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Bachelor of Architecture 1

PROGRAMME REGULATIONS

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

To be read in conjunction with the Academic Statute of Unitec.

1. Introduction

These Programme Regulations apply to the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS)

Level 7, 360 credits.

2. Admission Requirement

To be admitted to this programme, applicants must have:

a. 42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:

o 14 credits in each of two different approved subjects; and

o 14 credits from up to two (approved or non-approved)

subjects of additional domains on National Qualification

Framework,

and

14 credits in NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau,

and 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori

(4 in reading, 4 in writing).

OR

b. Equivalent academic qualifications.

In addition, all applicants must complete an interview with an academic member of

the programme at which they present a hardcopy of their portfolio.

3. Special Admission

Applicants must have:

a. attained the age of 20 years on or before the first day of the semester in which

study for the degree is to commence; AND

b. provided sufficient evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other life experience

that would indicate a potential successful outcome in the qualification.


4. English Language Entry Requirement for International

Students

International students must meet the English Language Entry Requirements

published in the Unitec Admission Requirements Policy

5. Discretionary Admission

Applicants under the age of 20 may be considered for Discretionary Admission if they

have:

a. A minimum total of 72 NCEA credits in their best of four subjects, including

English, at Level 2, or equivalent, or

b. Have successfully completed courses in another qualification at a minimum of

level 4 in a related discipline, including the National Diploma in Architectural

Technology, New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology or qualifications in

Interior or Spatial Design.

6. Selection Criteria

When the number of eligible applications for admission exceeds the number of

places available, the following selection criteria will be applied:

a. Previous academic and/or occupational history;

b. Communication skills;

c. Motivation to complete the programme;

d. General aptitude.

The criteria are not ranked in any order. Applicants who meet the greatest number of

criteria will be the preferred applicants.

7. Selection Process

Relevant Academic Authority will select and offer places to students.

8. Requirements for the Award of the Qualification

8.1 Bachelor of Architectural Studies

To be awarded the Bachelor of Architectural Studies a student must successfully

complete 360 credits accumulated in the pattern set out in Table 1 from the courses

listed in Table 2.

8.2 Course details

Table 1: Credit Accumulation

Course Level

Number of Credits

(Compulsory courses)

Number of Credits

(Elective courses)

Level 5 105 credits

30 Level 6 150 credits

Level 7 75 credits


330 credits 30 credits

Table 2: Courses for the Bachelor of Architectural Studies Compulsory courses are shown in bold.

Elective courses are shown in italics.

Level

Course No.

Course Name

Credits

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

Level 5

5

ARCH 5011

Architecture &

Context

15

5

ARCH 5112

Design Studio 1

45

ARCH 5111

5

ARCH 5213

Architectural

Representation 1

15

ARCH 5211

5

ARCH 5214

Design

Communication

15

5

ARCH 5311

Critical Studies 1

15

5

ARCH5121

Design Studio 1A

15

5

ARCH5122

Design Studio 1B

15

ARCH5121

Level 6

6

ARCH 6112

Design Studio 2

45

ARCH 5111 or

ARCH 5112

ARCH 6111

6

ARCH6113

Technical Studio

15

ARCH6411

ARCH7112

6

ARCH 6213

Architectural

Representation 2

15

ARCH 6211

6

ARCH 6311

Critical Studies 2

15

ARCH 5311

6

ARCH 6312

Critical Studies 3

15

ARCH 6311

6

ARCH 6411

Architectural

Technology 1

15

6

ARCH 6412

Architectural

Technology 2

15

ARCH 6411


Level

Course No.

Course Name

Credits

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

6

ARCH 6413

Architectural

Technology 3

15

ARCH 6411

6

ARCH6121

Design Studio 2A

15

ARCH5111

6

ARCH6122

Design Studio 2B

15

ARCH6121

6 ARCH 6123 Design Studio 2B 30 ARCH 6121

6

ARCH 6611

Negotiated Study

6611

15

6

ARCH 6612

Architectural

Drafting

15

6

ARCH 6613

NZ Architecture

15

6

ARCH 6614

Contemporary NZ

Architects

15

6

ARCH 6615

Brazilian

Modernism

15

6

ARCH 6616

Autodesk Revit®:

Fundamentals and

Application

15

6

ARCH 6617

Life Drawing

15

6

ARCH 6618

Design Process

15

6

ARCH 6619

Sense of Place

15

6

ARCH 6620

Special Topic 1

15

6

ARCH 6621

Special Topic 2

15

6

ARCH 6622

Sustainable

Communities

15

6

ARCH 6623

Essentials of

Energy Efficient

Housing Design

15

ARCH 6620

6

ARCH 6624

Pacific Island

Architecture 1

15


Level

Course No.

