The Master of Landscape Architecture combined with the Master of Urban Planning positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives you the opportunity to express your creativity whilst channelling your social and environmental conscience to improve cities and urban spaces. This multidisciplinary approach 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. This gives them a true competitive advantage and broader career options. Dual accreditation also offers a distinctive signal to employers and industry and enhances our existing graduate reputation for strong leadership and strategic thinking skills, embedded in our expertise in providing a world-class built environment education influencing Melbourne and cities globally for over 150 years.
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 and the built environment, or provides a platform for students from industry to strategically develop expertise for further career development.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
Parkville Campus
Grattan Street,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3010, MELBOURNE, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
March 2025
Parkville Campus
Grattan Street,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3010, MELBOURNE, Australia
For students coming from a Landscape Architecture undergraduate degree:
A three-year undergraduate degree in a suitable Landscape Architecture discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent)
Entry requirements for the Students coming from an Urban Planning or other non-Landscape Architecture undergraduate degree
A three-year undergraduate degree in a suitable Landscape Architecture discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% (or equivalent)
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic English Only): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 + ; Writing 21; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13;
Pearson Test of English Academic: 58 + no communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/ Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 176 + no skill below 169.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The University of Melbourne offers unparalleled industry-integrated teaching and learning to set students up for success.