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ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN
AND PLANNING
2020 STUDY AREA GUIDE
Anthropology and Sociology Geographical Science
Architectural Conservation Heritage Studies
Architecture History of Art
Botany Human Geography and Planning
Building Information Modelling Landscape Architecture
Environmental Science Urban Design
Fine Arts Urban and Regional Planning
Architecture, Design and Planning 2020 Study Area Guide
Welcome to
our community
“The University of Western Australia believes
in preparing our graduates to be the change-
makers in society. Our high-quality courses
and unique course structure will equip you
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with the multidisciplinary skills needed to
succeed and transform the world in which
we live, improving the lives of others and the
communities we serve.
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The University of Western Australia
I welcome you to our community and invite
you on an exciting journey to turn your
ambitions into reality.”
– Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor
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Contents
Why study at UWA? 4
Facilities 6
UWA student life 8
Taking you global 9
A world-leading course model 10
School of Design highlights 12
Why choose the UWA School of Design 14
Bachelor of Arts 16
Undergraduate majors
Anthropology and Sociology 18
Architecture 19
Botany 20
Environmental Science 21
Fine Arts 22
Geographical Sciences 24
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History of Art 25
Human Geography and Planning 26
Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage 27
Landscape Architecture 28
Pathways to professional careers 31
Postgraduate professional courses
Master of Architecture 32
Master of Landscape Architecture 34
Postgraduate courses in architecture, design and planning 37
Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation 40
Master of Building Information Modelling 41
Master of Urban Design 42
Graduate Certificate of Urban Design 43
Graduate Diploma of Urban Design 43
How to apply for an undergraduate course 44
How to apply for a postgraduate course 46
Alternative entry pathways 48
Entry pathways for Indigenous undergraduate students 49
The University of Western Australia
Scholarships 51
Undergraduate fees 52
Postgraduate fees 53
Supporting you 54
Contact us 55
Course index 55
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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The University of Western Australia
acknowledges that it is situated on
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Noongar land and that Noongar
people remain the spiritual and cultural
custodians of their land and continue to
practise their values, languages, beliefs
and knowledge.
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Why study at UWA?
UWA’s suite of architecture, design and planning Connect with industry professionals
focused courses provide you with the skills and We celebrate strong industry partnerships, offering
knowledge you need to pursue your career. you practical, real-world experiences in addition to
valuable networking opportunities. Our network of
From architecture to urban design, there are many industry placements also allows you to find uncredited
options to choose from. placements and for-credit placements or practicums can
be arranged as part of your degree.
Courses
Set yourself apart with a UWA degree. Our courses in Pursue postgraduate study
architecture, design and planning equip you with the skills Pursuing a higher degree is one of the best investments
and knowledge to succeed in your career path. You will be you can make in yourself. You’ll learn from experts in your
taught by world-class lecturers with real-world experience field and make invaluable contacts before you graduate.
in state-of-the-art buildings and facilities.
Global networks of knowledge
Experience more than just study
and research
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University life is about so much more than just study.
We have more than 150 clubs and societies you can UWA’s world-class lecturers and researchers are equipped
join to take part in activities you already enjoy or get with the teaching technologies of tomorrow to deliver a
involved in something new. There are events throughout leading learning environment for students. A strong focus
the year, including O-Day Festival during orientation, on knowledge and research capacities means you’ll be
food fairs, regional trips, wellness sessions and themed at the forefront of a rapidly evolving world and ready to
activity weeks. succeed in your career of choice.
With more than 60 research institutes and centres,
UWA fosters links with local, national and international
Take your degree global industries and governments. The strength of our research
As part of your learning experience at UWA, you can output makes us appealing to researchers of international
undertake a semester or a year abroad. We have more than standing, many of whom head major research centres
180 exchange agreements with tertiary institutions all over with global connections. As a student this means you’ll
the world. If you can’t commit to a full semester away or benefit from the knowledge and expertise of our staff,
want to build on your previous exchange experience, you with networking opportunities that can lead to career
can complete an internship, practicum, short course or possibilities around the world.
research program overseas.
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The University of Western Australia
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Ranked in the
world’s Top 100
universities
(QS World University Rankings 2020)
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Highest ranked
university in
Western Australia
(QS World University Rankings 2020)
Best employer
reputation in WA
for Architecture
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and Art & Design
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019)
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Facilities
UWA Perth campus
UWA brings together heritage architecture and state-of-the-
art teaching and research facilities to provide an ideal learning
environment. As a student, you can enjoy a range of recreational
amenities and modern facilities, including lecture theatres, tutorial
spaces, laboratories and more, to ensure you feel inspired to pursue
your personal interests and career goals while studying.
Design Hub Cullity Gallery All School of Design students have
the opportunity to exhibit at the
The Design Hub is available for those UWA’s home of art and design, the
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Cullity Gallery. These experiences help
in design and architecture courses to Cullity Gallery is a unique venue prepare UWA students for a career
work collaboratively or individually showcasing innovative works in the in art and design, and for the rigours
throughout semesters. It is supervised visual arts, architecture and landscape of engaging directly with the public,
by current School of Design master’s architecture. collectors and industry professionals.
students, who run workshops
throughout semester and are available Open to the public five days a week,
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to provide support to students during the gallery hosts three dedicated
Reid Library
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business hours. Towards the end of student exhibitions a year, as well as a
semester students are provided with number of private displays. The clean, With more than a million books,
24/7 access to the area. The space modern space can house artworks of UWA’s Reid Library is the largest
is used for exhibitions that highlight all sizes, while its adjustable walls allow academic library in Western Australia.
master’s coursework project work as the creation of different exhibition Recent works doubled the number
well as student workshops and alumni experiences and atmospheres. of collaborative student spaces and
and networking events throughout improved the facilities, technology and
the year. access available, as well as delivering
a new café.
