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Start date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
1 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
DGSP

Fees
AUD$ 38,300 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL) for students enrolled in 2025

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS total [6.5]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
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CRICOS Code
082773J

Aim

The Graduate Diploma in Design (Interior Architecture) qualifies individuals who apply a body of knowledge in professional design, communication, project management to undertake highly skilled work in demanding and complex interior design practice within multi-disciplinary project teams, and as a pathway for further learning.

Content & Structure

Students of the Graduate Diploma in Design (Interior Architecture) will develop an advanced systematic and coherent body of knowledge in interior architecture, and will further acquire the principles and practices of designing and maintaining socially and environmentally responsive interior environments that sustain human existence.

Students will develop cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to 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 36 units of study comprising 18 units of research studio, 4.5 units of research methods, 4.5 units of business practices, 4.5 units of sustainability and 4.5 units of electives.

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  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Research Studio 1 GRAP 5005 9
Research Methods (Creative) CREA 4004 4.5
Nature, Culture and Sustainability ARCH 6005 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Research Studio 2 GRAP 5006 9
Business Practice for Artists and Designers VSAR 5006 4.5
Elective 4.5 Note(s): 1,2

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