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Advanced Diploma of Interior Design

  • Diploma

Elevate your career in the design industry to work as an interior designer.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Course Code
MSF60122, 111983K
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$12,804 per year / $13,604 total
International Fees
$12,804 per year / $13,604 total

About this course

Elevate your career in the design industry to work as an interior designer. Learn the skills to carry out a range of interior design and decoration services with equipment and software such as computer-aided design (CAD) and the latest industry techniques and processes.

Interior designers consider aesthetics, function, branding, manufacturing, marketability and construction of interior spaces, including materials and sustainable environments and special needs for the benefit of the user. This course will provide you with these practical skills so you can plan and execute creative design and spatial solutions using the latest interior design theories, practices and principles. You will also learn to adapt global design trends and technical innovations, while developing contacts with interiors sources, products, and suppliers.

Commencing at the diploma level for students with the equivalent of 12 years of schooling, the advanced diploma qualification will take three years to complete.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of MSF50222 Diploma of Interior Design is required for entry into this course.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Perth

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Design Project Administrator
  • Interior Designer
Career opportunities
  • Design Project Administrator
  • Interior Designer
  • Design Project Administrator
  • Interior Designer
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 39 units. These 39 are comprised of 16 core units and 23 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CUADES302
      Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
    • CUADES303
      Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
    • CUADES512
      Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
    • CUADES611
      Manage design realisation
    • MSFID4013
      Design residential interior lighting
    • MSFID4014
      Produce digital models and documentation for interior design projects
    • MSFID4016
      Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces
    • MSFID5020
      Design residential interiors
    • MSFID5021
      Evaluate site structure and services for interior design briefs
    • MSFID5022
      Explore and apply creative design methodology to interior space
    • MSFID5024
      Design workplace interiors
    • MSFID5025 Develop residential interior design project documentation
    • MSFID6010 Design commercial interior lighting
    • MSFID6011 Resolve complex spatial design problems through modelling
    • MSFID6018 Apply 3D visualisation techniques to represent interior designs
    • MSFID6020 Develop commercial interior design project documentation
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • BSBCRT412 Articulate, present and debate ideas
    • CUAACD311 Produce drawings to communicate ideas
    • CUAACD313 Produce technical drawings
    • CUADES411 Generate design solutions
    • CUADES413 Develop and extend design skills and practice
    • CUADES612 Research global design trends
    • CUAILL401 Develop and refine illustrative work
    • CUAPPR513 Present a body of own creative work
    • CUAPPR514 Establish and maintain environmentally sustainable creative practice
    • CUAPPR612 Collaborate in professional creative projects
    • MSFGN4001 Research and meet ethical and compliance requirements
    • MSFID4012 Decorate residential interiors
    • MSFID4017 Research and recommend furniture and accessories
    • MSFID4018 Research and recommend hard materials and finishes for interiors
    • MSFID4019 Research interior decoration and design influences
    • MSFID4021 Design soft furnishing solutions for interior spaces
    • MSFID5016 Develop decoration proposals for complex sites
    • MSFID5017 Develop event decoration proposals
    • MSFID5018 Provide interior styling service
    • MSFID5023 Design for all ages and abilities
    • MSFID6013 Design interiors for hospitality environments
    • MSFID6014 Design for retail interiors
    • MSFID6016 Select and monitor contractors
    • MSFID6019 Produce digital presentations for commercial projects