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7UWA student life
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Student Guild UWA Sport UWA also owns a group of student
accommodation known as Crawley
We have a vibrant student life with Immerse yourself in the opportunities Village. This includes residential houses,
social activities on campus organised available to you through sport units and studio apartments that are
by the UWA Student Guild, the and make your time at university available to rent.
representative student organisation. unforgettable. Become a Fitness
Centre member and: accommodation.uwa.edu.au
The UWA Student Guild has a
reputation for being one of the most • Get access to more than 60 group
active in Australia and provides the fitness classes a week, state-of-the-
following benefits for students: art equipment, multiple training The Cultural Precinct
zones, qualified instructors and free The Cultural Precinct is UWA’s cultural
• extra support for academic, financial tickets to our popular masterclasses. hub, supporting the music, theatre,
or welfare matters affecting study • Kickstart your day with a run on the dance, literature and exhibition programs
• discounts on campus, at shops, treadmills, or take time out with a on campus. It also supports broader
and for activities and services lunchtime yoga class. arts and cultural events that take
around Perth • Practise your skills in squash, place throughout the year, including
• countless events including festivals, basketball, or tennis on one of our collaborating with the Perth Festival.
workshops, end-of-semester parties, many courts.
networking opportunities, and the • Join our interfaculty, intercollege or culturalprecinct.uwa.edu.au
Guild Ball (formal dance) – not to social competitions, or represent one
mention more than 150 clubs and of our 27 sport clubs.
societies for you to join. • Sign up for our Recreate Short
Volunteering
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Courses. With everything from salsa
uwastudentguild.com to surfing, trips to Rottnest and The Guild Volunteering office helps
self-defence classes, there really is students find their ideal volunteering
something for everyone. role. Many opportunities will be added
The Guild Village to your degree transcript and you can
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The Guild Village is a hive of activity
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and houses shops, food outlets, a
medical centre, bank ATMs and other
Accommodation Check out what current students
useful student amenities. A regular get up to:
marketplace is held every week and is Enjoy the ultimate student experience
the place to buy inexpensive, locally and live only a few minutes away UWAstudents
made clothes, jewellery and more. from campus.
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8Do you love to travel? As a UWA student you have the opportunity
to discover new cities and experience other cultures with the UWA
Taking you Student Exchange Program. You can study at one of our partner
universities across Asia, Europe or North or South America for one or
global two semesters while continuing to gain credit towards your degree.
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Study overseas for a semester More than 180 student Gain credit towards your
or two, or choose a short-term exchange partner degree while you study
program universities
9A world-leading
course model
The UWA course model is progressive, personalised and benchmarked against the world’s
leading universities.
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You can choose from five bachelor’s degrees: Arts, Biomedical Science, Commerce, Science and Philosophy – and you won’t
be limited to one major. Our course model means you can major in two areas. Choosing to complete two majors during your
three-year bachelor’s degree means you’ll broaden your knowledge across multiple disciplines.
You also don’t need to confirm your major, or majors, until the end of first year, so you can explore your strengths and
interests, without losing time or money. Once you’ve graduated from your first degree, you can go straight into the
workforce or continue on to postgraduate study.
A postgraduate degree gives you advanced knowledge and specialised skills, so you can take your career to the next level
and become more attractive to employers. When you complete a postgraduate qualification at UWA, you’ll enter your
career with a higher qualification than a double degree. Studying up to two majors in your bachelor’s degree – and raising
your expertise to postgraduate level – gives you the qualifications and skills to succeed anywhere in the world.
Glossary Complementary units
There are four types of units that make These units go hand-in-hand with
up your degree: core, broadening, your major/s and are designed to
complementary and elective. A unit give you extra knowledge to help you
is a subject that you study for one complete your major. Our Future Students team
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semester.
Core units is here to help.
A core unit is one that must be taken
Broadening units to complete your chosen major. Some Chat to us online
Broadening units add a valuable majors have set core units while Monday to Friday
dimension to your studies and others allow you to choose from a list 2.30pm–4.30pm (WST)
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Elective units
units is a requirement of the 8.30am–5.00pm (WST)
Also known as ‘free choice’ units,
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these units give you a great
course structure. opportunity to explore other areas of
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interest and expand your knowledge.
10Study pathway
Choose your degree
Arts Biomedical Commerce Science Philosophy
Science
Choose one or two majors
Select your core units and
additional units
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Undergraduate
Graduate with an
undergraduate degree
Honours
prior to honours and/or
postgraduate study
High-achieving students
may choose to undertake an
honours specialisation
Postgraduate
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Graduate with advanced
knowledge and a higher
qualification, making
you more attractive to
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11School of Design highlights
Tackling a real-world
project
In Semester 2 2018, Masters
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students in Urban Design Studio
2 were assigned the task of
developing ways to enhance the Transforming the town
city harbour interface of Victoria
Quay, Fremantle. The studio of Newman
culminated in a final exhibition Architect and UWA School of Design
at the City of Fremantle office senior lecturer Jennie Officer
and a presentation to the Mayor designed the East Pilbara Art Centre
of Fremantle and other council (EPAC) as a contemporary, flexible
leaders, along with guest critics gallery and working space to provide
from Hassell and the City of self-employed artists across seven
Fremantle. Each student received Aboriginal communities with a
valuable expert feedback to round purpose-built creative facility for
off this practical experience. cultural expression, education, public
exhibitions and the sale of work.
The inventiveness of Jennie Officer’s
The centre won the coveted design has yielded benefits to the
Supporting excellence Sir Zelman Cowen award in artists and community of Newman,
the 2017 National Architecture and was awarded more than
More than $25,000 worth of
Awards for Public Architecture. $8 million in funding.
scholarships per year are dedicated
to students within the School
of Design, and many others are
available to UWA students based on
Urban design
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academic excellence, leadership,
equity and other grounds. research in action
Our Australian Urban Design
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Research Centre is working
with the City of Cockburn
to identify what housing
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options people in established
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As seen on TV suburbs might prefer as they
move through different life
UWA alumnus, architect and
stages, particularly as they
historian Stuart Harrison hosts
age. We are investigating the
Restoration Australia on the ABC,
values behind people’s housing
following homeowners around the
choices and how planning and
country as they restore Australia’s
design can help offer the right
greatest buildings.
opportunities.
12Award-winning
academics
School of Design staff have worked
on many prize-winning projects,
with multiple wins in the Australian
Institute of Architecture National
Awards and other honours
including architecture duo SMAR
(Associate Professor Fernando
Jerez and PhD candidate Belen
Perez de Juan) being appointed to
design the new National Science
and Innovation Centre of Lithuania
(in a collaboration with several
UWA architecture students).
Looking forward
Future West (Australian Urbanism) is
a biannual publication from the
School that addresses the need
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for a conscientious debate about
architecture, planning, culture, and
society across Western Australia
and beyond. It looks towards
the future of urbanism, taking
Perth and Western Australia as its
reference point.
Academic profile
Indonesian immersion
Travel to Bali over summer with the
unit International Studio for Arts
and Culture. This is unique cultural Dr Julian Bolleter
program introduces language,
history, contemporary and Taking on the challenges facing Australian cities
traditional visual art practices and Dr Julian Bolleter has worked internationally as a landscape architect in
techniques in a studio setting and Sydney, Dubai, Boston and London, and now brings his global experience
in the field. You will use drawing, to UWA in his role as Acting Director at the Australian Urban Design
digital photography and video to Research Centre.
record your experiences.
With a focus on tackling issues facing Australian cities in the 21st century,
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he delivers commissioned research for state government planning
departments, writes books, conducts urban design projects, and teaches
Keep up to date with in our postgraduate courses.
the latest news from
the School of Design “I love that I have the freedom to dream up visions
@uwaschoolofdesign for how cities could evolve in relation to the urban
@uwa_design challenges we face. This work is important because
Australian cities, despite their high liveability rankings,
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face many critical problems in terms of deepening
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socioeconomic stratification, vulnerabilities to climate
change and the destruction of biodiversity.”
13Why choose the UWA School of Design?
Explore, imagine and create cities, cultures All courses have strong creative and practical components.
You’ll have access to well-equipped facilities including
and communities. studio spaces; the dedicated Student Hub with senior
student mentors available for assistance; digital fabrication
The UWA School of Design offers a unique close-knit
equipment such as plastic extrusion 3D printers and laser-
community of creative thinkers and makers that includes
cutters; multiple computer labs with 24-hour access; a
landscape architects, urban designers, experimental artists,
printmaking studio with etching presses and spray booths;
art historians and architects.
multimedia production facilities; and the stunning Cullity
Gallery (where you’ll have the opportunity to exhibit
Our flexible undergraduate degree structure enables you
your work).
to combine your interests across architecture, landscape
architecture, fine arts and history of art with almost any other
Our strong industry and community engagement offers you
discipline taught at UWA. Choose a course that allows you to
the opportunity to work on real-world projects and take part
pursue your passions and career aims.
in national and international student competitions.
Following your undergraduate studies, you can enrol in a
And of course, you’ll be studying on one of the most beautiful
postgraduate course to enter the professions of architecture,
and inspiring campuses in Australia, with iconic architecture
landscape architecture and urban design or undertake
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and landscaping all around you.
advanced research in your chosen field.
Students receive strong support and are mentored by award-
winning staff who are internationally recognised for their
research and professional achievements.
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1. Lachlan Jennings, ‘Electrical Forms’
2. Tami Xiang, ‘Family Portrait’
3. Tasmin Vivian-Williams, ‘Gatherings: Healing through Collecting
and Cooking’
4. Samuel Beilby, ‘Disrupture: an Exhibit’
5. Reegan Jackson, ‘Installation’
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Academic profile
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Dr Darren Jorgensen
Exploring how art drives change
Dr Darren Jorgensen is a Senior Lecturer in History of Art at the School of
Design. He largely researches and publishes on visual art and rock and roll
in Australia, China and New Zealand.
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“In the twenty-first century, art is largely seen in art
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galleries, or hanging on people’s walls. I am interested
instead in the way art and ideas can drive people to
change themselves and the world.”
15Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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Explore what it means to be human. The Bachelor of Arts can include study of the
humanities, social and cultural studies, languages, music and design.
