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Master of Design (Urban Design) (MC-DESURBD) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Associate Professor Justyna Karakiewicz
Contact
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Course structure
75 credit points - core subjects
25 credit points - elective subjects
Subject options
Core subjects (75 points)
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90061 | Urban Design Studio A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
OR
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90273 | Urban Design Studio B |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
AND
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90169 | Design Thesis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ABPL90017 | Urban Design Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90066 | MSD Research Project Short (12.5 Points) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Urban Design electives (25 points)
Urban Design Theory
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90150 | |||
| ABPL90266 | Inclusive Cities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90357 | Form and Politics in Architecture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Urban Design Practice
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90305 | Design Research | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90120 | Building Sustainability | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90149 | Contemporary Digital Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90263 | Constructed Ecologies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90248 | |||
| ABPL90167 | Design Communications Workshop (P/G) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90049 | |||
| EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90086 | Environmental Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90025 | Project Management in Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90304 | Flexible Urban Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90319 | GIS In Planning, Design & Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90123 | Digital Design Applications | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90304 | Flexible Urban Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT90005 | Interdisciplinarity and the Environment |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90272 | Regenerating Sustainability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90354 | Robin Boyd Studio | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Urban Planning Issues
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90135 | Analytical Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90040 | International Property Development B | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90315 | Urban Governance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90171 | |||
| ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90266 | Inclusive Cities | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90131 | Strategic Plan Making | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90077 | Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90132 | Land Use and Urban Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90281 | Housing Markets, Policy and Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90090 | Public Transport Network Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT90004 | Sustainability Governance and Leadership |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90056 | Sustainable Transport and Public Policy | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90246 | The Economies of Cities and Regions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90315 | Urban Governance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EVSC90022 | Bushfire Urban Planning | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90366 | Urban Informatics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90009 | Participation and Negotiation |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90055 | Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FRST90025 | Bushfire & Climate | February (On Campus - Creswick) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 21 February 2025