Student opportunities Mentoring programs – to help you with your

transition to university.

Scholarships and awards – rewarding excellence and making university life accessible to students from all walks of life.

Societies and clubs – over 300 Clubs & Societies to

choose from.

World-class facilities – access our Design Futures Lab to bring your ideas to life.

Exchange and overseas experiences – go on exchange with our international partners or complete an international studio.

Work Integrated Learning – placements, practicums and embedded industry learning experiences as part of your study.

Industry exposure – attend public lectures, exhibit your work and network with industry.

Visionary thinkingAt UNSW Built Environment, we shape future cities. Cities that are resilient, informed, healthy and smart — that are connected, green, liveable and inclusive. Our vision is to be a global leader through high impact research and education that transforms built environments and improves the lives of the people who live and work in these dynamic communities.

Shape your futureUNSW Built Environment is committed to its students and provides an education that is broad and deep. Through interdisciplinary education, cross faculty initiatives, internships, online courses, flexible pathways, dual awards, internationalised programs and research projects, you will shape your own path to a global career.

Global reachThroughout your studies, you will have the opportunity to take part in overseas projects, attend lectures delivered by international renowned academics and practitioners as well as create your own global network with your peers.

TOP 25 IN THE WORLDUNSW Built Environment is ranked 23rd in the world in the 2018 QS World University Rankings in Architecture/Built Environment.

AWARD WINNING STAFFWe are the only faculty in Australia with a Pritzker Prize winner, Professor Glenn Murcutt AO (regarded as the Nobel Prize in architecture) on our teaching staff. Learn from acclaimed academics and practicing leaders from industry.

CONNECTED TO INDUSTRYWork on real life projects and competitions set by industry. You will learn from industry experts and engage with a range of built environment professionals and alumni through studios, exhibitions and guest lectures.

How to applyGetting offered a place is competitive and entry into our undergraduate degrees is based on academic merit. Entry is assessed by your performance in a qualification such as the HSC, VCE, IB or any other recognised qualifications. For more information visit – futurestudents.unsw.edu.au/how-to-apply

Domestic applicants(AUS Citizen and PR, NZ Citizen)

All domestic applicants must apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Visit uac.edu.au.

As a domestic student you may be eligible for adjustment factor including HSC Plus, and Elite Athletes & Performers (EAP). We also have an Education Access Scheme. Visit futurestudents.unsw.edu.au.

Guaranteed Entry Rank (ATAR + adjustment factor) allows us to tell you what selection rank will guarantee you a place in a particular degree at UNSW. Visit unsw.edu.au/ge.

Alternative Admission SchemeWorried about your ATAR?

UNSW Built Environment recognises that your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent may not reflect your potential in creative thinking and making. We are pleased to offer you the alternative admission scheme to give you the opportunity to submit a portfolio of your work to support your ATAR. More information is available at be.unsw.edu.au

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© Copyright of the Faculty of Built Environment, The University of New South Wales 2018. The information in this publication is correct at March 2018. The university reserves the right to alter any program or admissions requirements herein without prior notice.

UNSW reserves the right to change any degree, admission requirement or other information herein without any prior knowledge. CRICOS Provider Code 00098G. The information contained in this publication with regard to Assumed Knowledge pertains to HSC subjects. For students studying a different but equivalent qualification please contact the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) for further information. The information contained in this publication applies to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens only. All international students should contact UNSW International for admission procedures and degree information.

Notes * The 2018 Lowest Rank is the adjusted rank (ATAR plus adjustment factors, more commonly known as bonus points) you would have needed to gain entry to this degree in 2018. To see a complete picture of UNSW offer data, visit unsw.edu.au/degrees1. For more information on Guaranteed Entry, please visit unsw.edu.au/ge

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University

Duration 4 years

2018 Lowest Rank* ATAR + Portfolio + Interview 2019 GE Rank¹ N/A

Entry Students commence the double degree at Tongji University and the Tongji academic year commences in September.

Duration 3 years + 1 year honours option

2018 Lowest Rank* 95.60 2019 GE Rank¹ 96.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Ancient History, Design & Technology, English Advanced, Modern History, Visual Arts

UNSW Built Environment has partnered with Tongji University in Shanghai to offer you an architectural education with a global focus. This unique double degree, taught in English at UNSW and Tongji University prepares you for practice in both China and Australia, providing a distinct advantage to progress your career at a global level.

Architectural Studies provides you with an academic education in the practice and theory of architecture. Combined with the Master of Architecture, this course will offer you an enviable head-start in contemporary and multidisciplinary professional practice.

Career opportunitiesConsulting architect, specialist architect, building scientist, architect at a multidisciplinary design practice, an architect in a government office or in large commercial practice architectural firms.

Professional AccreditationThe Bachelor of Architectural Studies is the undergraduate pathway to the professionally accredited postgraduate Master of Architecture degree which has professional recognition from the NSW Architects Registration Board, Australian Institute of Architects, Architects Accreditation Council of Australia and Commonwealth Association of Architects.

UNSW-Tongji Double Degree in Architecture

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

6 Terms at UNSW Sydney

Semester at Tongji University

Career opportunitiesThis degree prepares you for work in both China and Australia. As a graduate, you will be career-ready to pursue careers as consulting architects in a private practice, specialist architects, building scientists, architects in multidisciplinary design practice, architects in government or in large commercial practice architectural firms.

