Overview

Career outcomes

Upon graduation your skills you can be applied in a range of design roles both architectural and urban or planning in nature. A dual qualification means you can choose to work as an architect or urban designer in private firms or government departments, or set up your own practice working on residential, commercial and institutional projects.

Urban design skills are in great demand throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region and your architectural qualification combined with a comprehensive knowledge of design for urban spaces will provide the opportunity to work locally and globally.

You may also move into related careers such as industrial design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, urban planning, facility management, project management and development, and conservation and heritage management.

Professional accreditation

When you complete the Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Design, you will earn accreditation from the professional associations listed below. This accreditation is regularly reviewed via a formal process, ensuring the ongoing quality and relevance of the program.

This degree is recognised by:

• Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)

Why is accreditation important?

Completing an accredited degree means you enter the workforce with a stamp of quality on your CV. In a competitive market, an accredited degree is an assurance of quality for employers and an advantage for you. For us, this means we are continually striving to improve the quality of the degree in order to retain accreditation. So, you know you are getting the most up-to-date and innovative educational experience available.

Some of the organisations our graduates work for are:

• Architectus
• Bates Smart
• Cox Architecture
• Elenberg Fraser
• Fender Katsalidis Architects
• Grimshaw Architects
• HASSELL
• Hayball
• John Wardle Architects
• MGS Architects
• NH Architecture
• Six Degrees Architects
• SJB
• Woods Bagot
• AECOM
• City of Melbourne
• City of Greater Geelong
• Darebin City Council
• Hansen Partnership
• Moreland City Council
• Toronto City Planning
• Tract Consultants
• UN-Habitat
• Victorian Planning Authority

Our graduates work as:

• Architect
• Graduate Architect
• Urban Designer
• Studio Director
• Project Lead
• BIM Manager
• Design Leader
• Design Strategist
• Project Architect
• Parametric Designer
• Technical Director
• Strategic Planner
• Heritage Consultant
• Urban and Interior Designer
• Transport Analyst
• Urban Analytics Manager
• Senior Design Advisor
• Interior Designer
• Interior Architect