Duration
2 years full time / 4 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Burnley)
Intake
March, July
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Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Entry schemes
Access Melbourne is available
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Course overview
Overview
Introduction
Create greener cities for a sustainable future
Get your hands dirty studying our unique urban horticulture degree at the internationally recognised Burnley campus. The Master of Urban Horticulture will prepare you to maintain and improve green spaces so communities can enjoy liveable neighbourhoods now and into future. You will graduate ready for a career in urban greening.
Key features
- A unique course. Study the only course of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Exit after one year of full-time study with the graduate diploma, or complete two years full-time for the Master of Urban Horticulture.
- Study on a garden campus. Learn on nine acres of heritage-listed gardens at the Burnley campus, where the buildings showcase new green infrastructure technologies like green walls and roofs.
- Industry connections. Build your professional network through field visits, an internship, research opportunities, and seminars with industry experts.
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Why study urban horticulture at Melbourne?
Study with like-minded students from diverse backgrounds on our dedicated urban horticulture campus. Find yourself gardening, harvesting, or hanging out on the green roofs, or explore thousands of plants in the over 150-year-old gardens.
- Solve complex urban horticulture problems. Learn how to address challenges related soil, water, and plant production so you can help plants can thrive in sometimes-hostile urban environments.
- Build job-ready skills. Prepare for your urban horticulture career with an industry internship and explore a topic of interest with an optional research project.
- Develop your green thumb. Build practical horticulture skills with world-leading green infrastructure experts through hands-on classes at Burnley and other sites.
Student support
Master of Urban Horticulture students enjoy dedicated support from experienced academic advisors in the Office for Environmental Programs.
- Course planning and academic skills advice. Meet with an advisor and tailor your study plan for professional practice, or prepare for a higher degree by research.
- Mentoring opportunities. Learn more about academic and peer mentoring opportunities.
- Network building. Attend interactive seminars, participate in work-intergrated internships and other networking events designed specifically for urban horticulture students.
- Postgraduate Environment Network. Engage with like-minded students and alumni interested in the environmental and sustainability sector. Join open discussion forums, organise events, and build connections with industry professionals.
Stop 1 offers support across the full range of student services. Attend a workshop, visit in-person (on Swanston Street), or submit an enquiry online.
- Global exchange and overseas study support. Explore overseas study opportunities with a wide range of global partners.
- Fees and scholarship information. Get on top of your finances and learn about scholarships.
- Visa information. Have your visa questions answered.
- Wellbeing and accommodation. Understand options for financial support, accommodation, and counselling.
- Student administration. Help with all aspects of student admin, including organising your student cards and IT.
What students say
Meet Nikolaus Tirtono, a Master of Urban Horticulture student. Nikolaus shares his university experience, and how the course is preparing him for a career in industry.