The Humanities deal with the histories, Why study a Bachelor Arts degree structure
literatures and cultures of human
civilisation, while the social sciences
of Arts? The Bachelor of Arts offers a choice
involve sociology, anthropology, Studying Arts equips you for every of 35 majors. You don’t need to
political behaviours and other forms aspect of life. It enables you to discover choose your final major(s) until your
of human behaviour and organisation. your talents, interests and abilities second year so you can try out two or
With a choice of four European and and develop them fully. An Arts degree three different subjects to see which
four Asian language majors in this helps you develop highly sought interests you most. You’ll also have
bachelor’s degree (as well as the after skills such as critical thinking, the opportunity to choose a second
option to undertake individual units communication, reasoning ability and major from within the Bachelor of
in Greek or Latin) you can learn a problem solving. As an Arts student Arts or from the majors available in
new language and study its related you can choose to undertake the Arts the Bachelor of Commerce, Science
popular culture, art, film and literature. Practicum as part of your course. This or Biomedical Science degrees,
The UWA Conservatorium of Music provides you with valuable workplace giving you the opportunity to pursue
provides opportunities for developing experience. Many Arts students elect to your interests, no matter how
performance skills in instrumental study abroad for one or two semesters different they seem.
or vocal studies, composition and at one of the renowned universities with
the study of musicology and music which we have an exchange agreement.
education. You will be engaged in a
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broad range of learning styles, from
traditional lectures to interactive
tutorials and practical workshops
Arts – highly cited alumni
involving digital media. Staff members Bachelor of Arts alumni include:
are not only dedicated teachers but • Sandy Anghie
renowned scholars and researchers Project Manager, Historic Heart
who are international leaders and Project
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experts in their fields. • Jo Horgan
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Founder, Mecca Cosmetica
• Michael Sheldrick
Global Director, Policy and Advocacy
at the Global Poverty Project
• Stephen Smith
former Federal Minister for
Foreign Affairs
• Iain Grandage
Artistic Director, Perth Festival
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INTAKE
Bachelor of Arts
ATAR
32
80 1
YEARS
FULL-TIME
FEBRUARY
AND JULY
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Architecture student – Georgia Hunt
“The School of Design campus is a small community
within UWA and it makes me feel proud to be a part of
this community.
In July 2019, I went on a university trip to China in
order to study bamboo and its potential for use in
contemporary architecture. The experience was out of
this world, like nothing I have ever done before! I am so
lucky to have had this opportunity through studying
at UWA.
I have enjoyed the way in which the Architecture
course at UWA allows students to explore their own
style of design and to break the mould when it comes
to producing ideas. I think this is what will distinguish
UWA students from others when it comes to entering
the workplace.”
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1 75 ATAR for Broadway UWA, see page 48 for more information.
2 Four years if undertaking a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours). Visit study.uwa.edu.au/bphil for more information.
17Anthropology
and Sociology
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION LOCATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH &
ALBANY
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Ever wondered why the world Course structure Career opportunities
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is like is it is? Anthropology Level 1 core units A degree in Anthropology and
and Sociology offers ways Sociology is useful for careers in
• Being Human: Culture, Identity and Australia and overseas focused
of understanding the Society on social services and welfare,
complex social dimensions of • Global Change, Local Responses Indigenous issues, social aspects of
challenges the world is facing health, community development,
Level 2 core unit and options social research, policy development,
by examining the contexts of
• Social Thought advocacy, urban and environmental
human experience and social policy and planning, human
Plus two of the following:
relationships comparatively • Aboriginal Art and Society rights, international development,
across place and time. • Australian Society conservation planning and foreign aid.
• Constructing Cultures Through Graduates may proceed to specialised
The study of Anthropology and Media training in professions in law,
Sociology provides valuable skills for • Environment, Power and Disasters psychology, public policy, education,
living and working in a globalising and in Asia publishing, journalism, industrial
inter-connected world by exposing you • Popular Culture in Asia relations, international development
to different systems of beliefs, values • Refugees, Human Rights, Violence or social research.
and practices found among the world’s and Fear
cultures. But it’s not just about other • Religion in Society Further study options
cultures. A major in Anthropology • Sex, Gender and Social Life
• Society, Law and Politics A major in Anthropology and Sociology
and Sociology helps you understand
leads to further study at honours and
Australian society and its relationship
postgraduate level. You can choose to
to the world. At a personal level, it Level 3 core unit and options
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apply for courses such as the Master of
offers a perspective on challenges in
• Ethnography: Methodological Social Research Methods, Master
your everyday life, and encourages
Perspectives in International Development and
you to question your taken-for-
Plus two of the following: Master of Public Policy or Master of
granted beliefs. We teach skills in
• Contemporary Social Thought Forensic Anthropology.
critical thinking, careful observation
• Engaged Anthropology
and record-keeping, oral, visual and
• Environment, Landscape and Place
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written expression, research skills such
• Indigenous Australia “I found Anthropology and
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as interviewing, listening
• Migration, Mobilities, Belonging Sociology, with its study of
and critical reflection.
• Mind, Body, Culture
• Social Meaning of Money cultures and people, highly
Popular study combinations • The Social Worlds of the Indo- engaging and relevant, and
• Anatomy and Human Biology Pacific a great complement to my
• Archaeology other major.”
