The interior designer works with the building construction and product supply industries to create interior environments for specific purposes. The aim of the combined degree in Interior Design and International Studies is to produce graduates who have developed perspectives and skills that will enable them to meet the professional demands of an internationalised marketplace. Students spend the fourth year of study at a university overseas. The combined degree program in Interior Design and International Studies provides students with additional practical skills, making them aware of the international contexts of interior design by providing them with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English.
Students take a common first semester of multidisciplinary study.
Interior Design studies commence in the second semester and focus on core design fundamentals of interior design, with a strong base of technology. All students are required to gain practical experience in professional design practice to augment and complement their academic studies. In Sydney, students study Language and Culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas. Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain and Thailand. There is also a Heritage Major that permits students with previous exposure to a language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Taiwan and Vietnam.