For students coming from an Urban Design, Landscape Architecture or Architecture undergraduate degree:
A three-year undergraduate degree in Urban Design, Landscape Architecture or Architecture with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65% (University of Melbourne equivalent); and
A Design Portfolio; and
A Personal Statement of up to 500 words outlining relevant prior study and work experience, and motivation to undertake the program;
For English language tests, we require documentary evidence of having obtained the minimum scores within the previous 24 months.
IELTS: 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL (paper test): 577 with TWE 4.5
TOEFL (internet): 79 with Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13
Pearson Test of English (Academic): 58-64 inclusive and no communicative skill below 50
The Master of Urban Design combined with the Master of Urban Planning produces professionals who can simultaneously express their creativity whilst channelling their social conscience to improve our cities, towns and regions.
The program aims to provide you with:
an understanding of Australian and international policy and planning affecting human settlement;
skills to design towns and cities for contemporary challenges such as mass urbanisation, urban informality and changing climate demands;
the ability to adapt and respond through planning and design to the global changes impacting our cities including climate change, deepening inequality, concerns for community health and safety, and the emergence of city-regions.
By working in interdisciplinary teams that encourage interaction, collaboration and collegiate working environments, our students benefit by being taught within a faculty of over thirty full-time academics and a broad range of leading built environment practitioners who come with a depth and breadth of teaching and research performance unmatched within the Southeast-Asian and Australasian regions.
By combining the Master of Urban Planning and Master of Urban Design as a double degree, our students complete two professionally accredited graduate programs in a reduced timeframe. This gives them a true competitive advantage and broader career options. Dual accreditation also offers a distinctive signal to employers and industry and enhances our existing graduate reputation for strong leadership and strategic thinking skills, embedded in our expertise in providing a world-class built environment education influencing Melbourne and cities globally for over 150 years.
CRICOS Code: 105519G
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Core
Students must complete 250 points of core subjects
Planning Law & Statutory Planning
The Economies of Cities and Regions
Urban Design Studio A
Land Use and Urban Design
Strategic Plan Making
Urban Design Studio B
Planning Theory and History
Analytical Methods
Urban Design Theory
Participatory Planning
Urban Sustainability and Climate Change
Urban Design Studio C
MSD Minor Thesis Part 1
Urban Design Thesis
The Shaping of Urban Design
MSD Minor Thesis Part 2
Elective
Students must complete 50 points of electives
Building Sustainability
Contemporary Digital Practice
Constructed Ecologies
Design Communications Workshop (P/G)
Environmental Impact Assessment
Flexible Urban Modelling
GIS In Planning, Design & Development
Advanced Computational Design
Regenerative Sustainability
Partnerships for Sustainable Futures
Robin Boyd Studio
GeoDesign Models & Applications
Building Resilient Settlements
Design Research
Environmental Systems
Urban Informatics
Design for Ageing
Hacking Society Systems in Transition
Travelling Studio (Mysuru, India)
Travelling Studio (Indonesia)
MSD Vocational Placement
Design for Diversity
Urban Environmental Policy and Planning
Ecology for Design
Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities
The Politics of Food
Managing Global City Regions
Cities Without Slums
Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio
City Leadership
Comparative Urban Planning
Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment
Inclusive Cities
Healthy Communities
City Lights: Cities, Culture and History
Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation
Foundations of Social Policy
MUP Studio
Senior Planner
Project Officer
Town Planner Urban and Regional Planner
Strategic Planner
Statutory Planner
Transport Planner
Planning Policy Advisor
Sustainability Coordinator
Precinct Planner
Policy Officer
Urban Planning and Design Consultant
Urban Designer
Urban Analytics & Visualisation Manager
Strategic Planner
Urban and Interior Designer
Senior Design Advisor
Design Manager
OSHC: 530$ per year
