Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design

The strengths of both these courses are the people involved and the atmosphere they create. People who make urban design at the University of Melbourne what it is are the staff and students. Our core group of staff brings together experience and active involvement in current urban design research, design research and education. A broader teaching team with expertise in landscape architecture and urban planning adds diversity and richness. Urban design students contribute their own experiences, energy, new themes and aspirations and add to a multicultural complexity that make our courses special.

Our urban design courses encourage interaction and an appreciation of creativity and difference which creates an atmosphere of collegiality and common endeavour.

The course aims to develop skills in urban design-related topics and to fill in gaps in student's knowledge and skill-base, such as design or theory, to enable them to enter the Master of Urban Design if they wish.

• provide a postgraduate level education in urban design which meets the fundamental market expectations in urban design practice;
• provide students with skills in urban design and related areas;
• serve an integrating role between the disciplines of the Faculty, building cross-disciplinary strength and teaching efficiency; and
• lead to further academic studies.

Students must complete 100 points of study, of which 75 points must be at Level 4 or above. Note that after the first semester, exceptionally successful students may be permitted to transfer into the Master of Urban Design course, at the discretion of the Course Coordinator. Performance at the H2A level (70%) is required for subsequent enrolment in the Masters of Urban Design.

Course Stream Subjects

Students in the Postgraduate Diploma of Urban Design will be required to select subjects, in consultation with a course adviser, from the offerings available in the Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning postgraduate programs. Students should select subjects from outside of their current field of practice, for example, architects should choose subjects from the Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning areas whilst planners should choose subjects from Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Details on the programs may be viewed at the following course descriptions:

• Master of Architecture
• Master of Landscape Architecture
• Master of Urban Planning

A selection of suitable subjects are listed below:

The Postgraduate Diploma is available to applicants who have a minimum three-year undergraduate degree in the same or a closely related discipline.

Application Closing Dates

• 30 November for commencement in Semester 1 (March)
• 31 May for commencement in Semester 2 (July)
• International applicants should apply by 30 April for commencement in Semester 2 (July)

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability