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University of Melbourne

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Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Architecture combined with the Master of Construction Management positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives you the opportunity to express your creativity while pursuing a commercial career.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
4 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Course Code
105512C
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Mar, Jul

About this course

The Master of Architecture combined with the Master of Construction Management positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives you the opportunity to express your creativity while pursuing a commercial career.

The 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;
  • technical and management training to work as construction/project managers within medium-large general construction contracting companies;
  • a sustainable outlook with the ability to use new materials and technologies to create environmentally sustainable buildings;
  • knowledge and comprehension to coordinate all aspects of the building procurement process on behalf of clients - either within a private project management company or within a client organisation;
  • a grounding in architectural history, theory and technology that leads to the creation of innovative architecture.

By combining the Master of Architecture and the Master of Construction Management as a double degree, our students complete two professionally accredited graduate programs in a reduced timeframe. This gives them a true competitive advantage and broader career options. Dual accreditation also offers a distinctive signal to employers and industry and enhances our existing graduate reputation for strong leadership and strategic thinking skills, embedded in our expertise in providing a world-class built environment education influencing Melbourne and cities globally for over 150 years.

Study locations

Parkville

What you will learn

With over thirty full-time academics and a broad range of leading architectural practitioners, the Architecture program has a depth and breadth of teaching and research performance unmatched within the Southeast-Asian and Australasian regions. Graduates will be equipped with the creative and critical thinking skills to push the envelope of architectural change in terms of the design and production of buildings as well as critique of their technical, aesthetic, social and environmental performance. The ethos of the program emphasises the central role of design in the studio. Students can take a research subject which may enable progression to further studies as a PhD candidate.

Simultaneously, you will study several core and elective subjects as a construction management student, enabling you to focus on a chosen area of construction management specialisation. Regardless of whether you are starting your career in construction or coming from industry to further develop your expertise, you will find a specialisation that suits your career aspirations.

The Master of Architecture combined with the Master of Construction Management puts theory into practice via our suite of studios. Our studios develop strong interdisciplinary understanding, excellent communication skills, critical thinking and the ability to use resources, materials and technologies to develop responsible and ecologically sound and novel design solutions.

Professional and community involvement play an integral role in our studio experiences. Studio topics draw on the current project of our research staff, while also involving landscape architects, designers, engineers, policy makers, urban designers and planners from nearly 50 organisations. The collaborative nature of studio classes mirrors the way you will work in industry.

Our researchers, teaching staff and students are actively engaged with some of the pressing issues of our time, including dealing with the impact of climate changes, sustainable resourcing challenges, and the pressures of increased urbanisation.

Explore the subjects you could choose as part of this degree in the University handbook.

Career pathways

Accreditation

The Master of Architecture and Master of Construction management meet the requirements of the professional associations listed below and both degrees undergo a regular formal review process to ensure the quality and relevance of each program.

Architecture:

  • Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Architects Registration Board of Victoria
  • Commonwealth Association of Architects

Construction Management:

  • Australian Institute of Building (AIB)
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS

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 excellence to employers and an advantage for you. It also means we continually strive to improve the standard of the degree to retain accreditation, ensuring you receive the most relevant and innovative educational experience.

How to apply

Domestic applicants must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident, or holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Architecture & Building courses at University of Melbourne.
76.6%
Overall satisfaction
81.4%
Skill scale
65.3%
Teaching scale
81.2%
Employed full-time
$62.5k
Average salary