Program Schedule
For information on the structure of the program and courses taught, please refer to the
UNSW Online Handbook.
Program Information
To qualify for the Master of the Built Environment (Sustainable Development) students will be required to complete a program of study totalling 72 units of credit as adjusted by advanced standing provisions. Since most courses apart from the Graduate Project and Design Studio are of 6 units of credit, students must usually complete 8 courses in addition to the project.
Each course involves about 160 hours of work on the part of a student. Modes of delivery vary with some courses requiring attendance at classes in either block or week-by-week mode. The variety of delivery forms provides flexibility and opportunity to undertake study outside the main semesters. In conventional mode the degree requires three full-time sessions of study.The Masters program requires students to complete:
- Four core courses totalling 24 UOC
- A research project totalling 18 UoC (in which case an additional core SUSD0006 Research Design is needed) OR
- A Design Studio course totalling 12 UOC
- Three to Six electives totalling 24 to 36 UOC depending on the research or design pathway. Students electing to take a research project rather than a studio course must complete a course in research methods relevant to their project before the final semester of enrolment in that project. This requirement has the effect of reducing the electives for such students from 36 UOC to 24 UOC.
Upgrading and Articulation
Upgrading from GradDipBEnv to MBEnv(SustDev) may be permitted where a program is completed but the degree has not been awarded. Students upgrading to the MBEnv(SustDev) will be required to complete a minimum of 24 additional units of credit as advanced standing will not be permitted.
Undergraduate Degrees
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