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Qualifications & leading Universities

You need your VCE/HSC with English to gain entry to tertiary courses. Certificate courses to level III and IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in Architectural Drafting, Drafting Technology, Residential Drafting or Building Design are widely available in various TAFE colleges throughout the states. If you are interested in becoming a draftsperson in any particular field, you will be required to have appropriate qualifications and training.

University undergraduate courses are relatively scarce. The relevant courses are a Bachelor of Architectural Design, Associate Degree of Building Design, Bachelor of Design and Technology, Bachelor of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Environmental Design, Associate Degree of Built Environment, or a Bachelor of Arts. These undergraduate degrees are three to five years full time. Relevant majors include Architecture, Architectural Design, Building Design, Design, Architectural Studies, and Built Environment.

Those universities with an entry score above 85 to a Bachelor of Architectural Design or similar undergraduate degree course include Monash University, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Central Queensland University, University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, and University of Technology Sydney.

You will be expected to have thorough knowledge of computer aided design and drafting, commonly referred to as CAD or AutoCAD. You will be required to use this complex computer program in almost any aspect of drafting.

The entry criteria for tertiary institiutions differs from year to year. The above comments are a guide only. To gain specific entry criteria either contact the relevant university or use Hobson's The Good University Guide.

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