Urbanicity Course Alert - MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN at Melbourne School of Design

Shaping urban public space:

Add new insights to your role of an architect, landscape architect or

urban planner by studying Urban Design at MSD and broaden your career opportunities.

Graduate urban design course at Melbourne School of Design
Course Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design
Master of Urban Design
Location: Melbourne Parkville Campus
Website: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/urban-design/
Duration: 150-250 credit points
1.5 to 2.5 years full-time
3 to 5 years part-time
Fees: This course offers Full Fee places.
Local student Full fee – $24,900 per 100 credit points in 2010
International student Full fee – $28,500 per 100 credit points in 2010

Please note that these fees are indicative only. The actual tuition fee payable may vary and is based on the subjects the student is enrolled in.

Course Overview:

The graduate courses in urban design at the University of Melbourne help develop professionals who are capable of seeing the city from multiple viewpoints and who relish working with interdisciplinary teams.

The Postgraduate Diploma equips students with the skills necessary to undertake design research and to learn about urban history, theory and communications. Successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma can lead to admission to the Master of Urban Design, a studio-based course in which students gain expert knowledge, enabling them to forge a career in urban design or a related field.

The key quality of the urban design programs, and particularly the Master of Urban Design, are their combined strength of urban design theory and three design studios. Studio projects are always approached as design research exercises, where innovation and discovery represent a major part of the educational experience. Studios emphasise the importance of place and fieldwork represents a significant component of studio work. Professional and wider community involvement is a regular part of the Master of Urban Design studio experience.

Course Structure:

 

Career Outcomes:

Upon graduation your skills can be applied in an expanding range of design and associated roles, both in Australia and overseas. You will be trained to bring new insights into your role as an architect, landscape architect or urban planner, offering much more than traditionally trained built environment professionals. Your new expertise in urban design will help broaden your employment opportunities.

Urban design skills are in great demand throughout the Asia- Pacific region. A number of our graduates are working on projects of various scales in China; while our graduates, staff and students have won acclaim in many international design competitions.

Our graduates are working locally and globally in areas such as:

  • Planning authorities such as City Councils
  • Architecture practices
  • Landscape architecture practices
  • Planning practices

Admission Requirements:

Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design - 100 credit points

  • an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent.

Master of Urban Design - 150 credit points

  • a four-year undergraduate degree in architecture or landscape architecture with a weighted average of at least H2B (70%) in the final year, or equivalent, or
  • a three-year undergraduate degree, plus a one-year postgraduate diploma in a relevant discipline with at least H2B (70%) average, or
  • a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design with a weighted average of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent;
  • a portfolio of recent design work, submitted in accordance with the requirements of the selection committee.
  • The Selection Committee may conduct interviews and tests and may call for referee reports or employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.
  • The design portfolio should consist of not more than eight A3 pages. Where design work has been produced jointly, applicants must indicate their role in the production of the design. Work should be clear and legible.

Contact Information:

Melbourne School of Design
Graduate Course Administrator
Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 AUSTRALIA
T: +61 3 8344 6417 / F: +61 3 8344 5532
E: msd-info@unimelb.edu.au
Web: www.msd.unimelb.edu.au

International Admissions
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 AUSTRALIA
T: (+61 3) 8344 4505 / F: (+61 3) 9347 9062
Web: www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/ipg

Request Further Information: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/urban-design/urban-design-degrees.html#form