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Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Canberra
Northcott Dr, Canberra, ACT 2600
Eligibility
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\n\nAn honours degree (or equivalent) in Design (FOE code 1005) or Architecture (FOE code 0401)\n\nStudents who meet this requirement will receive 48 UOC in advanced standing upon entry to the program, and will complete a 1 year (48 UOC) program of study.
\n\n1.7 year (72 UOC) program
\n\nA bachelor's degree in Design (FOE code 1005) or Architecture (FOE code 0401) with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65)\n\nStudents who meet this requirement will receive 24 UOC in advanced standing upon entry to the program, and will complete a 1.7 year (72 UOC) program of study.
\n2 year (96 UOC) program\n\nA bachelor's degree or honours degree in any field with a credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65). \nApplicants who apply from non-cognate will be admitted on successful assessment of a submitted Portfolio (see Special Admission Requirements).\n\nApplicants who apply with a bachelor' degree in any field with a less than credit average (equivalent to a UNSW WAM of 65), or without a bachelor's degree, can be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Design on successful assessment of a submitted Portfolio. Students may articulate into the Master of Design upon completion of the Graduate Certificate with a credit average (WAM of 65) and may carry 24 units of credits provided the student has achieved a Pass in all foundation courses and at least a credit average overall. Refer to the Graduate Certificate for information on the entry requirements for this program.
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Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCommon Questions
The Master of Design is offered through UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA), which includes the School of Art & Design among its schools, and covers study areas across Built Environment, Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Design, Media and Fine Arts.
UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture has 9 subjects ranked top 5 in Australia according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, and is ranked #33 in the world for Architecture and Built Environment.
Students at UNSW ADA thrive in an open, supportive and inclusive community that encourages and celebrates difference, with access to creative spaces, peer mentoring, the ADA Innovation Hub, Work Integrated Learning, and support services through The Nucleus: Student Hub.
Yes, UNSW ADA has launched the ADA Skills Passport, a new initiative that helps students identify and showcase the skills they build through their studies — the human strengths employers are looking for — which students can track and demonstrate on a digital passport.
UNSW Sydney's campuses relevant to Arts, Design & Architecture are the Kensington and Paddington campuses, both of which are built on Aboriginal Lands of the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
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