Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Business

Program code

1689

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

4.5 years full-time
10 years part-time

Credit points

360

Indicative fee

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Important Notes

This program will be available to commencing students from Trimester 1, 2025.

About this program

Gain a unique blend of creative skills and business acumen with a double degree in architecture and business. With your unique skill set you can undertake architectural design projects that blend creativity with practicality, fostering an innovative approach in functionality and financial viability. Both your business and creative skills will be founded in sustainability principles to ensure you are designing spaces that have a positive impact on communities and the environment, locally or globally, both for now and into the future.

Attendance information

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

This program is offered full-time on-campus only at the Gold Coast campus. The program includes some Trimester 3 core courses which may be offered in intensive mode.

Work-integrated learning activities integrate theoretical learning with its application in the workplace. The inclusion of work-integrated learning activities in this degree program demonstrates Griffith's commitment to preparing its graduates for success in their working life.

The second trimester of the third year of the program includes a compulsory industry focused project.

Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of Absence

Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure

My career opportunities

Combining skills in architecture and business will lead to exciting careers where you can contribute effectively to the development of sustainable and economically viable spaces, bridging the gap between creative design and practical implementation in the architecture industry, as well as project management, entrepreneurship and beyond. 

Additional fee information

Additional costs

Throughout your program you may be required to pay for the following items:

  • Studio materials (drawing equipment and consumables: various pens, pencils, brushes, paper, masking tape, erasers etc., model making consumables; cardboard, timber, sheet materials, glue, tape etc.), printing, laptops
  • expenses associated with field trips and placements