COURSE OVERVIEW
The Master of 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 course equips students with the skills necessary to undertake design research and to learn about urban history, theory and communications. The program is a studio based course in which students gain expert knowledge, enabling them to forge a career in urban design or a related field.
The strength of the course is the people involved and the atmosphere they create. Our core group of staff brings together experience and active involvement in current urban design research, design research and education. A broader teaching team with expertise in landscape architecture and urban planning adds diversity and richness. Urban design students contribute their own experiences, energy, new themes and aspirations and add to a multicultural complexity that makes our courses special.
Our urban design courses encourage interaction and an appreciation of creativity and difference which creates an atmosphere of collegiality and common endeavour.
THE PROGRAM
The key quality of the Master of Urban Design is the 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.
CAREER OUTCOMES
Upon graduation your skills can be applied in range of urban design and associated planning roles. Urban design skills are in great demand throughout Australia and the Asia- Pacific region and your expertise in the design of urban public spaces and strategic planning will provide the opportunity to work locally and globally in areas such as:
- Planning authorities such as city councils
- Architecture practices
- Landscape architecture practices
- Planning practices
PROFESSIONAL / INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
At the time of publication (August 2010), the Melbourne School of Design is in the process of applying for course accreditation to the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Prospective applicants seeking additional information on this are advised to contact the Melbourne School of Design.
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