Bachelor of Interior Design He20501v03

The TAFE NSW Bachelor of Interior Design combines understanding of the interaction between people and spaces with concept creation and project management. Students learn to develop ethical design approaches, design innovative interiors, and work within ethical frameworks that prioritise environmental sustainability. The course also builds skills in environmentally responsible design strategies, leadership in positive social and ethical design solutions, and creative methodologies within a structured design process.

Delivery includes a mixture of theory and practical course work. Completion requires successfully completing 24 subjects (240 credit points), made up of 22 core subjects and 2 elective subjects. Graduates also complete 70 hours of work placement experience with an industry interior design workplace organised by TAFE NSW. Students coordinate, design and manage interior design projects from scoping and planning in the pre-implementation stage through to completion.

This qualification prepares students for roles as an interior designer and provides eligibility to be admitted to the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) at the Associate Member level. TAFE NSW states that graduates receive a Bachelor Degree (AQF 7) and a professional portfolio of work that showcases skills and knowledge.

This course requires evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol.

• You must demonstrate that you have achieved one of the following:
• A NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or its equivalent
• A Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation or its equivalent
• A completed certificate IV or higher vocational qualification

Certificate IV in Interior Decoration: Students who have completed a nationally recognised Certificate IV in Interior Decoration will receive credit for four subjects, covering the entire first semester of the degree. This allows you to complete the Bachelor of Interior Design in just two and a half years (full-time).

Diploma of Interior Design: Students with a nationally recognised Diploma of Interior Design will receive credit for nine subjects, encompassing the entire first year of the degree plus one subject in second year. This reduces the time needed to complete the Bachelor of Interior Design to two years (full-time).

Diploma of Building Design: Students who hold a nationally recognised Diploma of Building Design will receive credit for five subjects distributed across the first, second, and third years. As a result, you can complete the Bachelor of Interior Design in three years with a reduced study load.

Note: Your certificates, transcripts and other entry requirement evidence must be certified through a Justice of the Peace or other authorising officer

If you are unable to meet the entry requirements, you may be eligible for special admission.

Please continue with your application and you will be guided to identify as mature aged (at least 21 years old in your first year of study) or disadvantaged (disability, serious or chronic illness, interrupted education, lack of support for study, serious personal problems and/or serious family responsibilities).

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