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Course Overview
The Diploma of Built Environment provides entry into three different career paths: Architectural Science Learn about building design and construction. Discover how architecture relates to people and how they live. Learn about the communication of architectural ideas. Interior Architecture Learn how to design quality environments and coordinate the design and construction of building interiors for a diverse range of environments. Construction Management Learn how physical elements create a structure, calculate construction costs and manage construction projects. Students who complete the Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) at Curtin University are eligible for membership in a number of professional bodies, including Australian Institute of Building; Australian Institute of Building Surveyors^ ; Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors ; Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia *; Chartered Institute of Building ; and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . ^Pending accreditation outcomes *Conditional registration
Where You Can Study
Perth
Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia (WA) 6102
Eligibility
Australian Qualifications Diploma (Stage 1): Year 11 English with 50% or better; Minimum STAT score of 110 Diploma (Stage 2: Year 12 English with a C grade or 50%; English ATAR with a scaled mark of 50; English Literature ATAR with a scaled mark of 50; English as an Additional Language or Dialect ATAR with a scaled mark of 50; STAT Written English (WE) 140
International Qualifications and Tests - All Diplomas Stage 1 (except Diploma of Health Science (Stage 1) - Nursing Stream) IELTS Academic: 5.5 (no band below 5.0) TOEFL iBT *Test taken prior to June 2026: 52 (R4, L4, S14, W14) TOEFL iBT *Test taken from June 2026: 51 (W9, R8, L8, S14) TOEFL 2026 Overall *6-point scale: 3.5 (R3, L3, W3, S3) GCE O Level/ GCE AS Level / SPM 1119: English with C Grade GCE A Level English: English with E Grade Hong Kong - HKDSE: English Level 2 PTE Academic *Test taken from 1 December 2024: 45 (no skill < 40) Pearson Versant English Placement Test: 46 (no score below 41) Curtin English: Gateway with B grade (no skill below C) Group of Eight (G8) University Foundation Programs: C or 50% Phoenix Academy Cert IV English for Academic Purposes: B2 (no band below B1+) International Institute of Business and Technology (IIBT): Academic English III with B2 (no band below B2) Linguaskill: 162 (154 in all bands)
English Language Requirements for Diploma (Stage 2) - Diplomas of Built Environment, Health Sciences, and Art & Creative Industries - Mass Communication Stream) IELTS Academic: 6.0 (no band below 6.0) TOEFL iBT *Test taken prior to June 2026: 68 (R13, L12, S18, W21) TOEFL iBT *Test taken from June 2026: 67 (W19, R16, L16, S19) TOEFL 2026 Overall *6-point scale: 4 (R4, L4, W4.5, S4) GCE O Level/ GCE AS Level / SPM 1119: English with C Grade GCE A Level English: English with E Grade Hong Kong - HKDSE: English Level 3 PTE Academic *Test taken from 1 December 2024: 50 (no skill < 50) Pearson Versant English Placement Test: 51 (no score below 51) Curtin English: Gateway with B+ grade (No skill below B+) Group of Eight (G8) University Foundation Programs: C or 50% Phoenix Academy Cert IV English for Academic Purposes: B2+ (no band below B2+) Linguaskill: 169 (169 in all bands)
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Academic Communication Skills
Academic Research and Writing
Design Skills
Introduction to Design Computing
Essential Mathematics
Studies in Society
Computing, Robotics, and Future Technologies
Management
Academic and Professional Communications
Graphic Communication I
Technology of Design
Architectural Technology in Context
Understanding Architecture
Architecture Design 2
Graphic Communication II
Design Computing 1 (Design Thinking & Visual Communication *)
Interior Design Studio (Interior Architecture*)
Residential Construction (Construction Management *)
Interior Design Studio
Universal Design Principle (Design Thinking & Visual Communication *)
Technology of Design (Architectural Technology*)
Architectural Technology in Context (Architectural Technology*)
Academic and Professional Comms
Introduction to Management in Construction
Residential Construction
Structures
Building Construction Measurement
Commercial Construction
Health, Safety and Quality in Built Environment
Application
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