Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Architectural Design
Charles Darwin University · Architecture (Charles Darwin University) · Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Official award
- Bachelor of Architectural DesignBAD
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for Australia
- Format
- On campus3 years full-time or 6 years part-time (240 credit points)
- Tuition
- A$32,032per year, 2026
About this program
Three-year design-studio-based bachelor at CDU Darwin that leads to the Master of Architecture.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Architecture (Charles Darwin University)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalA first stage. The source says further study or a further qualification is needed before registration or licensure.
- Why we classify it this way
- CDU says further study in the Master of Architecture is needed for registration as an architect.“Other opportunities include further study leading to a Master of Architecture degree and registration as an architect.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time (240 credit points)
- Credits
- 240 CDU credit pointsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Campus
- CDU Waterfront Darwin
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual tuition fee for full-time studyTuition | A$32,032per year, 2026 | International tuition fees | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)