Architecture Schools

Master’s degree

Master of Architecture (Research)

Deakin University · School of Architecture and Built Environment · Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Master of Architecture (Research)MArch
Pathway
ResearchStated for Australia
Format
Hybrid2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Tuition
Not published

Hybrid program

Part of this program is taught in person. It is not described as fully online. Professional pathway status is recorded separately from delivery.

About this program

Research master at Deakin on architecture topics such as history and theory, design and practice, building science and digital design; listing both Waterfront and Online delivery.

Subject
Architecture
Department
School of Architecture and Built Environment
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
Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
Pathway
Research degreeA research degree. It does not qualify anyone to practise as an architect.
Why we classify it this way
Deakin describes this as a supervised research master with a thesis of up to 50,000 words.“Deepen your knowledge on a chosen topic within the field of architecture through independent, sustained and academically supervised research.”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
HybridPart online and part in person (studios, residencies, assessments or placements). A hybrid degree is never described as fully online.
Online instruction
Blended with required campus elements
Campus studio required
Not published
Live attendance
Live attendance not published
International enrolment
Not published
Study mode
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Thesis or dissertation
Thesis of up to 50,000 words plus at least one unit of coursework
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Waterfront campus (Geelong)

Source could not be re-checked automatically.

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Differences by campus or pathway
The course page lists both Waterfront campus and Online as locations; the exact balance of on-campus and online work is not stated.

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.

The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, 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.

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