Overview

The Master of Urban Design offered at the Swinburne University of Technology is about shaping urban environments across a range of scales — from individual buildings and streets to neighbourhoods, suburbs and entire cities and their wider regions. Through a future-focused, design-led approach, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge of how transport, community, environment, economy and policy fit together to make the healthy, inclusive, culturally-significant and sustainable places we can all call ‘home’.

Career opportunities

Master of Urban Design graduates will be knowledgeable about contemporary urban design thinking and be skilled in cutting edge urban analysis and design technology. Urban design and strategic planning skills are highly sought after in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The course’s emphasis upon urban information, data and modelling situates our graduates in a highly competitive position to attain work locally and globally in areas such as:

private practices including: urban design practices, architecture practices, landscape architecture practices, and planning practices

local government: planning authorities and local city councils.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Design Research Studio

Dynamic Modelling of Cities

Theories of Buildings and Cities

Design Research Studio

Urban Informatics and Modelling

Urban Economics and Governance

Planning Law, Strategic & Statutory Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-26 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-12-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-08-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-30 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-05-04 00:00:00 , International

More details

International: It is strongly advised that they consider applying at least three months in advance of their intake’s start date.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

200 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Urban Planning View 49 other Masters in Urban Planning in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code 098497D

Admission to the Master of Urban Design will require one of the following:

successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Design (Architecture) or
successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a major in Architecture or
successful completion of the Swinburne Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours) with an advanced minor in Architecture or

successful completion of another three year undergraduate architectural course.

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.

Tuition Fee

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International

41840 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41840 AUD per year during 24 months.
National

39300 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 39300 AUD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Melbourne

1501 - 2659 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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