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  • I (think I) have now made all the changes suggested by Fay and Linda on 22/1/16. 
  • Revised the entry requirements.
  • Fine-tuned the first degree requirement.

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Duration

3 years of full-time study and may study

Can also be studied part-time.

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Points and courses

360 points (approximately 24 courses)

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Entry Requirements

To be accepted into the BBSc you need to:

  • achieved University Entrance for at least one of the admission types; and
  • achieved an NCEA Guaranteed Entry Score (GES) of 180 points. Further information on the GES is available in the Admissions section.

Thoughts and questions

Link to admission types, as not all students will understand all of them: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/apply-enrol/admissions

Link to additional information on GES. Based on the student type selector:

Degree requirements

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University Entrance, or to meet the requirements of another admission type

A Guaranteed Entry Score of 180 points from your NCEA or the equivalent

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Degree requirements

Complete at least 360 points, of which:

  • At least 270 points must least 270 points must be from courses listed for the BBSc or Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS.)
  • At least 210 points must be at 200 and 300 level
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    • Of the 210 points at least
    • 180 points must
    • 180 points must be from courses listed for the BBSc or BAS
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      • Of the 180 points at least
    • 90 points must
      • 90 points must be at 300 level
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Complete eight

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courses at 100 level (in first year):

  • SARC 111
  • SARC 121
  • SARC 122
  • SARC 131
  • SARC 151
  • SARC 161
  • SARC 162
  • One further elective course.

Complete four

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courses at 200 level and

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any other 200-level

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courses required for your major (in second year):

  • BILD 251
  • SARC 221
  • SARC 222
  • SARC 223.

Complete four

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courses at 300 level and

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any other 300-level

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courses required for your major (in third year):

  • BILD 322
  • BILD 364
  • SARC 321
  • SARC 362.

Satisfy the requirements for at least one major subject (

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  • 300-level courses may only be counted towards one major.

Supplementary information

SARC 122 may be replaced with an elective course by students who have at least 14 NCEA Level 3 credits in each of two of: Calculus, Physics, and Statistics.

BAS students share "a common first year . . interests and needs" (GUS, p.38)

Some courses listed above are also listed under the requirements for the major (selected from the drop down list below). Students only need to complete these courses once.

BBSc students studying both the Project Management and Sustainable Building Systems majors don't require any elective courses beyond their first year. BBSc students doing only one of these majors are required to complete elective courses to the value of 60 points, preferably 30 points in each of the second and third years.

"If a student taking any other . . ."  (2016 Calendar, p157).

Standard ones on Degree and major requirements for UG degrees

Tool tips

Standard ones on Degree and major requirements for UG degrees

Major subject requirements

 

Project Management and Sustainable Engineering Systems (BILD and SSEG)

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see below)

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Major subject requirements

Project Management

BILD 261 and BILD 262 (in second year)

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  • BILD 231
  • BILD 232
  • BILD 261
  • BILD 262.

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Three courses at 300 level (in third year):

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  • BILD

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  • 361
  • BILD 362

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Project Management (BILD)

Tool tips

Standard ones on Degree and major requirements for UG degrees

BILD: Major/subject code for Project Management

SSEG: Major/subject code for Sustainable Engineering Systems

  • Complete BILD 261 and BILD 262 BILD 364

Elective courses worth 60 further points (spread over two years), including at least 30 points from courses at 200 and 300 level


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Sustainable Engineering Systems

BILD 231 and BILD 232 (in second year)

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Three courses at 300 level (in third year):

  • BILD 361321
  • BILD 362322
  • BILD 364.331Complete

Elective courses worth 60 further

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points (spread over two years),

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 including at least 30 points from courses at 200 and 300 level

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Supplementary information

Students are advised to complete elective courses to the value of 30 points in each of the second and third years.

Tool tips

Standard ones on Degree and major requirements for UG degrees

BILD: Major/subject code for Project Management

Sustainable Engineering Systems (SSEG)

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Project Management and Sustainable Engineering Systems

Four courses at 200 level (in second year):

  • BILD 231
  • BILD 232.Complete three courses at 300
  • BILD 261
  • BILD 262

Five courses at 300 level (in third year):

  • BILD 321
  • BILD 322
  • BILD 331.
  • Complete courses worth 60 further points from elective courses (spread over two years), including:
    • At least 30 points from courses at 200 and 300 level.

Supplementary information

Students are advised to complete elective courses to the value of 30 points in each of the second and third years.

Tool tips

Standard ones on Degree and major requirements for UG degrees

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  • BILD 361
  • BILD 362