Master of Architecture and Urban Design
Cities are growing faster than ever, with over fifty per cent of the world’s population now living in one.
Gain the skills and knowledge required to respond to this challenge of mass urbanisation with our Master of Architecture and Urban Design.
You’ll learn how to design for healthy city futures by embracing creative and speculative design thinking, alongside engaging with people, data and advanced technologies. Studying units including research, modelling, theory, and professional practice, you’ll be equipped with the much-needed skills to work at a range of scales as a design professional.
Graduates may pursue careers working in urban design, architecture and landscape architecture.
Course description
The Master of Architecture and Urban Design builds upon the expanding area of study involving the design and management of urban form and the public realm alongside architecture’s role in contributing to the urban experience. The Master of Architecture and Urban Design focuses on designing for healthy city futures by embracing creative and speculative design thinking; cross-disciplinarity; alongside engagement with people,
data and advanced technologies.
Cities are growing at an unprecedented rate with over fifty per cent of the world’s population now living in cities. This mass urbanisation presents urgent challenges, such as accommodating dense populations, responding to climate change, public health, housing affordability, urban mobility, and growing spatial complexity. These challenges cannot be addressed using traditional silos using twentieth century architectural and urban planning methods – new multi-dimensional approaches are needed by professionals that embrace three-dimensional space, big data along with change over time, temperature, humidity, sun and shade, air quality, land-use, safety, alongside economic, environmental, social and cultural aspects of the city. There is a growing need for design professionals that are skilled at working at a range of scales – from the individual building scale through to whole cities and regions.
Graduates will have skills and knowledge to respond to these challenges and be prepared to make meaningful contributions in careers as architects and urban designers in private practices including urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, and planning practices as well as local government positions in planning authorities and local city councils.
Campus Information
Hawthron
Main Campus - All programs run here
Intakes
- Feb Deadline: May
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 10
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
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Working at Swinburne comes with a wide range of benefits that are continually reviewed and refined. These include flexible working arrangements, staff discounts and career development opportunities
Join a vibrant community of academics, teachers, professionals and students, where your work can directly impact society.
Swinburne delivers excellence in teaching and research in science, technology, business, law, design and innovation. As a multi-sector provider, there are opportunities to apply for jobs in higher education, vocational education and pathways. There are also opportunities marketing and communications, customer service, information technology, finance, human resources and administration.
Our mission is to create economic and social impact through science, technology and innovation. In doing so, we want to attract those with similar values who can help us make a difference.
As an employer we promote diversity, support career development, provide flexibility and offer competitive salary packages.
PSW Opportunity
- 2 Years PSW available after completion of 2 years Master's Degree.
- 3 Years PSW available after completion of Master by research Degree.
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- a Bachelor degree or
- a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in an approved cognate field following on from a Bachelor degree, or
- a qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above.
Approved English Language Tests and Minimum Required Entry Scores for undergraduate and postgraduate courses
Provider / Program
Level of Entry
Undergraduate
(excluding courses listed in note (1) below)
Undergraduate
education
law
professional degrees
psychology honours
psychological science
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Nursing
Postgraduate coursework
Psychological science honours
Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science
Master of Dietetics
Master of Occupational Therapy
Master of Physiotherapy
Masters of Teaching (Primary) & (Secondary
IELTS (Academic Module)
Overall 6.0
No individual band below 6.0
Overall 6.5
No individual band below 6.0 Overall 7.0
No individual band below 7.0^^ Overall 6.5
No individual band below 6.0 Overall 7.0
No individual band below 7.0 Overall 7.0, No individual band below 7.5 in speaking and Listening
PTE Academic
50
(no communicative skill less than 50)
58
(no communicative skill less than 50) 65
(no communicative skill less than 65)^^ 58
(no communicative skill less than 50) 66
(no communicative skill less than 58) 66
(no communicative skill less than 58)
TOEFL iBT
64
(no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)
79
(no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)
94
(no less than 24 for reading, 24 for listening, 23 for speaking, 27 for writing)^^
79
(no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)
94
(no less than 25 in reading, 24 in listening, 23 in speaking, 27 in writing)
94
(no less than 25 in reading, 27 in listening, 25 in speaking, 27 in writing)
TOEFL iBT Home Edition Test^
64
(no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)
79
(no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking 21 in writing)
C1 Advanced*
169, no band less than 169
176, no band less than 169 - 176, no band less than 169 185, no band less than 185 185 (No band less than 185)
Common European Framework
B2
B2 - B2 C1 C1
Linguaskill – General^
Overall score of 160-179 with no band less than 160
Duolingo English Test^
Overall score of 105-115
Overall score of 120-125 - -
Occupational English Test (OET)
Minimum of B (>350 marks) in each of listening, reading, writing and speaking
- Course Code: 098496E
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
83680 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: N/A
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