The Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) is a three-year undergraduate degree that gives you the knowledge and practical skills you need to start your journey towards a career in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, or interior architecture.

 

Study alongside Building Science students in the first year, giving you a basic understanding of the principles and theory behind the built environment.

 

Gain a solid grounding in a range of subjects from design, technology, and architectural history to environmental science, theory, and urban design.

 

The insights you gain will help you make an informed choice when it’s time to pick your major at the end of the year. You can choose from Architecture, Architecture History and Theory, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.

 

Important information

• First-year courses are shared with Bachelor of Building Science students.
• You don't need to submit a portfolio to get into the first year.
• Your selection for entry to the second year is based on how well you do in all first-year courses.
• The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

 

First year

Your first year will give you a solid understanding of the built environment—both in New Zealand and globally.

 

You’ll study eight core introductory courses. Some will introduce you to the concepts, history, and theory of design, as well as the ways that design is communicated. Other courses focus on the technology used in creating the built environment in a sustainable way.

 

By the end of your first year, you’ll have a strong grasp of the main ideas, vocabulary, and technology of architecture. You’ll also have a good idea of where you want to go from there.

 

Second year

This is the year you begin to focus on your chosen major—Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or Architecture History and Theory.

 

You’ll look closely at specific areas like building technologies, culture and heritage, design communication, and site systems and ecology.

 

Third year

In your third year of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies, you’ll delve even further into your chosen subject and apply what you’ve learned to large-scale projects and research assignments.