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Associate Degree of Applied Design - (Commercial Interiors)

Commercial Interiors

CRICOS Provider Code: NSW 00246M
CRICOS Course Code: NSW 067556K
Duration: 4 full-time study periods, 2 years
Location: North Sydney
Study options for Australian students: Full-time, part-time
Study options for overseas students: Full-time
Intakes: Refer to Enrolment
FEE-HELP available

The Associate Degree of Applied Design (Commercial Interiors) – is an exit award of Bachelor of Applied Design (Commercial Interior) which covers the fundamental of commercial interiors in just two years.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Throughout your studies in this course, you learn the parameters of design culture and theory and discover how to develop and create visual concepts and forms in response to a retail design brief. You’ll specify building systems, along with building systems, materiality, furniture and fixtures for a retail design environment and develop layout plans, elevations, sections and details for a retail environment design.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The objective of this course is to develop ethical, reflective and professional practitioners who can access a body of knowledge enabling them to work in an interdisciplinary team to research, plan, organise, conduct and successfully complete creative, sustainable and cost effective strategies to a professional standard for the Australian and international market.

COURSE OUTCOMES

At the successful conclusion of this course, a student will be able to:

  • Critically analyse problems to find the most creative, strategic, sustainable and cost effective solution
  • Understand the critical role of experimentation in the design process
  • Critique, produce and evaluate a communications strategy from a brand and consumer perspective
  • Demonstrate leadership skills as a team player and communicator
  • Demonstrate their ability to creatively apply design theory to their professional practice
  • Apply ethical and legal issues to their design practice
  • Critically reflect on the roles and responsibilities of professional practitioners in contemporary industry
  • Apply principles of continuous learning and reflection that are relevant to the industry.
  • Understand the parameters of design culture and theory
  • Demonstrate their capacity to develop and create visual concepts and forms in response to a retail design brief
  • Specify building systems, materiality, furniture and fixtures for a retail design environment
  • Develop layout plans, elevations, sections and details for a retail environment design

COURSE STRUCTURE

Year 1
Semester 1

AD101 Design Culture and Theory
AD102 Ideas Generation in Visual Communication
CI101 Systems of Communication 1
AD104 Introduction to Design Practice

Semester 2

AD105 Frameworks of Design
CI102 History of Commercial Interiors
CI103 Systems of Communication 2
CI104 Digital Worlds

Year 2
Semester 3

AD201 Introduction to Design Research
CI201 Scheduling Interiors 1 - Commercial
BE201 Environment Planning and Visualisation
BE202 Environment Design 1: Branding

Semester 4

BC201 Interactive Spaces
BE203 Brand Management
CI202 Systems and Documentation 1 – Retail/Exhibition
BE204 Environment Design 2: Retail

DESIGN A COMMERCIAL INTERIORS CAREER

Get ready to take on the world as a mighty creative commercial interior designer. Based in an architectural or interior design practice you’ll design everything from cafes, hotels, restaurants, exhibitions and workplaces to the interiors of games, virtual worlds and animations. You might even specialise in hospitality design, corporate design, retail design, exhibition design, set design, or virtual commercial interiors.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum of 18 years of age prior to course commencement with completion of Australian High School Year 12 and an ATAR of 63.40/UAI of 60+ (or equivalent) OR
  • Mature age (aged 21 or over) entry with relevant work experiences AND
  • Submission of a design portfolio (6–10 pieces of original creative work) AND
  • Personal or phone interview (where possible) AND
  • IELTS 6.0 (academic) with a minimum of 5.5 in each band if English is not your first language.
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