Postgraduate Certificate in Designed Environments–PGCertDE 60 points Qualification regulations

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

(i) completed a BAS degree or an equivalent qualification, with an average grade of at least B; 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 Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation for a candidate who has practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides equivalent preparation

2. The course of study for the PGCertDE shall consist of courses worth at least 60 points from the MArch(Prof), MIA, MLA, and MURPlan schedules.

3. (a) The  PGCertDE shall be endorsed with, at most, one specialisation if the candidate’s programme consists entirely of courses selected from that subject as listed in section 4.

(b) The PGCertDE may be awarded without a subject providing the associate dean has approved the candidate’s set of courses.

(c) A candidate for the PGCertDE shall normally be enrolled for at least one trimester and shall complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling in it. 

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

(e) A candidate who has been awarded a PGCertDE in a particular subject is required to abandon that qualification upon being awarded a PGDipDE in the same subject.

4. The requirements for each specialisation are as follows, with such substitutions as may be approved under section 5.

Architecture (ARCH): 60 points from ARCI 411, ARCI 412, ARCI 421, ARCI 451, SARC 461, SARC 491

Interior Architecture (INTA): 60 points from INTA 411, INTA 412, INTA 421, INTA 451, SARC 461, SARC 491

Landscape Architecture (LAND): 60 points from LAND 411, LAND 412, LAND 421, LAND 451, SARC 461, SARC 491

Urban and Regional Planning (PLAN): 60 points from Part 1 of the MURPlan including at least 45 PLAN points