Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)

Interior designers offer creative, proactive and innovative design solutions.

In this course, you'll develop a solid foundation in critical design thinking and theory relating to human occupation and explore how the human experience is central to interior architecture.

Through work-integrated learning opportunities, you'll work on real projects, undertake site visits, create site documentation and deliver client briefings. You may also pitch design concepts to real clients and practitioners.

You will learn key employability skills including communication, creative problem-solving and collaborative work practice. You'll also learn to be mindful of environmental impact and sustainability by anticipating different scenarios and predicting the consequences of current actions.

The content of this course has been overseen by an advisory board made up of renowned industry practitioners. This approach ensures that you'll graduate aligned with industry aspirations. You'll complete at least 80 hours of relevant work experience before graduating.

Specialisations

As part of the course, you can choose to study a specialisation to gain fundamental knowledge in an area that aligns with interior architecture. Specialisations include:

• Animation and Game Design
• Architecture
• Construction Management
• Design Thinking and Visual Communication
• Digital Design
• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Principles of Planning
• Urban Design and Planning.

Honours

This course is a four-year embedded honours program that incorporates applied design research in the final year. This provides you a significant advantage when entering the workforce as the demand for research-informed design is increasing in the industry. You also have the option to exit the course after three years, before the final year. If you choose this option, you will exit with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Design).