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Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Cultural Heritage

Australia

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What will I learn?

The Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage is a unique cross-disciplinary and industry-oriented program for students who are passionate about the social and cultural dimensions of the built environment in the 21st century. Combining this area of specialisation with the accredited Master of Architecture gives you the ability to express your creativity whilst developing a complementary and rigorous background in heritage, history and culture.

This program aims to provide you with:

highly developed skills to manage an architectural practice and lead or work within cross-discipline project teams
a sustainable outlook with the ability to use new materials and technologies to create environmentally sustainable buildings
a grounding in architectural history, theory and technology that leads to the creation of innovative architecture
the ability to significantly interpret, manage and conserve urban and cultural heritage within global cities and communities.

Students undertake a sequence of intensive design studios culminating in a research thesis. In the studios, students cover architectural design in the context of the creative invention of architectural futures, integrating aesthetic, technological, programmatic, environmental and social issues in the production of buildings. Students can also take elective subjects in areas such as digital architecture, production, practice and sustainability, and society and culture.

By combining the Master of Architecture and Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage as a double degree, our students complete two graduate programs in a reduced timeframe. This gives them a true competitive advantage and broader career options. Professional accreditation of the Master of Architecture 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.

Career outcomes

Upon graduation your skills you can be applied in a range of design roles both architectural and urban or planning in nature. A dual qualification means you can choose to work as an architect or urban designer in private firms or government departments, or set up your own practice working on residential, commercial and institutional projects.

Urban design skills are in great demand throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region and your architectural qualification combined with a comprehensive knowledge of design for urban spaces will provide the opportunity to work locally and globally.

You may also move into related careers such as industrial design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, urban planning, facility management, project management and development, and conservation and heritage management.

Which department am I in?

Melbourne School of Design

CRICOS

105513B

Study options

Full Time (42 Months)

Tuition fees
A$49,088.00 (US$ 32,350) per year
Indicative total course fee: AUD $183,163

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Contact Institution / Faculty directly

Venue

Parkville Campus

Grattan Street,

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,

Victoria,

3010, MELBOURNE, Australia

Entry requirements

For students from United States

An undergraduate degree in any discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65% (University of Melbourne equivalent); English language requirements: IELTS (academic English Only): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0); TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 + ; Writing 21; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13

For international students

For students coming from an Architecture undergraduate degree:

A three-year undergraduate degree in Architecture with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent)

For students coming from a non-Architecture undergraduate degree:

A three-year undergraduate degree with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent); and One design studio subject and one art/architecture/built environment/design history subject at undergraduate level, or equivalent

English language requirements:

IELTS (academic English Only): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 + ; Writing 21; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13;
Pearson Test of English Academic: 58 + no communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/ Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 176 + no skill below 169.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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