Note: not all units are available
• History
every year. Justin Pereira
18Architecture
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Architecture is the Level 2 core units Career opportunities
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conceptualisation and • Design Studio With further study, the two co-requisite
design of individual • Architecture Studio 2 majors in Architecture can lead to a
• Environmental Design career in architecture, urban design,
buildings and urban • Materials and Small Constructions architectural drafting, architectural
landscapes in response education/academia or government
to existing and emerging Level 3 core units policy. You could work in architectural
economic, technical and • Architecture Studio 3 and urban design practice, city
• Architecture Studio 4 and regional planning, government
social needs. agencies, higher education, property
• History and Theories of the
Built Environment development and architectural
The two co-requisite majors in illustration and modelling.
Architecture (Architecture A and • Construction
Architecture B) prepare you for
postgraduate studies by introducing Complementary units Further study options
you to a range of technologies and Choose a Bachelor of Arts with the
Students nominating Architecture
production methods in a manner that Architecture co-requisite majors to
as their degree-specific major in
encourages you to imagine a range begin your professional pathway.
the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
of design outcomes and to create You’ll then complete a two-year
Philosophy (Honours) course must
drawings, models and prototypes. You’ll Master of Architecture (MArch) which
also study:
also make investigations into design comprises an intensive program
communication, sustainable design
• Art, Technology and Society
• Techniques of Visualisation in design, technology, theory and
and relevant historical, theoretical and professional practice.
• Parallel Modernities in Architecture
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ethical aspects of architecture. At the
end of your degree you’ll be able to
• Advanced Design Thinking
use your facility for creative and rational
inquiry to analyse design problems and
develop design propositions that engage Direct Pathway example (Architecture)
with global ideas and questions.
ATAR
3 2 Bachelor’s degree
Course structure
Level 1 core units
92 YEARS 1
Undergraduate
YEARS
Postgraduate
Master of
Architecture
• Design Studio – Groundings Graduate Pathway example (Architecture)
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• Architecture Studio 1
ATAR
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• Drawing History
3 2 Bachelor’s degree
• Structures and Systems
80 YEARS
Undergraduate
YEARS
Postgraduate
Master of
Architecture
1
Students need to achieve a WAM of at least 60 during undergraduate degree
19Botany
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Methods ATAR or Mathematics DURATION
ATAR
Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year
3 LOCATION
RECOMMENDED: Chemistry ATAR, Mathematics ATAR
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
This major is available via the Bachelor of Science
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Botany is the scientific Level 2 core units Further study options
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study of plants – from their • Ecology Plants underpin life on Earth.
structure and function • Plants in Action Honours in Botany allows you to
• Plant Diversity and Evolution conduct rigorous scientific research
to their indispensable
on various aspects of the taxonomy,
roles in ecosystems and Plus complementary unit: biology or functioning of plants.
the intricacies of their • Principles of Inheritance Your research could investigate the
cell function. exciting diversity and uniqueness of
Level 3 core units Australian flora or focus on how plants
• Australian Vegetation function and interact over all levels
Botany is an ideal major if you’re
• Ecological Processes of biological organisation, from the
enthusiastic about Western Australia’s
• Plant Physiological Ecology plant cell to the role of vegetation
unique native flora or agricultural
in the functioning of ecosystems.
crops, and are interested in addressing
Plus complementary unit: Other research may focus on the
current and future threats to plant
• Soil-Plant Interactions ways plants adapt to environments
conservation and sustainability. You’ll
ranging from the Antarctic oceans to
study how plants evolve and adapt to
deserts of the inland. You might also
changing climates and environments Career opportunities study how we can overcome problems
and have a proactive role in mitigating
Botany graduates are highly sought- of environmental degradation
the loss of biodiversity.
after and employed by environmental such as those derived from mining
consultants, resource industries, and salinity. If you’re enthusiastic
Popular study combinations government departments (such as the about plants across terrestrial and
• Agricultural Science Department of Primary Industries and aquatic ecosystems, this honours
• Zoology Regional Development, the Parks and specialisation is for you.
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• Conservation Biology Wildlife Service, and the Department
• Natural Resource Management of Water), botanic gardens (Kings Park)
and research agencies (CSIRO) that
either work in, or are interested in, the
Course structure environment, conservation, restoration
Level 1 core units and horticulture.
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• Frontiers in Biology
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• Plant and Animal Biology
Plus two complementary units:
• Science, Society and Data Analysis
• Communicating Science
20Environmental Science
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Methods ATAR or Mathematics DURATION
ATAR
Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year
3 LOCATION
RECOMMENDED: Chemistry ATAR, Mathematics Methods ATAR
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
This major is available via the Bachelor of Science
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Do you want to make a Course structure Plus one of the following:
• The Climate System
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difference to help solve Level 1 core units • Geographic Information Systems
important environmental
• Environmental Science and
problems? Environmental Technology Level 3 core unit
Science assesses the impact • Disasters! • Land Rehabilitation
of human activity on the Plus two complementary units:
• Science, Society and Data Analysis
global environment and • Communicating Science Career opportunities
develops scientific, risk-based Graduates possess a diverse set
solutions to help secure a Level 3 core units of skills across earth, biological
and environmental processes and
sustainable future. This major • Land Capability Assessment understand the role of humans in
encompasses both biological • Environmental Assessment landscapes. You could find employment
• Environmental Dynamics
and earth sciences. in the mining and resources sector to
manage environmental compliance,
BIOLOGY SPECIALISATION or work in state government agencies
Environmental issues are many
and varied, so the use of an Level 1 core unit as well as non-government agencies
to regulate and manage land and
interdisciplinary approach to problem • Plant and Animal Biology
solving is essential. You’ll develop water resources in natural and
techniques in scientific modelling agricultural landscapes as well as
Level 2 core units urban environments.
