ADVANCED DIPLOMA OF INTERIOR DESIGN

DURATION
3 year full-time, or equivalent hours part-time
156 weeks, 2088 hours
(minimum 20 hours per week)
VTAC CODES: 89282, 89283(OS)
NATIONAL COURSE CODE: 90351NSW
CRICOS COURSE CODE: 038647C

Interior Design packs: Local Students :: International Students

Educational Pathways
Diploma of Arts (Interior Decoration and Design)
Advanced Diploma of Interior Design	Employment

COURSE OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide students with the skills, knowledge and attitudes required to provide interior design solutions taking into consideration aesthetics, function, marketing, manufacturing, marketability and construction of products, materials and environments for the benefit of the user.

OCCUPATIONAL AREAS

On successful completion of the course graduates may enter the industry in a freelance capacity as owner/manager of a small business or as a designer/manager in a design practice.

COURSE STRUCTURE

To obtain the Advanced Diploma of Interior Design a graduate must successfully complete all modules outlined below as well as any tutorial modules complementing these subjects:

1st Year: Core Modules

Code	Module (Subject)	Hours
5361A	Applied Design Methods 1	54
5361B	Design Processes	54
5394A	Applied Design Colour	54
5395A	Applied Interior Design 1	108
5395B	Interior Design Drafting	72
5395C	Design Sketching & Presentation Skills	108
5395D	Design Computing	54
5395E	Design Contextual Studies	54
5395F	Interior Design Material Techn.1	54
5395P	Interior Design Material Techn.2	54
7557G	Design Professional Practice 1	54

2nd Year: Core Modules

5395G	Applied Interior Design 2	180
5395J	Applied Design Methods 2	36
5395K	Applied Concept Development	36
5395N	Interior Design Contextual Studies	36
5395Q	Applied Design Methods 3	72
5395R	Interior Design Building Technologies 1	728
7557A	Applied Design Computing	108
7557E	Applied Lighting Design	36
7557F	Design Rendering & Presentation Skills	72
7557H	Design Professional Practice 2	54
7557J	Interior Detailing & Documentation	72

3rd Year: Core Modules

5395S	Interior Design Building Techn.2	108
7557B	Design Professional Practice 3	54
7557C	Applied Interior Design 3	360
7557D	Interior Project	72

Modules are often packaged and offered in different forms to coordinate and cater the needs of students. Each module specifies nominal hours and may be adjusted for individual student group needs.

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

Negotiations with the Design Institute of Australia are underway to allow graduates to apply for associateship.

ARTICULATION & CREDIT TRANSFER

Student successfully completing the Diploma of Arts (Interior Decoration & Design) or other Design courses at OPIE will be eligible for entry into this course with credit transfer. Graduates of this course will be able to apply for entry into other related undergraduate studies in Interior Design or Architecture at OPIE. Since this is a National curriculum, students will be able to start the course in one State and complete it in another State, with no loss of credit transfer for the Modules completed. Students who successfully complete the Advanced Diploma of Interior Design may also be eligible for internal transfer to the Bachelor of Architecture Degree offered at OPIE.