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'QUT has been crucial to not only my academic success, but also to fast tracking my career. Having worked in industry for three years now, my roles have come directly from tutors, lecturers and industry connections fostered through QUT. My professional network has flourished through QUT-supported industry events and award ceremonies with PIA (Planning Institute of Australia). As a student urban designer, I’ve had the opportunity to work on amazing urban spaces, including the city-shaping Victoria Park Masterplan.'
Urban designer and planner
Real-world planning
'QUT has been crucial to not only my academic success, but also to fast tracking my career. Having worked in industry for three years now, my roles have come directly from tutors, lecturers and industry connections fostered through QUT. My professional network has flourished through QUT-supported industry events and award ceremonies with PIA (Planning Institute of Australia). As a student urban designer, I’ve had the opportunity to work on amazing urban spaces, including the city-shaping Victoria Park Masterplan.'
Urban designer and planner
Highlights
- Be inspired and empowered to create environments with a positive impact on human health, environmental quality, social relationships and urban systems.
- Your studies will prepare you to plan large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
- Use your combined architecture and built environment skills in careers with private developers, government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods, and shape new suburbs, cities and regions.
- Progress onto the proposed two year Master of Architecture and gain the required practical experience to become an architect.
Highlights
- Be inspired and empowered to create environments with a positive impact on human health, environmental quality, social relationships and urban systems.
- QUT is ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world for architecture and built environment (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) and we are proud to have Queensland’s most in-demand architecture degree (QTAC first preferences 2022).
- Your studies will prepare you to plan large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
- Use your combined architecture and built environment skills in careers with private developers, government bodies and communities to enhance established neighbourhoods, and shape new suburbs, cities and regions.
- Progress onto the proposed two year Master of Architecture and gain the required practical experience to become an architect.
Why choose this course?
With an increasing focus on livability and creating cities of the future, now is the time to explore a career in architecture and urban and regional planning. New technology is emerging. Architects and urban planners are facing exciting challenges and setting the direction to shape how we live and work in the future.
If you are interested in balancing social, economic, environmental and cultural issues with art and design, and using your imagination and being creative, then this double degree might lead to the career of your dreams.
Explore this course
Bachelor of Architectural Design
QUT is ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world for architecture and built environment (QS World University Rakings by Subject 2023) and we are proud to have Queensland’s most in-demand architecture degree (QTAC first preferences 2022).
With a strong reputation in the industry, our graduates are in high demand. The percentage of our graduates who secure full-time employment is among the highest in the country (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019-2021 / Australian Taxation Office 2017-18 financial year), and our graduates have the highest starting salaries of all Brisbane architecture graduates.
You will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where, working with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community. Your introductory studies will also introduce you to visualisation skills and applications needed to formulate design as an exploration of the materials of the built environment.
Your studies will then build on these foundations and explore areas including environmental principles and the global movement of modern architecture with design studio units covering the process of design, dwelling, tectonics and public spaces.
Later in your degree you will be able to transfer skills and knowledge to a workplace or professional context and gain practical work experience with work integrated learning.
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)
In your first year, you’ll complete units that will lay the foundations for the remainder of your course. You’ll explore the built environment, and receive an introduction to planning and design, urban development law, urban analysis and land-use planning. You will also develop your skills in negotiation and conflict resolution.
You will continue your studies in your second year, building skills in site planning, stakeholder engagement, transport planning and planning law. From there, you’ll have the opportunity to refine your understanding of urban design and property development and use your cumulative knowledge to undertake environmental planning activities. You will also reflect on your work placement and consolidate your research skills.
In your final year, you will explore advanced concepts of urban and regional planning, as well as planning theory and ethics. You’ll look at real-world planning projects in studio and research environments. Your studies will culminate in a major research project with a faculty mentor, showcasing your acquired skills.
You will complete 30 days of approved work experience in the industry, as part of your work integrated learning.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you are required to complete 30 days (equivalent to 225 hours) of professional work experience for the Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) component.
Careers and outcomes
You will have employment opportunities internationally, and in state and local government departments and agencies, large multi-stranded development companies and professional architectural and planning consultancies. Career choices include urban design, transport planning, development assessment, plan preparation for housing and industrial areas, open space and recreational planning, environmental protection, and social and economic development.
Professional recognition
On completion of the two-year Master of Architecture and the required period of practical experience, graduates are eligible to sit for registration as an architect in Australia.
Possible careers
- Architect
- Urban designer
- Urban and regional planner
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 80.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- EB01
- QTAC code
- 419122
- CRICOS code
- 114081B
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 5.5 years full-time
- 5.5 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Year 12 early offer scheme
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 80.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
99.05
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Selection rank
99.95
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
87.60
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Selection rank
91.10
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
76.20
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Selection rank
80.20
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 80.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 80.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $10,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $38,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $9,500 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $34,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Equity scholarships scheme
A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Struggling financially
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
QUT Real World International Scholarship
A scholarship to cover tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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