to achieve practical solutions to
these problems. Environmental • Global Climate Change and
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scientists deal with issues such as Biodiversity Further study options
climate change, carbon trading, • Ecology
Plus one of the following: Honours in Environmental Science
greenhouse gas emissions, water-
• Soil Science will prepare you with advanced
resource management, salinity,
• Geographic Information Systems training in areas of land and water
land degradation and rehabilitation,
management, climate science,
flora and fauna, habitat destruction,
Level 3 core unit biogeochemical processes, ecology
deforestation, energy and mineral
and soil science related to natural and
depletion, air and water pollution, • Ecological Processes disturbed environments, enabling you
soil erosion, and groundwater
to successfully complete a research
contamination.
EARTH SPECIALISATION project. The project usually consists of
Level 1 core unit fieldwork and will often involve industry
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Popular study combinations partners. You will learn how to manage
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• The Dynamic Planet your time and interact with scientists
• Marine Science
• Conservation Biology and stakeholders, and be trained to
• Political Science and International Level 2 core units communicate with confidence in both
Relations • Soil Science written and oral form.
• Natural Resource Management • Hydrology and Water Resource
Management
21Fine Arts
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
The Fine Arts major is an The structure and program of offerings Popular study combinations
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is highly distinctive and the only one
intensive studio-based of its kind in Australia. Following a • Communication and Media Studies
course that prepares you foundational first year of study in which • History of Art
for a successful career as you develop fundamental practical skills • Indigenous Knowledge, History
in tandem with a body of conceptual and Heritage
a contemporary artist. By • Landscape Architecture
and theoretical knowledge, you then
working closely with nationally select from three specialist pathways.
and internationally recognised These focused areas of creative practice Course structure*
practicing artists and with are (a) Film; (b) Art and Biotechnologies;
and (c) Art and Environment. Over the Level 1 core units
experts from related creative course of your second and third year of • Fine Arts Studio: Record, Visualise
arenas such as curatorial studio-based practice you incrementally and Imagine
develop expertise in one of these focus • Fine Arts Studio: Space, Time and
practice, art theory and the Beyond
areas with complementary studies in
history of art, you will explore the History of Art and elective studies
a range of artistic processes, in areas that align with your individual Level 1 complementary units
techniques and technologies interests and support your creative work. (take both)
• Drawing Foundations
that will help you to establish Within these cutting-edge focus areas • Ways of Seeing: Themes and
your career in the field of we foster your artistic skills across Theories in Art
contemporary art and culture. established and emergent mediums.
And, by giving you the opportunity to Level 2 core unit
develop those skills within settings as • Curatorial Practices
varied as the science laboratory or in
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landscapes that are undergoing rapid Level 2 options (select two)
environmental change, the Fine Arts • Art and Life Manipulation
major gives you the opportunity to • Art and the Life Sciences
artistically articulate and debate the • Art in the Environment: Deep-time
most challenging and difficult issues Performance and Socially-engaged
facing our world. Art
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• Cinematic Spaces
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• Drawing, Painting and Print Studio
• Earth, Water, Air and Fire: Material
Explorations in Environmental Art
• (Inter)national Studio
• Moving Images
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Complementary History of Art unit Career opportunities
“I chose UWA because of
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(select one)
• UWA Fine Arts graduates are employed
Art and Social Justice
in influential positions within Australia
the flexible course study
• Art and Urban Experience
plans, which meant I could
• Caravaggio and the Baroque and internationally in a plethora of
• Contemporary Art professions as entrepreneurial artists, do Fine Arts units whilst
• Contemporary Art and Tradition in curators, designers, film-makers, studying in a completely
China musicians, academics, writers,
journalists, editors, publicists, within different faculty. It felt like
• Global Art Histories
• Living Paris: Experiencing and areas of gallery management, arts a very instinctual decision
Representing the Modern City administration, cultural festival for me to follow a practical
• coordination, corporate public
Introduction to Museum and
relations, marketing, communications,
and creative study path.
Curatorial Studies After graduating I aim to
• Italian Renaissance Art Now management, public service
• Modernism and the Visual Arts investigation and policy research. launch creative storytelling
• Rome workshops for Indigenous
• The Art of Photography Further study options youth in the Pilbara, whilst
• Zen Gardens to Manga Mania:
also maintaining a career in
An honours level program of study
A Survey of Japanese Art
will provide a pathway into the comics and illustration.”
existing Master of Fine Arts, the
Level 3 core unit Master of Curatorial Studies and other Gabriella Loo
Advanced Major Project
postgraduate study opportunities. The
rich resources of UWA’s Cultural Precinct,
Level 3 options (select one)
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the UWA Museum’s Student Placement
• Advanced Art and Biotechnologies Program and the important collections
• Advanced Art and Environment of the University provide a valuable set of
• Advanced Film: Immersive resources for students to advance their
Cinematic Experiences research into postgraduate study.
* Changes to the course structure were in
progress at the time of print. The above is
subject to approval and changes.
