Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration

Introduction to Design Studies, immerses students in the dynamic world of design. Fostering self-discovery and creative inquiry, students acquire essential skills and strategies for academic success. Through exploration and experimentation, students develop a fundamental understanding of emerging trends and practices in a variety of design contexts while gaining initial insight into the diverse career paths available. Through an integrated and practical approach incorporating vital skills such as time management and reflection, students engage in creative self-discovery, develop storytelling and presentation skills, and establish literacy in design communication and practice. At the conclusion of this subject, students emerge equipped with the tools and confidence to enrich and inform their future studies in design.

Assessment Tasks: Self-reflection, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces the student to the methods and techniques of drawing and professional visualisation in the context of interior design and decoration. Students explore a range of techniques, mediums, and media and their application in order to communicate design concepts and form an understanding of the principles of design and their specific application. Both manual and digital methods of visual communication are explored.

Assessment Tasks: Design Project, Drawing Sketch, Renders

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, a range of both analogue and digital techniques to carry out a basic measure up, produce 2D technical drawings and generate 3D models are taught. Students explore the way technical manual drafting can be applied to interior decoration and design contexts. The subject provides an understanding of how to identify and produce floor plans, sections, elevations and to extract views from digital 3D models as is relevant to interior spaces.

Assessment Tasks: Presentation, Drawing Set, Test, 3D Digital Model File

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject is an introduction to the design process with an emphasis on bespoke decoration. The student learns about design principles and elements and their place in the creative design process and the role of reflection in design development throughout the design process. A focus on colour and the application in interior spaces is explored and applied. The student produces design concepts for an interior space through a series of exercises using creative thinking methods. The student explores and challenges a range of different ideas. Presentation techniques are explored. During this subject the student acquires a basic understanding of the opportunities for custom design and customising available products.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Design Project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces the student to the investigation and specification of furniture, soft furnishings and accessories for interior spaces. The student learns how to identify and compare furniture and accessory types, interpret the decoration requirements from a project brief, and make the appropriate recommendations to the client. The student is introduced to the application of Australian Standards, documentation and presentation of decorative recommendations.

Assessment Tasks: Case Study, Report, Visual Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces the student to industry standard CAD software and its application. The student will learn how to set up and draw a CAD documentation package, add annotations to drawings, and plot/print drawings. In this subject, knowledge of basic building and structural components is developed. The student learns how to interpret technical drawings and other documentation for interior projects. The student is introduced to legislative regulations, codes and standards and their application.

Assessment Tasks: CAD File, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, multiple types of joinery and associated finishes are introduced. Through documentation of a basic joinery package for a kitchen, joinery construction terminology and its application are explored. Instruction includes joinery finishes, fittings, and equipment. Australian Standards, regulations, and codes are applied to the joinery documentation.

Assessment Tasks: Visual Presentation, Sketch Presentation and Drawing Package

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Students can engage in this subject either through external placement or internal placement.

External Placement: Offers students the opportunity to work within a professional studio or office for a period of time. Student are exposed to professional work environments and are encouraged to fully immerse themselves in this through an interior design or decoration project. Externally placed students will be matched to an appropriate mentor at the placement site and monitored by an academic in the discipline of study.

Industry Project: Students will engage with a similar range of professional experiences to those placed externally. Assignment to, and management of, WIL tasks may occur face-to-face or via a dedicated online platform. Students undertaking the industry project will be directed by a project leader/academic.

In both cases: Students may or may not see projects through to completion but may contribute to (and be assessed on) progress students may be involved in the initial pitch to clients and/or supervisors for the awarding of the project students may, or may not, be involved in presenting the project during its progress, or at completion.