Course Name

Credits

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

6

ARCH 6625

Pacific Island

Architecture 2

15

6

ARCH 6626

Special Topic 5

15

6 ARCH 6627 Special Topic 6 15

6

ARCH 6628

Architectural

Photography –

Mediating

Architecture

through the Lens of

a Camera

15

6 ARCH 6629 Analytical Drawing 15

6

ARCH 6630

Architectural Model

Making

15

Level 7

7

ARCH 7111

Design Studio 3

30

ARCH 6111 or

ARCH 6112

7 ARCH7311 Critical Studies 4 15 ARCH 6311 ARCH 6313

7

ARCH 7411 Architectural

Technology 4

15

ARCH 6412

7

ARCH 7511 Professional

Studies

15

7

ARCH7121

Design Studio 3A

15 ARCH6111 or

ARCH6112

7

ARCH7122

Design Studio 3B

15

ARCH7121

7

ARCH 7611 Negotiated Study

7611

15

7

ARCH 7612

iArchi[tech]ture

15 ARCH 6212 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7613 Animation using

Film Techniques

15 ARCH 6212 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7614 Revit: Beauty + the

BIM

15 ARCH 6212 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7615

Traditional

Architectural

Rendering

15

ARCH 6212

7 ARCH 7616 Urban Cultures 15 ARCH 6313


Level

Course No.

Course Name

Credits

Pre-requisites

Restrictions

7 ARCH 7617 Urban Housing_H1 15 ARCH 6111 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7618 Site Analysis &

Design

15

ARCH 6111

7

ARCH 7619

Climate

Responsive

Architecture

15

ARCH 7411

7

ARCH 7620 High Performance

Cladding

15

ARCH 7411

7 ARCH 7621 Digital Fabrication 15 ARCH 6412

7

ARCH 7622 Japanese

Architecture

15



7

ARCH 7626

New Zealand

Architectural

History

15

ARCH 5311 and

ARCH 6311

ARCH 6613

7

ARCH 7627

Generative Design

15 ARCH 6212 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7628

Drawing

Architecture,

Landscape and the

Human Form

15

ARCH 6212 or

ARCH 6112

7

ARCH 7630

Design Elective

15 ARCH6111 or

ARCH6112

7

ARCH 7631

Negotiated Study – Professional Studies

15

7

ARCH 7632

Negotiated Study – Light Timber Frame Construction

15

7

ARCH 7633 Negotiated Study –

Seismic Design

15

7

ARCH 7634

Negotiated Study –

New Zealand

Architectural

Theory and Culture

15

The student may include courses from other programmes at Unitec in their elective

mix, subject to approval by the relevant Academic Authority.


8.3 Modified Programme of Study – credit recognition into studio courses

Students who are eligible for credit recognition into studio at a particular level, but do

not qualify to be granted the full 30 credits of studio at that level, may be granted 15

credits of studio work. In this instance, two 15 credit studios are required in place of

the 30 credit studio at the same level, as outlined below.

Table 3

Level

Course No.

Course Name

Credits

Pre-requisites

Level 5

5

ARCH 5111

Design Studio 1

30

Replaced by:

5

ARCH 5121

Design Studio 1A

15

5

ARCH 5122

Design Studio 1B

15

ARCH 5121

Level 6

6

ARCH 6111

Design Studio 2

30

ARCH 5111

Replaced by:

6

ARCH 6121

Design Studio 2A

15

ARCH 5111

6

ARCH 6122

Design Studio 2B

15

ARCH 6121

Level 7

7

ARCH 7111 Design Studio 3 30 ARCH 6111 or

ARCH 6112

Replaced by:

7

ARCH 7121

Design Studio 3A

15

ARCH 6111

7

ARCH 7122

Design Studio 3B

15

ARCH 7121

9. Credit Recognition and Exemptions

Credit recognition will be determined on a case-by-case basis in recognition of

successful equivalent study, at the same or at higher level in the context of another

programme.


10. Assessment

10.1 Assessment basis

All written assessments are achievement based using an 11 point grading scale.

10.2 Calculation of Course Grades

a. The final grade for a course shall be calculated from the aggregation of all

summative assessment activities according to the following table.

