Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture)/Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Construction Management)

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 Urban Development (Honours) (Construction Management) Our construction management course is considered one of the best in Australia and is highly ranked internationally.

The course provides you with skills to manage resources (plant, materials, subcontractors and labour) and equips you to obtain meaningful employment.

You will develop skills in the broad foundations of construction management, such as measurement and estimating, site management, scheduling and programming, and technical communications.

Combine your creativity with skills in project management to design, plan and manage the construction, renovation or enhancement of internal spaces.

You could work as a consultant for small to medium enterprises, or with major architecture, design or building firms.

You will regularly attend lectures and tutorials often delivered by the industry's best frontline professionals.

You'll also undertake professional practice, learn problem-solving techniques using specific case studies and attend site visits to become a valuable work-ready graduate.

A construction management degree can facilitate your path to a challenging and interesting career, with the prospects of extremely high job satisfaction and financial rewards.

You may be employed in private organisations such as large construction and development companies or consultancies, or government departments.

The course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Building.

Domestic Students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 480 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours)(Construction Management). You will study design and urban development units in your first four years, and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

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.

Urban development component

You will complete:

• six core units (72 credit points) including a professional practice unit that requires completion of 30 days of approved construction management work experience.
• eighteen units (216 credit points) from the construction management major.

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 480 credit points, made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Interior Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours)(Construction Management). You will study design and urban development units in your first four years, and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

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.

Urban development component

You will complete:

• six core units (72 credit points) including a professional practice unit that requires completion of 30 days of approved construction management work experience.
• eighteen units (216 credit points) from the construction management major.

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 93.00 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)

Combine your creativity with skills in project management to design, plan and manage the construction, renovation or enhancement of internal spaces. You could work as a consultant for small to medium enterprises, or with major architecture, design or building firms.

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.

Possible careers

• Construction Manager
• Interior Designer