BH-DESINA · Swinburne University of Technology · Bachelor degree with honours
Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
Design
- Minimum ATAR
- 70
- Full time
- 4 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 400
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
Learn how the environments in which we spend our lives are formed and fabricated in our Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours). Apply conceptual processes, creative tools, management strategies and develop research skills to design a variety of public and private interior and spatial projects. Plus, flex the tech by constructing indoor and outdoor 3D spaces.
Learn how to improve the spaces in which we live, work, and play in our Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) (Honours). Plus, get industry experience.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- DDD10006Introductory Design StudioThe unit introduces students to fundamental approaches to generating form and to the principles which inform design decisions. Students work across two-dimensional and three-dimensional representation methods, using a range of materials and…
- DIA10001Construction 1: Building Systems and MaterialsThe unit provides an introduction to a range of structural systems, building materials and construction techniques. It provides a learning experience for students to develop skills to apply structural and construction strategies to the desi…
- DIA10005Interior Architecture CommunicationThis unit aims to introduce students to visual communication through sketching, photography, 2D and 3D drawing using art and architectural precedents. It provide student with basic skills of orthographic (hardline), axonometric and perspect…
- DDD10001Twentieth Century DesignThis unit engages students in 20th Century design history, focusing on key designers, innovations and movements, within global and local frameworks. It explores the historical development of design as a creative, cultural and professional p…
- DIA10006Interior Architecture Studio 1 - Space, Form & Human OccupationThis unit engages students in the design process through first-hand observation, drawing/painting of real-life spaces, conceptual development, scale, design development and verbal and visual communication. Students will explore a range of c…
- DIA10004History of Interior ArchitectureThis unit introduces important historical precedents and theoretical movements of interior architectural history. By developing skills in research, critical analysis and an historical understanding of key building, practitioners and styles,…
Course structure
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Core units
200 cp- DDD10006Introductory Design Studio12.5 cp
- DIA10001Construction 1: Building Systems and Materials12.5 cp
- DIA10005Interior Architecture Communication12.5 cp
- DDD10001Twentieth Century Design12.5 cp
- DIA10006Interior Architecture Studio 1 - Space, Form & Human Occupation12.5 cp
- DIA10004History of Interior Architecture12.5 cp
- DIA20003Interior Architecture Digital Documentation 112.5 cp
- DDD20004Contemporary Design Issues12.5 cp
- DIA20004Interior Architecture Studio 2: Place, Space and Human Experience12.5 cp
- DIA20001Construction 2: Building Services and Documentation Packages12.5 cp
- DIA30002Interior Architecture Digital Documentation 212.5 cp
- DIA20005Interior Architecture Studio 3: Design Exploration12.5 cp
- DIA30004Interior Architecture Studio 4 - Sustainability12.5 cp
- DIA30005Philosophy of Interior Architecture12.5 cp
- DIA30003Interior Architecture Entrepreneurship and Professional Development12.5 cp
- DIA30001Construction 3: Sustainability12.5 cp
Honours units
100 cp- DDD40001Methods for Design Research25 cp
- DDD60030DFM: Design Innovation and Disruption25 cp
- DDD30038Project Management and Practice12.5 cp
- DDD30036Professional Attributes for Design12.5 cp
- DDD70031DFM: Designing Futures25 cp
- DIA40001Capstone: Interior Architecture Practice 125 cp
- DIA40002Capstone: Interior Architecture Practice 225 cp
Careers
- Interior designer
- Exhibition designer
- Property designer
- Retail designer
- Design consultant