Master of Architectural Science Victoria University of Wellington

Overview

Learn about key issues in the industry—sustainability, construction law, managing facilities, and the relationship between buildings and their environment.

Key Facts

You can study part time while working or full time through block teaching. Block teaching involves delivering courses in concentrated blocks of time, for three days every four weeks. 

This Master of Architectural Science program at the Victoria University of Wellington allows you to balance work with study. In the final course, you’ll gain professional work experience in an area of architectural science.

A postgraduate qualification in Architectural Science can open doors to a career in the design and development of our built environment. You might start your own practice, or work as an employee in a firm or government organisation.

You could work as a construction project manager, a consultant, a sustainable systems engineer, or a construction lawyer. Other jobs might include a lighting adviser or designer, building consent adviser, fire design and regulations analyst, acoustic engineer, or quantity surveyor.

You can also choose to focus on researching the history, theory, and contemporary practice of architectural science and open up a career in academia or in a research organisation.