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86213 Interpreting Cultural Space

6cp
Requisite(s): 86002 The Human Environment AND 85502 Researching Design History AND 86003 Interior Design Conceptualisation AND 85503 Researching Design Processes AND 86021 Interior Design History AND 86110 Interior Design Communication: Digital Media AND 86320 Interior Materiality and Design Detail AND 86420 Interior Design Communication AND 86001 Strategies for Interior Design
Undergraduate

This subject approaches the understanding of diverse cultural spaces through contemporary theories of interpretation. Current and influential interpretations of various cultural spaces, especially those shaped by the world's major religions and by non-European peoples, are presented. Through a series of lectures, seminars and interpretive projects, students are introduced to the diversity of spatial understandings that inform different cultures, both across the world and within a multicultural society. The challenges and possibilities for design within a multicultural world are discussed and engaged with.

Fee information

2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $926.50
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.

2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,500.00

Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.

Subject EFTSL: 0.125

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