C09055v1 Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Interior and Spatial Design
Award(s): Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Interior and Spatial Design (BDesign(Hons))CRICOS code: 071630D
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Note(s)
This course is not offered in 2011.
Overview
Course aims
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Other information
Overview
With a strong emphasis on creativity and technology, the Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Interior and Spatial Design is the first university program of its kind in Australia. While interior design is an established profession, spatial design encompasses a range of connected practices that engage directly and creatively with space, from designing an exhibition to art directing a performance. This honours course allows students to critically research and develop an interior and spatial design project.
The course enhances employability through the development of a portfolio. This course allows students to develop skills in a specialised area, such as performative space, commercial interiors or residential interiors design.
Uniquely, this course emphasises digital technologies of representation and fabrication, internationalisation and design practice.
Course aims
This course uses project-based learning to allow students to develop a focused portfolio. Through their study, students develop spatial intelligence and excellence in design practice. The program fosters a creative and explorative attitude toward the design process, underpinned by a reflective and critical engagement. In doing so, students generate a cohesive design approach where research and practice are consolidated in design outcomes.
The course cultivates a collaborative and global vision of design through a variety of interdisciplinary subjects, industry projects and international studios. Students develop the flexibility and confidence to work in the divergent and novel environments of contemporary practice.
The course has:
- an emphasis on creative, innovative spatial practice and international networks
- practice-oriented and research-integrated learning around specific projects
- engagement with innovative and creative technologies
- an emphasis on emerging design practices, and
- close links with creative practitioners.
Students are expected to develop an understanding of their individual design language and theoretical position in relationship to historic and contemporary contexts.
Career options
Career options include commercial and residential interior design, interactive and responsive environment design, museum and exhibition design, production design for film and television, theatre and performance design, and visual and spatial branding.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a recognised Australian bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline at an appropriate level.
Applicants require a weighted average mark of 72.5 across the three years of the Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design (C10271).
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; or DEEP: C; or PTE: 64
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered on a one-year, full-time basis. There are generally up to 15 contact hours a week. Lectures and studios are on campus during semester. Semesters are focused around design studios that incorporate advanced communication and technology skills with innovative design thinking and practice.
Course structure
Students must complete 48 credit points of honours subjects.
Course completion requirements
| STM90725 Core subjects | 48cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Other information
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