Mode of study

If you're living outside of the Perth Metropolitan Area you may remain 'at home' for the duration of this foundation year while remotely attending dedicated online classes with a cohort of students dispersed across the regions, in WA and beyond. Classes will be live and interactive with teaching staff based on the UWA Perth Campus at the School of Design. You have the option of attending interactive online classes either on-site at UWA's regional campus in Albany or from home. 

Scheduled online contact hours will be approximately 12 hours per week. Once per semester, a week of immersive in-person classes will be conducted either on the UWA Perth campus or at one or more regional locations. 

You may enrol full time or part-time. While commencement in Semester 1 is encouraged, it is also possible to commence in Semester 2. 

Foundation year course structure 

Admission requirements

For entry to the Bachelor of Environmental Design, you must have:

• achieve a minimum ATAR of 75  or equivalent; or
• an Assured Pathway offer (such as to the Master of Architecture with a minimum ATAR of 92); or
• achieved a score of at least 100 in UWA's Experience-based Entry assessment; or
• a place in a relevant AcessUWA program.

Applicants must also satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework. 

We offer a number of other pathways for you to gain entry into our undergraduate degrees if you do not meet the standard admission requirements. Find out the admissions pathways for School Leavers and Non-School Leavers.

Are you ready to take the next step? Apply now! 

Colin Mort Scholarship

Under the program, you may also apply for the Colin Mort Scholarship which provides financial assistance for up to four regional students during their first year of study here at UWA. To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must be based in and have a permanent residential address in a regional location within WA, and be enrolled in the Design@Home foundation program in Architecture.  

What's next

Upon completion of the Design@Home foundation program, you would then take the remaining units (two years of full time or part-time equivalent) in the Architecture major or Landscape Architecture extended major on campus at the School of Design, located at the UWA Perth campus. 

Following successful completion of the course requirements for the Bachelor of Environmental Design you may apply to enrol in the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture. 

Register your interest

If you are interested in taking part in our Design@Home program, please fill in the expression of interest form below. 

Expression of interest