With a strong emphasis on creativity and technology, the Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design is the first university program of its kind in Australia. While interior design is an established profession, spatial design encompasses a range of connected practices that engage directly and creatively with space, from designing an exhibition to art directing a performance.
The combined degree program in design and international studies provides students with additional practical skills, in particular those that make them aware of the international contexts of design, by providing the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English.
The course equips graduates with critical thinking, creativity and the skills to engage across the expanded field of interior and spatial design, to take up leading roles in industry. Uniquely, this course emphasises digital technologies of representation and fabrication, internationalisation and design practice. Students also learn a different language and culture, and travel overseas.
Through their study, students develop spatial intelligence and excellence in design practice. The program fosters a creative and explorative attitude toward the design process, underpinned by a reflective and critical engagement. In doing so, students generate a cohesive design approach where research and practice are consolidated in design outcomes.
The course cultivates a collaborative and global vision of design through a variety of interdisciplinary subjects, industry projects and international studios. Students develop the flexibility and confidence to work in the divergent and novel environments of contemporary practice.
The course has:
an emphasis on creative, innovative spatial practice and international networks
practice-oriented and research-integrated learning around specific projects
engagement with innovative and creative technologies
an emphasis on emerging design practices, and
close links with creative practitioners.
Students are expected to develop an understanding of their individual design language and theoretical position in relation to historic and contemporary contexts.
The aim of this combined degree is to produce graduates who have developed perspectives and understandings that enable them to meet the professional demands of an internationalised marketplace.
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