptual thinking and level of ambition in your projects,
spatial thinking, planning and a sense of scale,
digital and analogue communication skills, including the use of architectural drawing conventions, and
construction and environmental technology.
IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne's English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
TOEFL iBT - 79 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)