Professional AccreditationThe UNSW-Tongji Double Degree in Architecture is an undergraduate pathway to the professionally accredited postgraduate Master of Architecture degree which has professional recognition from the NSW Architects Registration Board, Australian Institute of Architects, Architects Accreditation Council of Australia and Commonwealth Association of Architects.

6 Design studio courses

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with students from

other disciplines on real projects

2 Open elective courses (from within UNSW Built Environment OR other

faculties at UNSW)

2 General education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

11 core courses11 core courses

Computational design combines architecture and design, and computer science and engineering to the way design content is imagined, created, fabricated, delivered and displayed. You will be empowered with a new understanding of digital technologies and their applications within the built environment. You will learn cutting edge computer design skills and digital technologies.

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as architectural and urban design specialists, digital optimisation consultants, software solutions developers, design to production managers, smart cities consultants, urban data analysts, design and technology managers, animation professionals, gaming environment developers, and Building Information Model (BIM) implementers.

Bachelor of City Planning (Honours)

Bachelor of Computational Design

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Duration 3 years + 1 year honours option

2018 Lowest Rank* 80.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 81.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Design & Technology, Information Processors & Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 2, Software Design & Development, Visual Arts

5 Practice courses (work-integrated-

learning)

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with

students from other disciplines on real projects

2 General education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

3 Elective courses (from within the

degree)

1 Thesis course

16 Core courses

Jump the career queue with the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours). It includes a practice year that will leave you fully prepared for an influential role providing solutions to contemporary challenges that come with natural built environments, the human-made spaces where we live, work and play.

Duration 4 years

2018 Lowest Rank* 83.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 84.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Design & Technology, Economics, English Advanced, Geography, Legal Studies, Society & Culture

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as city planners, strategic or environmental planners, land use planners, urban policy and research managers, urban consultants, and development assessment planners. You may also become a specialist in planning law if you study City Planning (Honours)/ Laws Degree.

Professional AccreditationThe Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).

2 General education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

1 Open Elective (from within UNSW Built Environment OR

other faculties at UNSW)

2 Design studio courses

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with students

from other disciplines on real projects

14 Core courses

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Including 16 weeks of industry work experience to hone your skills, the Bachelor of Construction Management and Property gives you the knowledge and experience – in terms of people, process and product management – to manage the delivery of complex construction projects.

You will learn design thinking and process, visual communication, human centred innovation, technology and materials, research methods and integrated practice. This combination of skills ensures you are work ready and highly employable.

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as product designers, service & strategic designers, digital multimedia designers, in product branding and marketing, as packaging designers, exhibition designers, and graphic designers.

Professional AccreditationGraduates of the Bachelor of Industrial Design are eligible for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

Bachelor of Construction Management and Property

Bachelor of Industrial Design

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Duration 3 years + 1 year honours option

2018 Lowest Rank* 80.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 81.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Design & Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 2, Visual Arts

Duration 3 years + 1 year honours option

2018 Lowest Rank* 84.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 87.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus English Advanced, Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 2

8 Design Studio

courses

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with

students from other disciplines on real

projects

2 Open elective courses (from

within UNSW Built Environment OR other

faculties at UNSW

2 Elective courses (from UNSW Built

Environment)

2 General education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with

students from other disciplines on real projects

2 General Education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

8 Core courses

20 core courses

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as property developers, property consultants, construction managers, project/ site managers, quantity surveyors, estimators, property valuers, asset managers, construction planners or builders.

Professional AccreditationThe Bachelor of Construction Management and Property is accredited by The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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In the Bachelor of Interior Architecture, you will learn how to influence people's lives through the interior environments they inhabit. You will learn to develop creative solutions that respond to current societal and functional aesthetic challenges in the built environment – spaces that may be permanent or temporary, from the scale of rooms to the scales of cities.

Be equipped to shape the open spaces of the future as cities grapple with social issues, biodiversity challenges and climate change. Design, technology and engineering integrate in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, which includes 18 weeks of industry experience and international study opportunities.

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as landscape architects or design consultants, technical officers or designers, landscape designers, landscape planners and management specialists.

Professional AccreditationThe Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).

Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Honours)

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)

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Duration 4 years

2018 Lowest Rank* 80.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 81.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Design & Technology, English Advanced, Textiles & Fashion, Visual Arts

Duration 4 years

2018 Lowest Rank* 80.00 2019 GE Rank¹ 81.00

Bonus ATAR HSC Plus Design & Technology, English Advanced, Geography, Visual Arts

Career opportunitiesOur graduates typically work as private consultants or corporate interior designers for the broad spectrum of public and private sectors including office, hotel, exhibition, medical and retail environments.

Professional AccreditationThe Bachelor of Interior Architecture is recognised by the Interior Designer/Interior Architecture Educators Association (IDEA). Graduates are eligible for membership to the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) and Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

8 Design practice courses

8 Landscape Studio courses

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with

students from other disciplines on real projects

2 Interdisciplinary courses - working with

students from other disciplines on real

projects

2 Open elective courses (from

within UNSW Built Environment OR other

faculties at UNSW

2 Open elective courses OR 2 Thesis development courses

2 Elective courses (from UNSW Built

Environment)

2 General education courses

(from other faculties at UNSW)

2 General education courses (from other faculties at UNSW)

1 Elective course (from within the

degree)

8 Core courses

13 core courses