Accreditation 24 October 2013

Provider: Melbourne Polytechnic (formerly Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)

Course: Bachelor of Applied Architecture (formerly Bach of the Built Environment)

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education courses of study offered by Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE for a period of seven years until 24 October 2020:

  • Bachelor of the Built Environment

Background to Decision

Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE submitted an application for accreditation of one course of study under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the TEQSA Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to grant accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the higher education course of study submitted by Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE for accreditation complies with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.