Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

The multidisciplinary approach of the Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning program at University of Melbourne gives you the ability to realise synergies between disciplines, broadening your skillset and giving you a relevant understanding of the built environment profession.

This program aims to provide you with:

• the skills to design ecologically sound and contemporary landscapes using the latest materials and technologies;
• an understanding of Australian and international policy and planning affecting human settlements;
• the ability to adapt and respond through planning and design to the global changes impacting our cities including climate change, deepening inequality, concerns for community health and safety, and the emergence of city-regions;
• a grounding in the history, theory and technology of landscape architecture, and an in-depth understanding of international landscape architecture contemporary practice leading to the creation of innovative thinking and design;

By combining the Master of Landscape Architecture and the Master of Urban Planning as a double degree, our students complete two professionally accredited graduate programs in a reduced timeframe. 

Career outcomes

The Master of Architecture/ Master of Landscape Architecture double degree provides graduates with a solid foundation for a future career in

• architecture
• landscape architecture
• the built environment

Or provides a platform for students from industry to strategically develop expertise for further career development.

Once you have completed this program, you will be well positioned to work for 

• private architecture firms
• government departments in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas
• institutional bodies
• research institutions
• specialised consultancies and more