Architectural Studies
Bachelor
Overview
As we respond to new challenges such as environmental sustainability, the evolution of technology, and the changing needs of human habitation, we are constantly making and remaking the physical world. Study the Bachelor of Architectural Studies to be part of designing and shaping the built environment—inside or out.
The world of architecture
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.
Māori Design and Environments
From 2022, BAS degrees with majors in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture can be taken with a specialisation in Māori Design and Environments.
In your second or third year, you’ll be able to study dedicated courses such as SARC 216 Mātauranga Māori and the Built and Natural Environment. These courses will complement existing course content, allowing you to focus on specific approaches underpinned by mātauranga Māori. Students taking this specialisation will work with key concepts in mātauranga Māori based in both practice and theory that will prepare them for working in their respective creative industries. You will have the opportunity to develop key conceptual design skills that incorporate an understanding of kaupapa Māori through the use of novel multimedia exploration and craft.
Structure
4 available majors
- Architecture
- Interior Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Architecture History and Theory
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.
Costs
Tuition
HK$175,394.80
(international)
HK$42,616.55
(home)
Funding
Many scholarships are available for international students at Victoria University of Wellington. They can help with tuition fees and with accommodation costs.
Admissions
Qualifications
- Successful completion of Senior High School Graduation with an average of 75% or higher overall; and successful completion of one year of undergraduate degree study at a recognised institution
- Successful completion of Senior High School Graduation with an average of 75% or higher overall; and successful completion of a three-year Diploma from a recognised institution
- Successful completion of Senior High School Graduation with an average of 75% or higher overall; and achieving a Tier 1 score in the National University Entrance Examination (Gaokao) at a recognised institution. (Tier 1 scores are subject to change, and will be updated annually. For more information, please contact the International Admissions team)
- Successful completion of a high school diploma based on another country’s curriculum will be considered at the University’s discretion
- Successful completion of the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation Studies Programme OR other recognised foundation programme
- Achievement of the International Baccalaureate Diploma (min. 24 points) OR equivalent internationally recognised high school qualification
Language requirements
IELTS
6.0
with no sub-score below 5.5
TOEFL
80