Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Cultural Heritage

Heritage skills are in great demand throughout Australia and globally, including the Asia-Pacific region. The Master of Architecture/Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage double degree is designed to complement existing professional skills in areas such as architecture, planning, archaeology and history as well as provide a pathway to a new career in the management, conservation and interpretation of heritage. A pathway to Graduate Research is also an option.

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 and Cultural Heritage 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:

• Architects Registration Board of Victoria*

*This course meets the academic requirements for registration as an architect under the Architects Registration Board of Victoria.  In addition, professional experience post-graduation is required to sit the registration examination.

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
• Billard Leece Partnership
• CHT Architects
• City of Port Phillip
• ClarkeHopkinsClarke
• Context
• Cox Architecture
• DKO Architecture
• Elenberg Fraser
• Fender Katsalidis Architects
• Grimshaw Architects
• HASSELL
• Hayball
• Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
• John Wardle Architects
• Lovell Chen
• MGS Architects
• The National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
• NH Architecture
• Parks Victoria
• Plus Architecture
• Six Degrees Architects
• SJB
• University of Stuttgart
• Woods Bagot

Our graduates work as:

• Architect
• Graduate Architect
• Heritage Officer
• Heritage Consultant
• Community Advocate - Built Heritage
• 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