The Department of Architecture and Building offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Find out more about our Post Graduate School.
Undergraduate courses requires:
• a PNG Secondary School Certificate with C passes or higher in English, Physics, and Maths A [or, alternatively, a B pass or higher in Maths B][1]; or
• equivalent overseas matriculation certificate; or
• a Diploma in Building, Architectural Drafting, or Civil Engineering for the Lae Polytechnic Institution or equivalent.
Entry into both architecture and building courses is through a common first semester.
DIPLOMA OF ARCHITECTURE (DARC)
Towards the end of the first semester of the first year, students may opt, with the guidance and approval of the Department, to pursue an architectural vocation and, after a further two and a half years study, graduate with a Diploma of Architecture. For architecture, a high pass in Expressive Arts may substitute for an inadequate grade in one of the required Grade 12 subjects. Entry into the post graduate course requires an appropriate first degree and professional experience.
Note: for architecture, a high pass in Expressive Arts may substitute for an inadequate grade in one of the required Grade 12 subjects. Entry into the post graduate course requires an appropriate first degree and professional experience.
DIPLOMA OF BUILDING [DBLD]
Alternatively, towards the end of the first semester of the first year, students may opt, with the guidance and approval of the Department, to pursue a building vocation and, after a further two and a half years study, graduate with a Diploma of Building.
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (BARC)
For continuing architecture students, entry into the fourth-year of the degree course requires a weighted average of 65% for the previous four semesters and a C pass or higher in AR 302 Architecture Design V. Students who do not achieve these requirements may become eligible for entry into the degree course by fulfilling the Department's alternative admission requirements. Students in architecture spend their fourth and fifth years studying the following program on a full-time basis.
BACHELOR OF BUILDING (BBLD)
For continuing building students, entry into the fourth-year of the degree course requires a weighted average of 65% for the previous four semesters. Students who do not achieve these requirements may become eligible for entry into the degree course by fulfilling the Department's alternative admission requirements. Students in building spend their fourth year undertaking an approved program in BL470 Industrial Training before returning to the campus full-time for their fifth year of study. The hours provided for this subject cover staff administration and supervision time.