Associate Degree in Interior Decoration and Design
Associate Degree in Interior Decoration and Design
Would you like to work as an interior designer and decorator. This is a dynamic and industry-relevant degree where you’ll explore practical and theoretical decoration and design frameworks to support a wide range of projects, creating innovative interior concepts and proposals. Underpinned by the exploration of sustainable practices in the…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Would you like to work as an interior designer and decorator. This is a dynamic and industry-relevant degree where you’ll explore practical and theoretical decoration and design frameworks to support a wide range of projects, creating innovative interior concepts and proposals.
Underpinned by the exploration of sustainable practices in the planning and specification of interior structures, there is a strong focus on the application of materials and surface treatments, furnishings, and colour and lighting solutions to create aesthetic and functional spaces in both residential and commercial environments.
Projects will provide you with opportunity to work directly with industry to develop an understanding of associated vocational roles.
On successful completion graduates may be employed in assisting in commercial design offices, working with lead designers in boutique design or decoration consultancies, working in colour consulting, and fulfilling design and decoration consultation outcomes in other related retail and wholesale sectors of the industry.
As an interior designer and decorator, you will create aesthetically pleasing and functional spaces working to design briefs. You’ll also design residential and commercial environments, drew sketches and produce samples of your designs. You will work directly with clients, specify materials, finishes and colour schemes, provide advice on artwork, supervise on-site design and construction, keep up with global trends and communicate effectively with clients and project consultants.
Career
As an interior designer and decorator you will:
develop and create beautiful, functional spaces working to a design brief
decorate residential and commercial environments
draw sketches and produce samples of your design ideas
work directly with clients, providing advice on colour schemes, layouts, lighting and soft furnishings
source paint colors, lighting, furniture and flooring
provide advice on artwork, pillows, rugs and accessories
supervise on-site design and construction
keep up to date on global trends and product knowledge.
communicate successfully with both clients and associated project consultants/tradespeople.
You will be equipped with the skills to work in a wide range of design environments including:
assisting designers and decorators in large architectural firms
management roles in interior decoration and design departments
CAD in commercial areas
design and decoration consultancies in small boutique companies specialising in complete soft furnishings and residential fit outs
self-employment
interior textile wholesale areas
retail consultancies in furnishings, lighting or furniture
colour consultancies, either for large paint companies or in self-employment.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
