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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 7624 Special Topic 3 15
7 ARCH 7625 Special Topic 4 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 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
12
ARCH 5305
5
ARCH 5305
Critical Studies 1A-Introduction
to Critical Studies
12
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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 6102 Design Studio 2B 18 ARCH 6101
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
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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 7105 Design Studio 3B 18 ARCH 7104
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
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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.