Bachelor of the Built Environment (Interior Architecture) (ABB002.2)

Create inspirational spaces and interiors

The Bachelor of the Built Environment (Interior Architecture) provides an essential introduction to the field of interior spatial design. In line with the opportunities and constraints generated by a globalised and rapidly changing world, you’ll explore a mixture of urban environments and public spaces, and will analyse their context in modern society.

You’ll develop a robust series of creative and critical-thinking skills which will allow you to visualise the potential of interior environments, communicate your ideas using digital design software and, ultimately, shape the way humans experience and interact with interior spaces. Successful completion of the course will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to practice as a dynamic, agile and creative interior design professional.

Study a Bachelor of the Built Environment (Interior Architecture) at UC and you will:

• evaluate the role of interior architecture from a range of different environmental, cultural, historical and interdisciplinary contexts
• interrogate the traditional boundaries of interior architecture
• collaborate, develop, discuss and debate ideas in a professional industry framework
• use and evaluate a range of innovative industry-standard creative technologies in response to diverse and complex design problems.

Work Integrated Learning

A feature of this course includes engaging with leading design professionals and industry practitioners to gain valuable real-world interior architecture experience through the delivery of a series of ‘live’ projects. Internships at local, national and international interior architecture and interior design firms are also promoted.

Career opportunities

• Interior designer (commercial, residential, heritage/adaptive reuse)
• Film and television designer
• Set designer
• Furniture designer
• Museum and exhibition designer
• Event planner
• Design journalist, researcher or educator
• Project manager
• Visual and spatial branding designer

Course-specific information

Signature overseas study options have been tailored specifically to this course to ensure that students are globally connected. You’ll be provided with the opportunity to work with leading practitioners and students at a variety of overseas institutions.

High-achieving students may be eligible for enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts and Design (Honours)course.