Table 4: Course Grades

Grade Percentage Result

A+ 90 – 100 Pass

A 85 – 89 Pass

A- 80 – 84 Pass

B+ 75 – 79 Pass

B 70 – 74 Pass

B- 65 – 69 Pass

C+ 60 – 64 Pass

C 55 – 59 Pass

C- 50 – 54 Pass

D 40 – 49 Fail

E 0 - 39 Fail

b. In order to achieve a passing grade for a course in which there is a final

examination, all students must achieve at least 40% in the final examination for

that course.

c. Students may be awarded one of the following administrative grades for the

appropriate criteria. Table 5: Grade Criteria

Grade Meaning Criteria

CR Credit Recognition The student has applied for and been awarded a

credit recognition from another qualification.

DEF Deferred The course result has been deferred.

CTG Course Continuing For any course that runs for more than one semester

where the student has not yet completed the final

summative assessment.

DNC Did not complete A student has either withdrawn after the 75% date of

the course has been taught or not attempted a

compulsory item of assessment within a course. No

Credits earned.

W Withdrawn If a student withdraws from a course after the 10%

date of the course is completed and up to or at the

75% date of the course. No credits earned.

ES Student Exchange Where a student has completed an approved

interinstitutional exchange and it is not appropriate

for another grade to be awarded.

10.3 Conditions applying to restricted passes

a. Students may be awarded a restricted pass in a course that was narrowly failed

and where there is evidence that marginal failure is compensated by good

overall performance.


b. Courses in which restricted passes are granted will not serve as pre-requisites

unless approval for such an award is authorised by the relevant academic

committee.

10.4 Resits and Resubmissions

Students who narrowly fail a course in which there is only one summative

assessment event are entitled to resit the assessment event at the discretion of the

relevant Academic Authority, and attain a maximum pass grade of C-.

10.5 Carry over Coursework Marks

a. Where a student is required to repeat a course, permission may be granted to

carry over an assignment mark for that course (excluding exam marks and

Design Studio projects). Such approval will be at the discretion of the relevant

Academic Authority and where given, will be limited to assignments done in the

previous academic year, and where passing grades for the assignment are B- or

higher.

b. Students should submit their request to carry over Coursework marks in writing

to within 4 weeks from the commencement of the course.

10.6 Re-enrolment

a. A student may re-enrol in a course that she/he has successfully completed in

order to achieve a higher grade.

b. A student who has not passed a course in his/her second time enrolment is

required the permission of the relevant academic committee if he/she wants to

enrol in the same course for the third time.

11. Transitional Arrangements

These transitional arrangements cater for those students who were admitted into the

Bachelor of Architecture Programme in 2007 and then subsequently transferred to

the BAS programme.

11.1 BArch – 2007 admissions

Students admitted into the BArch in 2007 will complete an alternative first year of

study as follows:

Table 6: Transitional arrangements

Level Course No. Course Name Credits Pre-requisites

Level 5

5 ARCH 5101 Design Studio 1a 18

5 ARCH 5102 Design Studio 1b 18 ARCH 5101

5 ARCH 5201 Visual Communication 1a 12

5 ARCH 5202 Visual Communication 1b 12 ARCH 5201

5

ARCH 5301 Critical Studies 1b – Architecture and

History 1

12


5 ARCH 5401 Technology 1a - Intro to Technology 12

5 ARCH 5403 Technology 2b – Building Services 1 12 ARCH 5401

Level 6

6

ARCH 6302

Critical Studies 2a - Architecture &

History 2

12

ARCH 5301

6

ARCH 6406 Technology 2a - Construction

Practice 1

12

ARCH 5401

The remainder of the programme will be completed as outlined in Table 2 in Section

6.2. All compulsory Level 6 courses and above on Table 2 are required to be

completed in addition to the stated elective requirement.

11.2 Exiting from the BArch with a BAS

Those students enrolled in the Bachelor of Architecture programme up to and

including 2006 who wish to exit with the Bachelor of Architectural Studies

qualification must successfully complete 360 credits accumulated in the pattern set

out in Table 7 from the courses listed in Table 8.

Table 7: Credit Accumulation

Course Level Number of Credits

(Compulsory courses)

Number of Credits

(Elective courses)

Level 5 132 credits

24 Level 6 132 credits

Level 7 72 credits

336 credits 24 credits

Table 8: Course Schedule for the BAS as an exit qualification from the BArch Compulsory courses are shown in bold.

Elective courses are shown in italics.

