Urban Design and Planning in the Bachelor of Environments
The Urban Design and Planning major is founded upon the social, environmental, political, aesthetic and economic importance of design and planning in the public realm, serving the public interest. It focuses on the intersections between planning, geography and environmental design. Students who have a desire to learn about, and engage with, the design of urban futures will explore the two strongly related fields of environmental practice: urban design as the shaping of urban space; and urban planning as the strategic and regulatory mediation of urban change. Subjects in these key areas are complemented by subjects in urban geography.
Careers and graduate study opportunities
Completion of the Urban Design and Planning major will provide a basis from which to gain professional practice in the field and to apply for two-year programs in the Master of Urban Planning or Master of Urban Design, or for three-year Masters programs in Architecture or Landscape Architecture.
Master of Urban Design
From 2011, the Melbourne School of Design will offer a two-year professional Master of Urban Design degree tailored for students who have completed the Urban Design and Planning major within the Bachelor of Environments.
Master of Urban Design - Career Outcomes
Urban design graduates work for architecture and planning practices as well as state and local government. They are instrumental in developing and communicating strategic design frameworks and processes that enable successful public spaces.
Master of Urban Planning
The Melbourne School of Design currently offers a post-professional Master of Urban Design degree for graduates who have completed professional studies in architecture, landscape architecture, or urban planning.
The Master of Urban Planning is a two-year professional degree for graduates who want to practise as urban planners. It provides graduates with:
- a critical understanding of how to manage the development of cities and regions across the globe
- a grounding in the lessons of urban history and theory so that students can develop urban and regional management strategies with relevance to their time and place, people and culture.
Master of Urban Planning - Career Outcomes
Many Master of Urban Planning graduates enter the public sector and work in government departments and agencies, or for local councils in cities and regions. The private sector offers an increasing range of employment opportunities, including in urban planning and design consultancies, major development and investment companies, large corporations and utility companies.
For more information please visit the Melbourne School of Design website.
Sample Course Plan – NB. Subjects DO NOT have to be taken in this order 1
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Natural Environments 880-101 | Reshaping Environments 880-102 | Urban History 702-246 | Urban Design Studies 702-248 | Open Space Studio | Urban Precinct Studio (capstone) |
| Governing
Environments 880-105 (recommended) |
Urban Environments 880-107 | Cities: From Local to Global | Inside the City of Diversity (selective) | Property Market Analysis (selective) | Morphological Mapping |
| Virtual Environments | Designing
Environments 880-104 |
Environments Elective | Architectural
Design Studio 2 702-240 |
Environments Elective | Environments Elective |
| Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 | Breadth 2 |
| Major subjects | 1 This example is provided as a guide only. Subject availability will vary from year to year and there is no guarantee that the listed subject will be available in future years. 2 Breadth examples: Subjects from another faculty, e.g. Music, Education, Law or Arts (Languages), or subjects from a contrasting stream within the Bachelor of Environments (see Breadth Study). |
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| Elective subjects | ||
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Ph: 8344 6432 | 8344 6417 | 8344 8150
Email: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
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University of Melbourne