Master of Urban Design

Master of Urban Design

Master degree
12 months
Application deadlines: 8 December
Processing time: 20 days
Application fee: NZ$100
Full-time
Intakes: March
International tuition: NZ$39,584
Domestic tuition: NZ$10,327

Program overview

This program will equip you with the knowledge and skills to analyse and design urban environments. Through studio-based projects, you will respond to real urban design issues and contexts, including sustainable design practices, the role of physical and social infrastructures in cities and urban investment and development.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • TOEFL iBT
  • IELTS
  • PTE
  • TOEFL PBT
Undergraduate degree in planning, urban planning, architecture or landscape architecture. Portfolio content Your portfolio will provide evidence of an appropriate level of skill in design and urban analysis. You may include examples of design projects undertaken as part of your prior academic studies and/or as part of design-based professional work. Projects must be uploaded as follows: A separate PDF file for each project (max 10MB/file). Arranged in reverse-chronological order (most recent project as first media item). Projects must be described as follows: Project title. Course title in the case of academic work, or design office/practice name in the case of professional work. Your role/responsibility in the project. For example; sole designer, contributor to a particular aspect of the project, member of a group/team involved in the whole project. Provide brief details of the relevance of the project to urban design. Written statement This one page document should outline your reasons for wanting to participate in the MUrbDes programme (maximum 500 words). CV content This brief CV should include descriptions and examples of relevant works experience or any other activities considered relevant to your application. Details of any academic and/or professional design awards/prizes should also be included. IELTS: minimum score of 6.5, with no subscore less than 6.0 or TOEFL: a minimum score of 575 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 90 (with minimum score of 21 in Writing) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 58 with no score less than 50

Career opportunities

Environmental planner Iwi planning officer Policy analyst Resource consent planner Transportation planner Urban designer Urban planner

Campus location

Auckland , New Zealand