Architectural Practice
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Architectural practice education is taught across a number of courses in the Architecture programs at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Skills and knowledge in this field are specifically applied in Architectural Design Studios 6 and 8, where a practice-based approach is applied by students who work on projects through the adoption of industry standards in contract documentation and project management. The Master of Architecture program includes the following core courses which prepare graduates to enter the profession of Architecture as an employee, with the expectation that they will undertake two years supervised professional experience in preparation for registration.
Architectural Practice Professional
The course Architectural Practice Professional focuses on issues around preparation for work in the field of Architecture. Topics include registration authorities and professional organisations, professional advisory notes, seeking employment, introduction to the Australian legal system, contracts, tendering, contract administration and dispute resolution.
Architectural Practice Management
The course Architectural Practice Management covers issues pertaining to working in architectural practice. These include the business environment, ethics and professional responsibility, risk management, setting up a design practice, development and property law, and new forms of practice and project procurement. It also covers development finance, project cost control, management of digital data and introduction to Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems.
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