Built environment

Be a driver of change across the ever-evolving field of the built environment.

Whether you’re interested in studying architecture, landscape design, interior architecture or building and construction management, our degrees will take you right to the heart of the industry.

There’s no better place to delve into the world of the built environment than right here in our nation’s capital, where infrastructure is expanding rapidly and the job market is booming.

You’ll gain hands-on experience and develop key employability skills such as critical, creative and strategic thinking, and the ability to communicate, work successfully as part of a team and practise your craft ethically.

Built environment degrees at UC involve hands-on, work-based projects and learning, so you’ll gain valuable industry expertise from the first day of your university studies.

You’ll acquire hard skills linked specifically to your chosen field, plus soft skills that will help you across your whole career, such as improved abilities in negotiating, presenting, managing stakeholders and communicating.

Across your final year, you’ll undertake a capstone unit where you’ll display your classroom knowledge in a real-life industry setting, giving you the chance to make industry contacts and network with potential employers. 

Bypass the usual ATAR entry and let your talents in the built environment speak for themselves with our portfolio entry option.

Simply submit five pieces of your most accomplished work in architecture or building and construction management to demonstrate your abilities. These could be personal projects you’re really proud of or work you’ve completed at school, and can include illustrations, design work, written work or any other medium you choose.

All our undergraduate built environment degrees offer portfolio entry, so if you feel this pathway to entry is for you, you’d best start preparing! 

Workshop7 is a dedicated student area where you’ll have access to a host of materials and equipment to help in your built environment course.

You can experiment with our exciting suite of high-tech equipment ranging from computer numerical control (CNC) manufacturing, 3D printing and laser cutting, to robotic arm technology, 3D visualisation, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

As well as our technological equipment, there are plenty of analogue tools for you to use, like bandsaws, disc sanders, mills, table saws, lathes, soldering equipment, painting spray booths, and ARC, TIG and MIG welding machines. Workshop7 allows you to experiment creatively with a variety of substances, such as electronic components, plastics, timber, metals and more.