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23Geographical Sciences
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: Mathematics Methods ATAR or Mathematics DURATION
ATAR
Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year
3 LOCATION
RECOMMENDED: Mathematics Methods ATAR
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
This major is available via the Bachelor of Science
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Geography is the science of Popular study combinations Career opportunities
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place and space, standing • Natural Resource Management The diverse skills and knowledge
at the intersection of • Geology acquired by Geographical Sciences
natural and social sciences. • Environmental Science graduates results in them being chosen
• Conservation Biology by employers such as government
Geographers study the Earth’s authorities, private-sector companies,
landscapes, peoples, places Course structure environmental consultancies, non-
and environments, and how government organisations and many
Level 1 core units other organisations concerned
these interact. Understanding • Geographies of a Global City with managing the natural and
contemporary urban and • Disasters! human environment.
environmental problems
Take the following Further study options
requires an appreciation complementary units:
of the interdependence • The Dynamic Planet Honours in Geography provides you
between human activities • Science, Society and Data Analysis with the skills and knowledge to engage
and the natural and cultural • Communicating Science in the advanced analysis of spatial
patterns and processes in natural and
environment. Level 2 core units built environments. It provides you with
• Coastal Processes training in conceptual methodological
The Geographical Sciences major • Geographic Information Systems approaches to geographical inquiry,
provides you with these insights, • Reading Landscapes: People and and develops an appreciation of the
focusing on the challenges facing our Processes links between theory and practice in
planet, such as population growth, geography. You will also engage in an
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urban expansion and megacities, natural Take one of the following independent research project on a
disasters, environmental conservation complementary units: topic of geographical significance.
and climate change. Your degree • The Climate System
provides you with the opportunity to • Hydrology and Water Resource
participate in exciting field trips to a Management
range of domestic and international
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locations, with recent overseas Level 3 core units
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destinations including Bali, Barcelona • Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
and Seattle. • Environmental Change
• Geographic, Environment and
Planning Fieldwork
24History of Art
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
The History of Art empowers Course structure • Picturing the Self: Portraiture in
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Nineteenth-century Europe
you to be a thoughtful Level 1 core units • Prints from Dürer to Toulouse-
and critical viewer of our • Great Moments in Art Lautrec
increasingly visual world. • Ways of Seeing: Themes and • Rome
Theories in Art • The Dutch Golden Age and the Art
By examining the construction, of Exploration
reception, and circulation of art objects Level 2 options (select three) • The Northern Renaissance
across time and cultures, this major • Art and Social Justice • Twenty-first Century Art
equips you with historical knowledge, • Art and Urban Experience • Visual Culture and Art in America:
rigorous analytical skills, and the • Caravaggio and the Baroque 1900–2000
capacity to critically communicate • Contemporary Art
about visual form. Through a cultivation • Contemporary Art and Tradition in Career opportunities
of visual literacy, you will gain insights China
into how artists have imaged and • Global Art Histories Graduates with a History of Art major
imagined politics, religion, identity, and • Introduction to Museum and are well equipped to enter a range
Curatorial Studies of careers. Many go on to careers
culture, while also discovering how art
has shaped the history of ideas. • Italian Renaissance Art Now connected in some way with the arts,
• Living Paris: Experiencing and such as arts administrators, curators,
Representing the Modern City museum administrators, gallery
The major covers a wide range of
historical periods and visual media, • Modernism and the Visual Arts directors, art historians, art conservators
ranging from Renaissance painting to • Rome and arts festival administrators.
Contemporary performance art, with • The Art of Photography
an emphasis on the visual traditions • Zen Gardens to Manga Mania: Further study options
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of Europe, North America, Asia, A Survey of Japanese Art
Students who complete a History of
and Australia.
Level 3 core unit and options Art honours course to a high enough
• Art Theory standard could complete a Master of
Popular study combinations Philosophy or PhD.
• Fine Arts Plus two of the following:
• Art and Games: from Dada to Data This major lays the foundation
• Landscape Architecture
• Australian and Aboriginal Art for further study at honours and
• Communication and Media Studies
• Breaking Art postgraduate level.
• English and Literary Studies
• Languages • Contemporary Art and Tradition in
• History China
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• Global Art Histories
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• Living Paris: Experiencing and
Representing the Modern City
• Manet and the French Avant-Garde
• Materialist Avant-Garde Film
• Michelangelo
25Human Geography
and Planning
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
Expand your knowledge Popular study combinations Career opportunities
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for creating liveable • Anthropology and Sociology Planners and geographers see the
communities, vibrant • Environmental Science world throughout their careers. UWA
economies and sustainable • Geographical Sciences graduates are employed by local
• Law and Society and state governments (such as the
places. Study Human Department of Planning), in the private
Geography and Planning to Course structure sector, regional development, public
explore the complex interplay administration, public policy, social
Level 1 core units research, teaching, and property
of environmental, economic, • Geographies of a Global City and land development. Graduates
social and political processes • Disasters! with this major are also employable
that shape human activities internationally, helping to solve
on a range of scales from Level 2 core units social, economic and environmental
• Geographies of Economic problems in other parts of the world.
local to global. Development
• Social Geography and Planning Further study options
To flourish, human and urban
developments must grapple with Level 3 core units Students with a Human Geography
ecological sustainability, cultural • Environmental Policy and Planning and Planning major can pursue further
diversity, changing demographic • Geographic, Environment and studies at Honours level in Urban and
pressures, disasters and global Planning Fieldwork Regional Planning. A Master of Urban
markets. The conceptual foundations • Regional Development and and Regional Planning (by coursework)
of Human Geography and Planning, Planning may also be studied, and this degree
along with applied fieldwork based • Urban Planning and Design is accredited by the Planning Institute
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on real-world problems, enable you to of Australia.
develop highly valued skills by drawing
on and integrating knowledge from
Complementary units
the related disciplines of geographical Students nominating Human
science, economics, architecture, Geography and Planning as their
sociology and environmental degree-specific major in the Bachelor “UWA Geography and
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science. You will develop the relevant of Arts or Bachelor of Philosophy
Planning students are
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knowledge and skills to help resolve (Honours) course must also study:
major urban and regional problems, • Geographic Information Systems offered field trips to places
and ultimately have the ability to • Reading Landscapes: People and such as Japan and Spain.
contribute to the creation of liveable Processes They are truly memorable
communities, vibrant economies and
sustainable places. and rewarding experiences,
while still contributing as
credit towards your degree.”
