Bachelor of Architectural Technology

Bachelor of Architectural Technology and learn the technical skills and knowledge needed to get into the Architectural Industry.

The architectural sector, construction industry and wider society will benefit from the increase in the level and breadth of technical knowledge and industry capability. It is also a qualification pathway for practicing architectural designers, draughtspersons and CAAD technicians who wish to obtain a more senior position.

The Bachelor of Architectural Technology is aimed at secondary students (who have achieved the requisite entrance qualifications)and recent certificate or diploma graduates (in architectural technology or construction or related fields).

Students will have achieved NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand University Entrance requirements including:

• Three subjects at Level 3, each with a minimum of 14 credits from NZQA’s list of approved subjects (normally including a mathematics subject and a science or technology subject), and
• Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
• Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, or

Completed the New Zealand Diploma in Architectural Technology, or the New Zealand Diploma in Construction, or equivalent.

You need to complete 360 credit hours to successfully obtain this degree. Please check detail of study units at https://www.sit.ac.nz/Programme/Course/Bachelor%20of%20Architectural%20Technology/campus/Invercargill/subject/Architectural-Technology

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A-, level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English, or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL), or

You can join one of the following careers:

• Architect
• Technical Representative
• Technology Manager