Start date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMSP

Fees
AUD$ 25,500 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2015

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.5]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
Equivalent English qualifications (PDF)

International Admission by Country
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CRICOS Code
082769E

Aim

The Master of Design (Interior Architecture) qualifies individuals who apply an advanced body of knowledge and specialist theoretical framework in professional design, communication, project management and research skills in response to the increasing demands and complexities of interior design practice in multi-disciplinary project teams in professional practice or scholarship, and as a pathway for further learning.

Content & Structure

Graduates of the Master of Design (Interior Architecture) will have a body of knowledge of the principles and practices of designing and maintaining socially and environmentally responsive interior environments that sustain human existence. Graduates will also have knowledge of research methods and principles for critical evaluation and application to the interior design practice and the multi-disciplinary field of design.

Graduates will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills through a substantial research-based project where graduates will critically review, analyse, identify and propose solutions to complex design challenges through the various stages of a design or building project, from its conceptual design and documentation through to its production and beyond.

The students will complete 72 units of study comprising 36 units of design research studio, 4.5 units of internship, 13.5 units of research methods and project, and 18 units of electives.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Design Research Studio 1 GRAP 5005 9
Design Internship GRAP 5004 4.5 Note(s): 2
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Design Research Studio 2 GRAP 5006 9
AAD Research Methods VSAR 4003 4.5
Elective 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Design Research Studio 3 GRAP 6001 9
Masters Project Report 1 ARCH 5036 4.5
Masters Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Design Research Studio 4 GRAP 6002 9
Masters Project Report 2 ARCH 5037 4.5
Masters Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,3

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