Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) @ design Centre enmore, Sydney Institute
David Hashimoto
a degree in excellence
Since 1891, Sydney Institute has established an enviable reputation for offering unrivalled education and training, to meet the skills needs of Australia’s creative industries. Our formula for success is simple: provide high quality training, taught by industry leading design professionals, and prepare graduates to excel in the fast-paced and highly competitive creative labour market. It’s what Sydney Institute does best!
The Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) is a three-year, career-oriented higher education program that will prepare students for employment in the interior design industry in Australia and internationally. It offers a diverse educational experience, placing an emphasis on design in the real world and on the practical demands of the 21st century workplace.
You will work on real-time, real world projects, often in design teams that will challenge you to adapt to the demands of the modern professional design studio. You will interact, network and socialise with creative professionals, and immerse yourself in an atmosphere of limitless possibility. By the end of the program, you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to make your mark in industry.
What’s the degree about?
Program aims
The Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) explores the evolving nature of interior design, its significance to the development of sociocultural identity, the technology of built interior environments, and the historical impact it has had on lifestyles, environments and experiences.
The degree aims to develop highly creative, technically proficient interior design professionals.
It will allow you to focus on both residential and commercial interior design, such as the design of office spaces, retail environments, bars, nightclubs, hotels, restaurants, museums and exhibition spaces. Throughout your degree, you will learn how to combine your technical knowledge with your creative vision. You will also learn how to work with clients and other design professionals to develop design solutions that are safe, functional, attractive and fit-for-purpose. Your studies will be framed within the realm of environmentally-sustainable, ethically and socially-responsible professional design practice. Damien Abicic
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Laura Cook
Studying this degree will help you to develop the ability to think critically and manage complex projects from the initial concept through to a successful, detailed resolution. You will learn how to create innovative, original interior design concepts, explore the spatial, structural and material elements of built interior environments and develop a comprehensive understanding of interaction between interior spaces and the people that use them.
Damian Abicic
Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) - A degree in excellence @ Design Centre Enmore
The Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) will help you to develop industrystandard core technical skills, which allied with creative and theoretical tuition, represents an ideal grounding for all future design professionals. Cecile Roux
Applied learning and assessment
Collaborative, studio-based learning
The Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) is characterised by its applied approach to learning. Students participate in small studio-based classes, supported by lectures, tutorials and guest presentations by leading industry practitioners.
Students at Design Centre Enmore are free from the limits of the traditional academic lecturebased education and are offered a studiobased learning environment that focuses on collaboration, creativity and innovation.
There will also be opportunities to participate in site visits, design exhibitions, conferences and seminars. You will be encouraged to engage with complex integrated design projects, think critically, apply appropriate creative methodologies and to synthesise concepts to achieve design resolutions.
You will be invited to work in partnership with other students, forming groups that function in the same way as professional design agencies. In these groups, you will occupy studios and will develop your ability to consult, engage and excel within a challenging yet supportive atmosphere.
At TAFE NSW1, our students learn by experience; working on real projects, winning prestigious design competitions and excelling in external reviews. There will be a definitive industry focus to all your project work, allowing you to embark upon your career in applied design ahead of the traditional academic curve.
Internship as work-based learning Our challenge is to equip students for practice as successful design industry professionals. As part of the Bachelor of Design (Interior Design), you will be required to undertake a work-based placement in a design practice.2 The Interior Design internship program will involve you working in a sponsoring organisation for a specified period of time, on a defined project of mutual benefit to the student and the sponsor. This internship represents an outstanding opportunity for you to put the knowledge you have acquired during your studies into practice. There is no better preparation for a career in the design industry.
Multidisciplinary We appreciate the diversity of knowledge required to function as an effective creative design practitioner in the 21st century. As the boundaries defining key roles within design project teams become increasingly blurred, it has become an educational imperative for students to engage with other design disciplines. This is why we have created a degree that allows students to develop a technical familiarity with all aspects of interior design, alongside ten core subjects that are fundamental to all areas of creative design. Students will also be able to select electives from other design disciplines. From a professional perspective, this multidisciplinary aspect to the degree will prepare graduates to work effectively alongside other design specialists in the workplace. 1 TAFE NSW Higher Education is a trading name of NSW TAFE Commission. Sydney Institute is part of TAFE NSW. 2 In certain agreed circumstances, where students are already working in industry or suitable internship cannot be found, one (previously unselected) elective can be undertaken in place of the internship.
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Charlotte came to TAFE as a French international student. Having excelled in her studies and successfully completed the Advanced Diploma of Interior Design, she is now enrolled in the Bachelor of Design (Interior Design), the first degree course offered at TAFE NSW. “I think this is a great opportunity for me to expand my knowledge and to gain industry experience through the design internship program that we are undertaking as part of the degree course. I’m excited about being one of the first students to enrol in TAFE’s first bachelor degree and feel the diploma studies have really set me up for this challenge.” Charlotte Gelugne Interior Design
Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) CRICOS COURSE CODE 071917M
Create your own future The future is yours to create, so prepare to make your mark in interior design! Based in an interior or architectural design practice, you could be designing a wide variety of interior environments – from single and multilevel residential spaces to large-scale commercial projects.
International students whose first language is not English or who have not completed their secondary education in English or who have not completed an Australian educational qualification must demonstrate English proficiency at a minimum IELTS level of 6.5, with a minimum level of 6 in any one band.
