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Start date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
DBIR

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Fees
AUD$ 35,600 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
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International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
024202C

Aim

The Bachelor of Interior Architecture qualifies individuals who are capable of designing and managing socially and environmentally responsive interior environments which sustain healthy human existence. The program will provide a pathway for further learning.

Content & Structure

Graduates of a Bachelor of Interior Architecture will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying interior architecture and design principles and concepts that serve as a basis for involvement through various stages of a design or building project, from its conceptual design and documentation through to its production and beyond.

Graduates will develop research and methodological skills to integrate theoretical, technological, behavioural, environmental and ethical issues within interior design practice; cognitive and creative skills to develop the design of interior fit outs and facilities of a range of scales and complexities in their environmental, social and cultural context; verbal, written and graphic communication skills including traditional drawing methods and computer based representation; cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge in contemporary design culture, with an emphasis on current interior architectural practice internationally and in Australia.

Graduates of the Bachelor of Interior Architecture will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to research, plan, implement and evaluate broad aspects of creative practice and contexts relating to interior architecture, to make informed independent judgements in a range of design based, technical and management functions in all fields of interior architecture and with personal responsibility and accountability for ethical and sustainable design outputs in consideration of others, their functions and occupational needs.

The students will complete 144 units of study with Year 1 establishing basic skills and concepts in design creativity, research, environmental awareness, materials and technologies and communication; Year 2 proficiencies in representation, construction, documentation and detailing; Year 3 developing competence in research and sustainable design issues and Year 4 professional management and mastering design and research in social, cultural and physical contexts.

From 4 August 2025, the University of South Australia will no longer be accepting applications for new students. Study at Adelaide University.

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What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
Course name
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Design Studio (Foundation) ARCH 1034 9 Note(s): 3
Interior Architecture Construction Principles BUIL 1019 4.5
Design, Culture and Environment ARCH 1021 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Interior Architecture Studies ARCH 1031 4.5
Interior Construction and Materials BUIL 1020 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Interior Architecture Studio 2 (Materials and Practices) ARCH 1035 9 Note(s): 3
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Theory of the Modern Interior ARCH 2056 4.5
Digital Representation COMP 2029 4.5
First Semester (Study Period 3)
Interior Architecture Studio 3 (Multi Media) ARCH 2047 9 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Interior Detailing BUIL 3005 4.5
Digital Documentation COMP 2016 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Interior Architecture Studio 4 (Detail) ARCH 2057 9 Note(s): 3
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Interior Architecture Workplacement 1 ARCH 2058 0 Note(s): 1
Interior Architecture Research Studies ARCH 3057 4.5
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2
First Semester (Study Period 3)
Interior Architecture Studio 5 (Multidisciplinary) ARCH 3047 9 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Interior Technologies ARCH 3059 4.5
Professional Management ARCH 4016 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Interior Architecture Studio 6 (Workplace Environments) ARCH 3058 9 Note(s): 3
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Interior Architecture Workplacement 2 ARCH 3060 0 Note(s): 1
Interior Architecture Research Studies Advanced ARCH 4007 4.5
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2
First Semester (Study Period 3)
Interior Architecture Studio 7: Atmospheres ARCH 4011 9 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Design Studio Research ARCH 4051 4.5
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 6)
Interior Architecture Studio 8: Advanced (Social Sustainability) ARCH 4012 9 Note(s): 3
FOURTH YEAR (Honours)
Note(s): 4
First Semester (Study Period 2)
Interior Architecture Workplacement 2 ARCH 3060 0 Note(s): 1
Research Methods (Creative) CREA 4004 4.5 Note(s): 4
Research Practices (Creative) CREA 5001 4.5 Note(s): 4
Honours Research 1 (Creative) CREA 4001 9 Note(s): 4
Second Semester (Study Period 5)
Honours Research 2 (Creative) CREA 4002 9 Note(s): 4
Honours Research 3 (Creative) CREA 4003 9 Note(s): 4

Professional accreditation and recognition

Graduates of this program are eligible for Graduate Membership of the Design Institute of Australia. The Bachelor of Interior Architecture does not confer qualifications in Architecture and the South Australian Architectural Practice Act legislation (2009) restricts the use of the title `Architect' to those registered by the Architectural Practice Board of South Australia.

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