Master of Urban Horticulture

Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Urban Horticulture at the University of Melbourne prepares students to enhance green spaces for sustainable urban living. It offers unique features such as studying on a heritage-listed garden campus and building industry connections through internships and research opportunities.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

2 - 2 years full-time, 4 - 4 years part-time

Course Code

MC-URBHORT

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Mar, Jul

About this course

OverviewIntroduction

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.

Study locations

Burnley

What you will learn

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.

Career pathways

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.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Science & Mathematics courses at University of Melbourne.

81.1%

Overall satisfaction

85.4%

Skill scale

72.6%

Teaching scale

74.8%

Employed full-time

$75k

Average salary

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