Master of Architecture/Master of Landscape Architecture

The Master of Architecture combined with the Master of Landscape Architecture double master degree positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives you the knowledge and skills to help improve our built and natural environments through innovative design.

This multidisciplinary approach gives you the ability to realise synergies between disciplines, broadening your skillset and giving you a contemporary understanding of the built environment profession.

This program aims to provide you with:

• highly developed skills to manage an architectural practice and lead or work within cross-discipline project teams;
• the skills to design ecologically sound and contemporary landscapes using the latest materials and technologies;
• the management and communications skills to work effectively in interdisciplinary project teams, directly applicable in professional practice;
• a grounding in the history, theory and technology of architecture and landscape architecture, and an in-depth understanding of international landscape architecture contemporary practice leading to the creation of innovative thinking and design.

If you’re looking for networks to help with internships and job opportunities, or the funds to help you get to Melbourne, we have scholarships and bursaries to get you connected overseas and get you to Melbourne when you can. Find out what you may be eligible for.

Career outcomes

The Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture double master 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.

"As a graduate working in architecture, it’s essential to understand the context within which a building is situated to fully realise its design potential. I work with engineers, consultants and historians and I think being able to empathise and collaborate with industry is one of the key things I learned." Ariani Anwar, Master of Architecture graduate, John Wardle Architects

"There is a need to design so people can be an integral part of nature, instead of our current tendency to dictate nature to fit our needs. I believe heading into the Master of Landscape Architecture is a step in this direction." Girvan Tenggono, Master of Landscape Architecture student

Once you have completed the double master degree, you will be well positioned to work for private architecture firms, government departments in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, institutional bodies, research institutions, specialised consultancies and more. You may also move into related careers such as industrial design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, urban design, urban planning and conservation.

Some of the organisations our graduates work for are:

• Architecture
• Architectus
• ACLA Consultants
• AECOM
• ASPECT Studios
• Bates Smart
• Billard Leece Partnership
• CHT Architects
• ClarkeHopkinsClarke
• Cox Architecture
• CDA Design Group
• City of Boroondara
• DKO Architecture
• Elenberg Fraser
• Fender Katsalidis Architects
• FORMium Landscape Architects
• GHD Woodhead
• Grimshaw Architects
• HASSELL
• Hayball
• Hamilton Landscape Architects
• Hansen Partnership
• Hassell
• Jeavons Landscape Architects
• Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• John Wardle Architects
• MGS Architects
• MDG Landscape Architects
• NH Architecture
• OCULUS
• Outlines Landscape Architecture
• Papworth Davies
• Playce
• Polygon Landscape Architecture
• Plus Architecture
• RPS Group
• Rush Wright Associates
• Six Degrees Architects
• SJB
• SMEC
• Taylor Cullity Lethlean
• Tract Consultants
• Woods Bagot

Our graduates work as:

• Architect
• Graduate Architect
• Studio Director
• Project Lead
• BIM Manager
• Associate
• Design Leader
• Design Strategist
• Project Architect
• Architecture Visualiser
• Project Architect and Urban Designer
• Senior Design Architect
• Parametric Designer
• Technical Director
• Heritage Consultant
• Interior Designer
• Interior Architect
• Computational Designer
• Landscape Architect
• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Consultant
• Graduate Landscape Architect
• Landscape Planning Architect
• Arboricultural and Landscape Design Consultant
• Studio Manager
• Landscape Planner
• Open Space Landscape Manager
• Project Landscape Designer
• Site Manager
• Strategic Consultant
• Urban Designer

Supporting your next step in your career:

If you’ve completed your undergraduate studies at an Australian university, you’ll be automatically considered for a Melbourne Graduate Scholarship to support you starting the next chapter in your career.  There’s no need to apply, because we’ll assess your application and you could be eligible for A$5,000.

If you’re an international student, whether you're a new or current student, you could be eligible for a merit-based scholarships of A$10,000 or more, wherever you are in the world. Learn more about undergraduate study options or graduate study options.

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

• a four-year bachelor degree in a relevant discipline which includes a substantial research component equivalent to at least 25% of one year of full-time study and have achieved a minimum weighted average of (University of Melbourne) 75% or higher;

or

• a masters degree in a relevant discipline which includes a substantial research component equivalent to at least 25% of one year of full-time study and achieved a minimum weighted average of (University of Melbourne) 75% or higher.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In selecting applicants, the selection committee will consider applicants’:

• prior academic performance and, if relevant,
• professional qualifications; and
• performance at interview; and
• understanding of the research question to be explored; and
• motivation and capacity to complete the course in a timely manner; and
• relevant prior research and/or professional experience; and
• referee reports.

3. The selection committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Selection and Admission Policy.

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.