Level Course No. Course Name Credits Pre-requisites

Level 5

5 ARCH 5101 Design Studio 1A 18


5 ARCH 5201 Visual Communication 1A 12

5 ARCH 5202 Visual Communication 1B 12 ARCH 5201

5

ARCH 5301

Critical Studies 1B-Architecture

and History

12

ARCH 5305

5

ARCH 5305

Critical Studies 1A-Introduction

to Critical Studies

12


5

ARCH 5401

Technology 1A - Introduction to

Technology

12

5

ARCH 5403

Technology 2B-Building

Services 1

12

ARCH 5401

5

ARCH 5502

Professional Studies 2-Project

Planning and Control

12

ARCH 5503

5

ARCH 5601

Negotiated Study 1 – Work

Experience Study

12

5

ARCH 5701

Elective Study C1: Manual

Presentation Techniques

12

ARCH 5201

5

ARCH 5702

Elective Study C2: Design

Process

12

ARCH 5305

5

ARCH 5703

Contemporary Issues in Maori

Architecture

12

Level 6

6

ARCH 6101

Design Studio 2A

18

ARCH 5102


6

ARCH 6201

Visual Communication 2A

12

ARCH 5202

6

ARCH 6202

Visual Communication 2B

12

ARCH5202

6

ARCH 6302

Critical Studies 2A-Architecture

and History 2

12

ARCH 5301

6

ARCH 6303

Critical Studies 2BArchitectural Theory and Criticism 1

12

ARCH 6302

6

ARCH 6304

Critical Studies 3A-Urban

Design

12

ARCH 6303

6

ARCH 6403

Technology 3b-Environment

and Building

12

ARCH 5401

6

ARCH 6405

Technology 3C – Architectural

Science

12

ARCH 5401

6

ARCH 6406

Technology 2A-Construction

Practice 1

12

ARCH 5401

6

ARCH 6700

Elective Studies OA: Special

Transition Elective 2

6


6

ARCH 6701

Elective Studies 1A Negotiated

Study Option

12

6

ARCH 6702

Elective Studies 2A: Animation

Using Film Techniques

12

ARCH 7201

6

ARCH 6705

Elective Studies 5A: Building and

Urban Environmental Design

12

6

ARCH 6711

Elective Study A11: Traditional

Architectural Rendering

12

ARCH 6202

Level 7

7 ARCH 7104 Design Studio 3A 18 ARCH 6102


7 ARCH 7201 Visual Communication 3 12 ARCH 6202

7

ARCH 7302

Critical Studies 3B-Architecture

and History 3

12

ARCH 6302

7

ARCH7402

Technology 3A – Construction

Practice 2

12

ARCH 6406

7

ARCH 7701

Elective Studies 1B:Negotiated

Study Option

12

7

ARCH 7702

Elective Studies 2B: High

Performance Cladding

12

ARCH 7402

7

ARCH 7703

Elective Studies 3B: Design for

Sustainable Urban Housing

12

ARCH 7104

11.3 Transitional Arrangement

Table 9: Transitional arrangements

Completion of the following course/s *Replaces the requirement to do this course

ARCH 7112 Technical Studio ARCH 6113 Technical Studio

ARCH 6313 Critical Studies 4 ARCH 7311 Critical Studies 4

* Note: Students must complete compulsory courses to the value of 75 credits at

Level 7 as part of generic Bachelor Regulation requirements. Where a student

undertaking transitional arrangements is required to enrol into one of the above-

listed former courses during 2015-2016 the following rules will apply:

a. Student has completed ARCH 6313 Critical Studies 4 prior to 2015 and has not

yet completed Technical Studio course, student must complete ARCH 7112

Technical Studio in 2015-2016 while the transitional arrangements are in place.

b. Student has completed ARCH 7112 Technical Studio prior to 2015 and has not

yet completed Critical Studies 4 course, student must complete ARCH 6313

Critical Studies 4 in 2015-2016 while the transitional arrangements are in place


7

ARCH 7705

Elective Studies B5: Urban

Cultures: The Aesthetics of the

Ordinary

12

ARCH 6304

c. Where neither ARCH 6313 Critical Studies or ARCH 7112 Technical Studio is

completed prior to 2015, the student will enrol (from 2015 onwards) in the new

courses ARCH 6113 Technical Studio and ARCH 7311 Critical Studies 4 This

transitional arrangement will expire on 31st December 2016.

12. Commencement

These regulations came into force in Semester 1, 2018.

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