Overview
Urban Design plays a critical role in ensuring the urban places we build allow people to live healthy, happy and sustainable lives. This postgraduate specialisation in Urban Design provides you with an in-depth understanding of the role of urban design in relation to the forces which shape the city. Building … For more content click the Read More button below.
The Urban Design specialisation is available to students enrolled in the Master of City Planning and Stream A and B of Master of Landscape Architecture.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Relate relevant social, economic and environmental factors and perspectives to the multi-scalar influences shaping urban space and place.
- Scholars
- Global citizens
2.
Apply systematic knowledge of the theory and practice of urban design to complex challenges of city-making in Australian and international contexts.
- Professionals
- Scholars
3.
Prepare innovative evidence-based design proposals and strategies for diverse urban conditions/contexts.
- Scholars
- Leaders
4.
Collaborate effectively across disciplines on a range of project types.
- Leaders
- Professionals
5.
Demonstrate personal accountability, cultural awareness, a respect for diversity, and environmental and social responsibility in the practice of urban design.
- Global citizens
- Professionals
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Master of Landscape Architecture - MLArch8136 - Landscape Architecture
Master of City Planning - MCP8148 - City Planning
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC.
Core Courses18 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives6 Units of Credit:
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