Entry requirements In addition to the minimum eligibility requirements, all applicants are required to:
Eligibility Applicants are required to hold, at minimum, one of the following to be considered eligible for admission: ▲▲NSW HSC (Higher School Certificate) or equivalent ▲▲A recognised Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC)
▲▲Submit a 500 word written statement ▲▲Submit a portfolio of design and artwork, and ▲▲Attend an interview. Please note: Telephone interviews will be arranged for international student applicants.
▲▲Certificate IV level or above qualification ▲▲At least one year full-time or equivalent in a degree course at a higher education institution.
Damien Abicic
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Darren Rodriguez
Tammy Ghavalas
Damian Abicic
Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) - A degree in excellence @ Design Centre Enmore
Become a highly creative, technically skilled, interior design professional.
Laura Cook
Attendance Full-Time: Three years, 16-20 hours per week, with an expectation that you also complete an additional 20 hours per week of independent study. Part-Time: Six years, 8 hours per week, with an expectation that students will also complete an additional 10 hours per week of independent study.
Course structure The three-year Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) is structured to encourage a continuous improvement in your studio practice. YEAR ONE (LEVEL 100) In Year One you’ll focus on acquiring and developing your foundation design skills. Subjects such as Visual Thinking and Visual Communication will help improve your ability to communicate visually and respond to design briefs. Design and Culture will provide a historical and theoretical basis for your design work, and in Materials and Technology you will analyse and examine the impact of materials and technologies on existing and conceptual interior environments. YEAR TWO (LEVEL 200) In Year Two you will build on this knowledge by undertaking more detailed studies of interior environments, such as those used in retail, hospitality, corporate and exhibition design contexts.
This will be supported by studies in conceptual and spatial Interior Design Modelling, and Construction and Detailing, which you will then apply to your own interior design projects. Students will also enhance their knowledge and understanding by exploring Digital Visualisation and computer-aided design (CAD) techniques in greater depth. This will enable you to formulate innovative and influential design presentations, and proposals based on sound business principles. YEAR THREE (LEVEL 300) In Year Three you will integrate the knowledge and skills you have learned with further contextual studies. You will examine contemporary international design practices and technical innovation in Design: Global Studies. You will also develop your business acumen and project management skills in Design Management. To equip you for your career as a professional interior designer, you will undertake a workbased Design Industry Internship in a design practice. During your final semester, you will be encouraged to synthesise the knowledge gained throughout your studies by initiating and completing an individually conceived major project, under the guidance of a design educator. 5
Since I completed my studies at Sydney Institute, I have gone onto work at the largest interior design firm in Australia. I continually reflect back to life and study lessons at Design Centre Enmore. I am also proud to say that many graduates employed at my firm, have all ventured from Design Centre Enmore. Margot Lane Interior Design graduate
Design Centre Enmore Conveniently located in Sydney’s creative InnerWest, Design Centre Enmore has developed an excellent reputation for producing some of Australia’s most talented creative designers. Inside the Design Centre Enmore, you will find a thriving community of aspiring designers working in an environment that is creative as well as productive. You will also find a learning environment that is highly resourced, with MAC and PC laboratories, open studio spaces and a large exhibition area. Design Centre Enmore is a welcoming environment for anyone with a passion for innovation and design.
Facilities Design Centre Enmore offers industry-standard creative design facilities. There are nine design studios, a life-drawing studio, a specialist technology workshop, a photography studio, an exhibition area and a conference room. The campus also has nine computer laboratories (four PC labs and five MAC labs), with a broad range of pre-installed software applications including Adobe CS5, AutoCAD, Revit, 3DSMAX and Maya. Design Centre Enmore also features an Interior Design Research Area (IDRA), which is a fullyequipped research resource tailored to the specific needs of interior design students. Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) students will have unhindered access to a sample library, research computers, interior design publications and photographic stock – all of which will help you with your studies. Design Centre Enmore is a wireless learning environment.
Laura Cook
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Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) - A degree in excellence @ Design Centre Enmore
Design Centre Enmore is a studio-based learning environment that focuses on collaboration, creativity and innovation.
Damien Abicic
And the winner is… Students at Design Centre Enmore have enjoyed enormous competitive success in recent years. The following is a snapshot of the kind of achievements that have made Design Centre Enmore the envy of design schools across Australia. 2011 Awards 2011 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Awards – Winner (Interior Design and Decoration) 2011 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Awards – 2nd Place (Interior Design and Decoration) 2010 Awards Design Institute of Australia (DIA), 2010 Graduate of the Year Awards - Finalist Pablo Albani 2010 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Award - Winner (Furniture Design) Belinda Garlick
2008 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Award - Winner (Exhibition Design) Alex Laughlan Belle Young Designer of the Year - Finalist Steven Cordony 2007 Awards 2007 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Graduate of the Year - Winner (Interior Design) Margot Lane 2007 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Awards - Winner (Furniture Design) Amy Hare Belle Young Designer of the Year - Winner Javette Hamilton
More than half of my design staff are graduates of Design Centre Enmore.
2009 Awards 2009 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Award - Winner (Exhibition Design) Wasim Jaber 2008 Awards
They are at the forefront of the industry and that relates back to how the staff project on to their students. The staff are so passionate and very, very dedicated.
2008 Design Institute of Australia (DIA), Student Design Award - Winner (Interior Design) Taryn James
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Degree in Excellence
Published: August 2011
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