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University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia

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Rob Deutscher
Rob Deutscher
"Like most professions, particularly those engaged with design, Urban Design requires a level of passion along with an ability to be analytical, rigorous and the determination to work through competing and diverse issues. It involves working with, and engaging with, people from all levels of the community and is about being ambitious about the future of our cities."
 



MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN

Duration

200 credit points
2 years full-time
4 years part-time

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Master of Urban Design - 200 credit points

1. The Selection Committee will evaluate the applicant’s ability to pursue successfully the course using the following criteria:

  • a three-year undergraduate degree in a cognate area with a weighted average of at least 65% in the final two years, or equivalent.
  • a portfolio of recent design work, submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Selection Committee.

2. The Selection Committee may conduct interviews or tests and may call for referee reports and employer references to elucidate any of the matters referred to above.


*Design folio requirements
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.

SAMPLE COURSE STRUCTURE

SEM 01
Urban Design Studio A
Planning Law and Statutory Planning
Urban Design
Theory
 
SEM 02
 
Land Use and Urban Design
The Shaping of Urban Design
Planning Urban Sustainability
Elective
SEM 01
Urban Design
Studio B
The Economies of
Cities and Regions
Elective
SEM 02

Design Thesis

OR

MSD Thesis Semester Long

Strategic Planning Studio
Elective
KEY:
= 25 points
(Core Design Studio)
= 12.5 points
(Core)
= 12.5 points
(Elective)

*Please note that this subject structure is indicative only. Students will select their subjects in consultation with a course advisor.

Graduate Electives

Urban Design Theory
Theory and Practice of Urbanity
Theorising the Asian Metropolis
Place, Power and Identity

Urban Design Practice
Building Sustainability
Contemporary Digital Practice
Constructed Ecologies
Design Assessment Skills
Design Communications Workshop
Design Research
Environmental Design
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Systems
Project Scope, Time and Cost

Urban Planning Issues
Healthy Communities
International Property Development B
Planning Theory and History

Research Methods
Analytical Methods




Please note that not all subjects are offered each year.

Detailed course and subject descriptions can be viewed online in the handbook.

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