Graduate Diploma in Designed Environments–GDipDE 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the GDipDE shall have:

(i) completed a BAS, BBSc, BConst, or BDI degree or an equivalent qualification; and

(ii) been accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides equivalent preparation.

2. (a) The personal course of study for the GDipDE shall consist of a coherent programme of study approved by the associate dean on the recommendation of the head of school. Except as provided in (b), it shall include at least 120 points from courses listed on the BAS, BBSc, BConst, MArch(Prof), MArchSc, MConsLaw, MConst, MIA, MLA, or MURPlan schedules, of which at least 75 points shall be in courses numbered 300 or above.

 (b) At the discretion of the associate dean, up to 30 points in the GDipDE may be replaced with approved courses from other programmes offered at this university.

3. (a) A candidate for the GDipDE shall be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the requirements of the diploma within four years of first enrolling in it. 

(b) The associate dean may extend the maximum period in special cases.

4. The GDipDE shall be endorsed with, at most, one subject if the candidate’s personal course of study includes courses as listed below.

Architecture (ARCH): ARCI 311 or SARC 313, ARCI 312 and one of SARC 321, SARC 351

Architecture History and Theory (AHTY): Three of SARC 351, SARC 352, SARC 353, SARC 354

Interior Architecture (INTA): INTA 311 or SARC 313, INTA 312 and one of INTA 321, SARC 323

Landscape Architecture (LAND): LAND 311 or SARC 313, LAND 312, LAND 321