Bachelor of Interior Design in Melbourne

Conceptualise, design, and bring to life captivating spaces that inspire and engage.

Design environments that encapsulate environmental responsibility, ergonomics, cultural diversity, and human needs.

Transcend aesthetics by exploring how interiors foster connections, influencing relationships in residential, hospitality, corporate, and global markets.

Note: you need to apply for the Bachelor of Design Arts. You will commence study in your chosen major during your second trimester of the course.

CRICOS Course Code: 058836K

Explore different materials, patterns, and designs to effectively harness cutting-edge tools to craft and enhance your creative endeavours.

Acquire practical skills through hands-on learning experiences with industry-standard equipment, software, and technology.

Getting a job is integral to the LCI Melbourne experience.

Professional Practice units follow a unique educational model combining work opportunities and industry-aligned curriculum.

Participate in:

• Industry projects
• Exhibitions
• VIP events

Gain sought-after experience while you study in a university-level program.

Exploration, Contextual, and Professional Practice Units

Exploration Units

Discover design fundamentals via workshop-based study that focuses on expanding foundational understanding of design.

Workshop: Body (WRKB)
Workshop: Image (WRKI)
Workshop: Message (WRKM)
Workshop: Space (WRKS)
Future Forward Design (ACC111)
Elective: Brand Strategy (ELE001)
Elective: Design & Wellbeing (ELE002)

Contextual Units

Explore the impact of context (e.g., historical, trends, visual thinking, technology, culture) on designers' and artists' work and realisation of vision. Experiment in a collaborative learning environment to articulate and understand key influences on art and design.

Design, History & Culture (AXC111)
Social Trend Forecasting (AXC121)
Design, Issues & Impact (AXC231)
Global Design Culture (AXE241)

Professional Practice

Practising artists and designers provide important insights into contemporary practice.
Hear from a range of local and overseas professionals about what is occurring in the industry and how they are succeeding in their field. Engage in related personal reflection.

Business Principles (ACC241)
Professional Practice & Systems (BPC351)
Professional Placement (APE241)
Personal & Professional Practice (BPC361)
Professional Communication (BCC351)

Design Laboratories

Learn and practise knowledge and skills specific to your major in LCI Design Laboratories, the core of the Bachelor of Design Arts degree. Engage with the full spectrum of the design and artistic process in studio-based labs. Respond to an industry brief, work on a global project with a global brand, or generate ideas to solve contemporary issues. Progress through a series of lab themes (foundational, issues, global, and industry) beginning in trimester 2. Put it all together in your final lab: produce and showcase an advanced body of work that expresses your creative ethos.

Design Laboratory: Foundation (LABI101)
Design Technology (API121)
Design Laboratory: Issues (LABI102)
Design Sub Major (ASI111)
Design Laboratory: Global (LABI203)
Design Laboratory: Industry (LABI204)
Design Laboratory: Capstone (LABI205)