Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture)/Bachelor of Property Economics

Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) This course is internationally recognised and provides you with the expertise to produce spaces that enhance the quality of life and experience of occupants.

You'll undertake interior design projects in practical studio settings and participate in independent and collaborative problem solving.

Our strong connections to local industry provide you with real-world experience and insight into your career options, through award-winning practitioners as tutors and promotion of your work in prominent public settings.

You will be supported by contemporary, relevant teaching and a focus on new and emergent fields including small and large-scale design in real and virtual environments, physical and digital experimentation, body/space relations, and design for health and social inclusion.

During the course you will conceptualise and develop your designs through expertise in spatial thinking and detailed resolution, using models, full-scale material constructs and digital animations.

Bachelor of Property Economics We offer one of the few specialised property courses in Australia.

Our course is concerned with all aspects of property:

investment, asset management, development, valuation and research, with a focus on finance and the commercial property market sector.

Incorporate your creative eye with investment acumen to optimise returns and manage the performance of properties.

You'll be valued in both the private and public sectors.

Other careers in property economics may include property valuer and adviser, investment analyst, development manager, property and asset manager, funds manager and positions in corporate real estate.

You may work in your own private enterprise or as an employee of property development, valuation, property management, professional services investment or property finance companies.

You may also work in government departments and local authorities concerned with rating, compulsory acquisitions, property development or property and portfolio management.

Your work will usually combine a mix of office and field work.

This degree is accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API) and meets the membership requirements of a Certified Property Practitioner (CPP).

Domestic Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Property Economics. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Design component

You will complete:

• four school-wide impact lab units (48 credit points)
• the interior architecture major (144 credit points), including: four shared foundation units (48 credit points) eight units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

Property economics component

You will complete:

• four core units (48 credit points) including a professional practice unit that requires completion of 30 days of workplace learning and a capstone project unit
• the property economics major discipline units (144 credit points).

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.

International Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 384 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Property Economics. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Design component

You will complete:

• four school-wideimpact lab units (48 credit points)
• the interior architecture major (144 credit points), including: four shared foundation units (48 credit points) eight units (96 credit points) from the discipline.

Property economics component

You will complete:

• four core units (48 credit points) including a professional practice unit that requires completion of 30 days of workplace learning and a capstone project unit
• the property economics major discipline units (144 credit points).

Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.

Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course.

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
• General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)

Offer guarantee

If you achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 87.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

Advanced standing

If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.

Deferment

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

Incorporate your creative eye with investment acumen to optimise returns and manage the performance of properties. You’ll be valued in both the private and public sectors.

Professional recognition(DOM,INT)

Graduates qualify for membership of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).  

The Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) does not confer qualifications in Architecture and the Queensland Architects Act (2002) restricts the use of the title “Architect” to professionals registered by the Board of Architects of Queensland.

The Bachelor of Property Economics is accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API) and meets the membership requirements of a Certified Property Practitioner (CPP). With completion of the Property Valuation Accreditation Minor (Property Software, Boutique Valuation, Property Legislation, Transaction Process) this degree meets the additional educational requirements for professional accreditation and membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) valuation pathway; the Australian Property Institute (API) – Certified Practising Valuers (CPV), Certified Development Practioner (CDP), Certified Property Manager (CPM), and Certified Property Practitioner (CPP); the Valuers Registration Board of Queensland; and the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP), Malaysia.

Possible careers

• Interior Designer
• Property Development