Bachelor of Interior Design

As an interior designer, you will use your knowledge of how people interact with spaces to create unique and innovative designs. You will combine your skills in concept creation and project management to design spaces that are functional, beautiful, and tailored to the needs of the people who will use them.
In the TAFE NSW Bachelor of Interior Design, you will build your creative and technical skills in modern digital design and gain confidence in bringing your design projects to life using cutting-edge tools and techniques.
Graduate ready to work in a diverse range of workplaces. Whether you work as a consultant in an interior design business, an architecture firm or an interior design department of a property development firm, there are many places to flourish in this booming industry.
Learning Outcomes:
Through a mix of theory and practical course work, learn to:
- Design innovative interiors by applying creative methods, taking creative risks and reflecting on your work and ideas
- Work collaboratively in a professional design office as an interior designer, developing and communicating your ideas effectively
- Interpret design briefs to meet client needs and ensure your designs are creative, relevant and fit for purpose
- Formulate ethical and environmentally responsible design approaches that improve social connection, cultural inclusion, accessibility and more
- Use Computer Aided Design (CAD) and three-dimensional Building Information Modelling (BIM) software to visually communicate interior design plans
Course Outcomes:
Develop professional skills for your career:
- Graduate with a bachelor's degree
- A professional portfolio of work that showcases your interior design skills and knowledge
- Professional networking opportunities through work placement
- Eligibility to be admitted to the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) at the Associate Member level
- The ability to coordinate, design and manage interior design projects from scoping and planning in the pre-implementation stage, all the way through to completion
Professional Experience Work Placement
- Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace. Work placement is a valuable part of your course.
- During your course, you'll undertake 70 hours of mandatory work placement.
- TAFE NSW will arrange your work placement with a suitable industry employer.