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Course
code: 2126
Campus and mode: Caulfield campus. Internal mode.
The
Bachelor of Interior Architecture is a four-year full-time degree program of
education in the discipline and professional practice of interior architecture.
It is intended for students who wish to seek professional or executive
employment in the field of interior architecture or related areas of design
activity.
Interior architecture is concerned with the range of commercial and domestic
interiors ranging from the hospitality, entertainment, retail, health and
transport industries to commercial offices and domestic interiors.
Interior space is a crucial aspect of the human habitat. It provides the
spatial context within which work, recreation and home life takes place. It is
intimately connected with the design of products and furniture which provide
many of the elements of interiors, architecture, the imagery of visual
communications, as well as with the whole cultural context.
The interior architecture studio subjects are supported by specialist subjects
in structures and services, building construction and materials, communication
methods and media, ergonomics, exhibition design, furniture design,
computer-aided design, professional practice, project research and planning and
marketing. The course is further supported by subjects in the theory, history
and contemporary discourse in art, design and architecture, as well as by
introductory subjects in drawing and visual concepts and digital imaging.
To
educate graduates who have:
1 a knowledge and understanding of the disciplines of design and
interior architecture;
2 the skills for design strategy, concept forming, problem solving,
development, detailing, and communication;
3 understanding of the socio-economic and cultural contexts of
interior architecture and the ethical responsibilities of the professional
designer;
4 the capability to practice as a professional designer in the
field of interior architecture;
5 understanding of research concepts, strategies and methods and
the skills to apply them in the fields of design and the built environment;
6 knowledge, understanding and skills in resolving and
communicating technical and constructional aspects of interior architecture
projects to a professional standard;
7 knowledge and understanding of the aesthetic aspects of design
and interior architecture and a high capability at aesthetic resolutions;
8 knowledge and understanding of the other professions involved in
the design, development and construction of the built environment and the
capability to work in coordination with them;
9 knowledge, understanding and skills in project and business
management relevant to the practice of interior architecture;
10 the capability to critically assess and contribute to
contemporary discourse and speculative theory on design.
This four-year professional degree course is awarded either with or without honours depending upon the grades averages achieved during the course. The course is structured to give students the following areas of study:
This is the major study of the course. There are studios at each year stage. Subjects commence at a basic level of understanding and designing spatial enclosures. Students progress to the achievement of professional competence by undertaking interior architecture projects. The knowledge and capabilities acquired in the other subjects of the course are progressively incorporated into the work of the studio subjects and integrated into design solutions. Includes the equivalent of six credit points (over the first three years of the course) of design seminar taken during each semester.
These include the following core subjects: 'Communication methods and media', 'Technical communications and drawing', 'Ergonomics', 'Exhibition design', 'Furniture design', 'Architectural and interior materials and finishes', 'Modelmaking and workshop practice'. The material covered in these subjects is also applied in the studio project work.
These include construction and materials, structures and seminar subjects which provide the core of the technical support studies. The theory covered in these subjects is also applied in the studio project work.
Students study the theory context and cultural aspects of art and design.
Students take one six credit-point subject in the first year. These studies are concerned with the development of perception, communication, and visual concepts, primarily using drawing media.
Students take the faculty's common subject, 'Introduction to digital imaging'. Students who have not taken an introduction to basic computing, or its equivalent elsewhere, will need to take as a prerequisite for the above subject an introduction to computing subject prior to commencing the course. Students later take two core subjects in architectural computing. Key aspects of project and business management computing for intensive architecture are also covered in 'Project and business management'.
These studies which are focused on the business practice aspects of design, are provided by the faculty's common professional practice subjects and by interior architecture specialist subjects. They include from the faculty program: 'Professional practice', 'Effective communication' (written and oral) and 'Marketing'. The specialist subjects include 'Business management for design' and 'Project planning and research for interior architecture'.
During the long recess between third and fourth-year students take a period of approximately six weeks of work in an interior architecture studio or related practice or commercial organisation. In many instances this will be related to the topic which they intend to undertake in the honours project. It is intended that in most instances this project will be undertaken in collaboration with an industry partner.
In
the third year students take a project research and planning subject, during
which they select a topic area for their fourth year honours project, and
undertake the basic strategic thinking, planning and research planning for it.
In semester one of the fourth year the discipline and strategic issues are
further elaborated in the faculty's 'Research methods' subject. This subject is
offered to honours students throughout the faculty. It is particularly focused
on the discipline issues which underlay professional practice, and the
strategies and methods which ensure that these issues are effectively resolved.
A design studio subject and electives are also taken in semester one. In many
instances studies in the subjects will be focused on preparing the ground for
the honours Interior architecture project.
During the second semester students undertake a honours studio project which
will demonstrate their academic and professional attainment in the discipline
and professional practice of interior architecture. They will also undertake
theory of art and design's research seminar, which will require them to relate,
in oral and written forms, the work they are undertaking in the studio, to its
context, methodology and to the contemporary discourse. The focus in this
subject is on the discipline aspects of the project. This is combined with a
project seminar subject which is similar but which is focused on the
professional practice aspects of the project.
Four years of full-time study. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is forty-eight (contact and non-contact) with appropriate adjustment for any part-time study. An eighty per cent attendance record for studios, lectures, seminars etc. is required before a student may present for assessment in any subject. Exceptions will be subject to the approval of the course coordinator.
The course will be offered through the VTAC system. Entry by portfolio, interview and ENTER. Completion of English units three and four with an average grade of at least C is also required. Applications will also be considered on the basis of other qualifications assessed as equivalent to the VCE.
Credit will be granted for equivalent studies completed elsewhere at approved institutions. Advanced standing in the course for students who have completed part of similar courses at Australian or international universities will be considered up to a maximum of two years and in accordance with other regulations of Monash University. Each application for credit or advanced standing will be considered on its own merits.
For students with Australian residency, these courses falls within the lowest band of HECS liability. The fee for international students will be set by the vice-chancellor from time to time, and is currently $12,500 per annum.
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