Alistair Ryan
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History and Heritage
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
How do Indigenous people Course structure Career opportunities
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view the world? How does Level 1 core and The broad skills base and adaptable
Indigenous knowledge inform complementary units approach of graduates from this
the world around us? • Aboriginal Encounters: Strangers in major are valuable in areas such as
our Backyard legal and human rights organisations,
The Indigenous Knowledge, History • Boodjar Moort Katitjin: Introduction government departments, business
to Indigenous Heritage and and industry, education, trade and
and Heritage major comprises an
Knowledge tourism, health and the environment
multidisciplinary program that will
Plus: and native title and cultural heritage.
provide you with an opportunity to
learn about the history, culture and • Communication in Practice
philosophy of Indigenous peoples Further study options
in Australia. You’ll explore the Level 2 core units and options
• Indigenous Knowledge: Mind, Body This major lays the foundation for
philosophical underpinnings of an further study options at honours
Indigenous worldview. and Spirit
Plus one of the following: and postgraduate level, and a
• Curatorial Practices range of vocational studies such
The units offered enable you to as journalism, museum curation,
critically engage with the issues • Indigenous Representation
• Indigenous Ways of Knowing 2 archive management, cultural
covered across a number of disciplines, heritage and tourism as well as other
and connect to contemporary • Knowing Country: The Dreaming
and Darwin postgraduate studies.
Australian social issues. Studying the
major will give you a strong grounding • Looking North: The Wild West
in Aboriginal knowledge systems as • When Empire Strikes: Imperial
Expansion, Resistance, and Rights
“This course not only enables
well as Western disciplinary constructs
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around Indigenous knowledges from Europe to Australasia students to learn and
and peoples. understand Indigenous
Level 3 core unit and options worldviews, but more
• Indigenous Research
Popular study combinations Plus two of the following:
importantly to know and
• Anthropology and Sociology • Indigenous People and Global feel those relationships
• Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Issues that are integral within
• Fine Arts • Indigenous Ways of Knowing 3 Indigenous worldviews. It is
• Landscape Architecture • Intimate Strangers: Journeys in
• Law and Society Australian History therefore not only a degree
• Sharing Space to understand the academic
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perspective of Indigenous
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Studies but also one of
public consciousness.”
Dougie Nelson
27Landscape Architecture
Undergraduate Majors
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PREREQUISITES: None DURATION
ATAR
RECOMMENDED: None 3 LOCATION
This major is available via the Bachelor of Arts
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
80 YEARS
FULL-TIME
PERTH
Landscape Architecture is a Level 3 core units designer, landscape architectural
• Landscape Architecture Studio –
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draftsperson, environmental manager,
creative, design-based major government policy adviser, landscape
Expansions
primarily concerned with • Landscape Architecture Studio – architecture educator or academic.
the quality of the outdoor Resolutions Work is available in landscape
environment. • Plants and Landscape Systems architectural or urban design practices,
city and regional planning, land-
development companies, conservation
This major involves all aspects of Complementary units agencies or higher education.
landscape and land-use planning, Students nominating Landscape
design and management, the Architecture as their degree-specific
restoration and rehabilitation of major in the Bachelor of Arts or
Further study options
disturbed environments and the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) Students who complete a
design and management of outdoor course must also study: Landscape Architecture major to
spaces to create exciting, functional • History and Theory of Landscape a high enough standard can opt to
and attractive environments which will Architecture complete the Master of Landscape
contribute to the life of the community. • Landscape Architecture Studio – Architecture. Completion of a
You’ll also develop essential skills Considerations Landscape Architecture major
in critical thinking, providing you • Structures and Systems can also lead to further studies
with a strong foundation in the in a postgraduate Urban Design
practical, as well as theoretical, art of course, Master of Architecture
landscape design. Career opportunities (requires additional conversion
A major in Landscape Architecture units), Master of Building Information
Popular study combinations with further study provides a wide Modelling, Graduate Certificate
range of employment options including in Architectural Conservation or
• Fine Arts
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working as a landscape architect, doctoral study.
• History of Art environmental consultant, urban
• Communication and Media Studies
Direct Pathway example (Landscape Architecture)
Course structure
ATAR
Level 1 core units 3 2 Bachelor’s degree
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YEARS Master of Landscape
• Techniques of Visualisation Undergraduate Postgraduate Architecture
Level 2 core units Graduate Pathway example (Landscape Architecture)
• Design Studio
ATAR
• Site Manipulation
3 2 Bachelor’s degree
80 YEARS
Undergraduate
YEARS
Postgraduate
Master of Landscape
Architecture
1
Students need to achieve a WAM of at least 60 during undergraduate degree
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