Upgrade your Architectural capabilities and advance your career with the Graduate Diploma in Architectural Technology. This programme is suited to those who are practicing architectural designers, draughtspersons and CAD technicians who want to increase their technical knowledge, skills and industry capabilities.
You will learn:
Architectural Design
Architectural Documentation
Architectural Drawing
Building Information Modelling
Building Services
Integrated Environmental Systems
Professional Practice and Ethics
Project Management
Structural Building Systems
Sustainable Technology and Construction Methodologies
Satisfactory Completion
To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Architectural Technology students will have been credited with all required papers as specified in the programme schedule. The total credit value of the Graduate Diploma in Architectural Technology is 120 credits. Graduates of the graduate diploma are entitled to use the letters GDipArchTech after their names.
(Please note: students failing to attend for 80% of timetabled programme hours may forfeit zero fees entitlement)
Contact Institution / Faculty directly
Southern Institute of Technology
Invercargill Campus,
133 Tay Street,
INVERCARGILL,
Invercargill Central,
9810, New Zealand
Students will have completed all requirements of a bachelors' degree in a relevant field (such as construction, engineering, surveying) and been employed in a responsible position completing drawing and relevant documentation in the field of architectural technology for at least three years.
Special Admission
Notwithstanding the above admission criteria, mature aged applicants who can show evidence of ability to succeed in the programmes may be considered for admission, provided they have successfully completed an approved course or programme, or have relevant industry experience, which is deemed to meet the required standard for entry.
IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic), b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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