Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture

Study Interior Architecture

Want a creative career where you’ll shape the local places and public spaces around you? Concentrating on people, atmosphere and experience, this program is your passport to an original, future-focused career where you’ll imagine, plan and bring to life vibrant, effective spaces for public, commercial and private use.

With a strong emphasis on hands-on learning and research, this degree will hone your conceptual and design thinking, equipping you with the critical skills to move beyond what is considered possible. Plus, with access to world-class design studios, our leading academic teaching staff and opportunities for international exchange, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and expertise to launch an exciting, meaningful career in Interior Architecture.

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Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture

CODE

UTS: C10271 (version 5)

CRICOS: 071631C

UAC: 602060 (Autumn Session)

LOWEST SELECTION RANK

80.10

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DURATION

3 years full time

INTAKE

Autumn Session 2025
Autumn Session 2026

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COURSE FEES

Domestic (FT)

LOCATION

City campus

What you’ll study

This program is designed to help you acquire spatial intelligence and excellence in design practice. You'll complete a range of core subjects, building a comprehensive knowledge of Conceptual Design Methods, Future Technologies and Materials, and other fundamental skills used in Interior Architecture.

You'll also have the opportunity to go deeper into areas of particular personal or professional interest through your choice of disciplinary electives, which cover topics from project leadership to climate resilience. You can even pursue special projects, industry-based learning or an international design study tour.

Subjects at a glance

Core subjects

Subject Code	Subject Name
86004	Design Studio: Foundations in Interior Architecture
86005	Design Studio: Inhabitations
86008	Communication and Construction: Representation
86009	Communication and Construction: Generative Methods
86529	Design Studio: Scenographic Spaces
86113	Communication and Construction: Technologies
86114	Communication and Construction: Material Futures
86221	Communication and Construction: Interior Technologies
86222	Communication and Construction: Synthesis
86223	Design Studio: Interior Architecture Major Project
86006	History and Theory 1
86007	History and Theory 2
86530	Design Studio: Knowledge Spaces
86533	Design Studio: Spatial Agency

See all subjects and majors in the UTS Handbook

Typical course program

The outline below shows an example program for the Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture based on a full-time study load. Please note that your exact program may differ based on your unique circumstances, such as your commencement date, subject selections and recognition of prior learning.

14

core Interior Architecture subjects
4

Interior Architecture electives

First year

You’ll begin your studies in your first year with a range of core Interior Architecture units, building your foundational knowledge of the discipline. You’ll learn key historical and theoretical perspectives and get hands-on in the studio to establish practical skills.
Second year

In your second year, you’ll continue your studies, learning about construction materials, technologies and scenographic spaces. You’ll also get to start examining areas of particular interest through your choice of disciplinary electives.
Third year

Finalising your degree, your last year will see you undertake any remaining core or elective units. You’ll also complete a major project, where you’ll develop and design an interior space in response to a specific brief.

First year

You’ll begin your studies in your first year with a range of core Interior Architecture units, building your foundational knowledge of the discipline. You’ll learn key historical and theoretical perspectives and get hands-on in the studio to establish practical skills.

Second year

In your second year, you’ll continue your studies, learning about construction materials, technologies and scenographic spaces. You’ll also get to start examining areas of particular interest through your choice of disciplinary electives.

Third year

Finalising your degree, your last year will see you undertake any remaining core or elective units. You’ll also complete a major project, where you’ll develop and design an interior space in response to a specific brief.

See typical course program in the UTS Handbook

Course highlights

In this course, we aim to give you creative, design and innovative skills, as well as competencies in areas like spatial awareness, conceptual methods and interior technologies. With an emphasis on practical learning, you’ll have the opportunity to develop the advanced capabilities required for a career in Interior Architecture.

Admissions information

This course is designed for individuals aspiring to reshape interior and public spaces through innovative design. Choose this course to develop critical skills that challenge conventional interior design boundaries and adapt to the dynamic nature of contemporary societies and urban environments.
What sets this course apart is its focus on experiential spatial design and the integration of practice with research. You will gain conceptual thinking abilities and a deep understanding of the contexts you design within. Collaborative studios mirror industry practice, fostering discussion and idea development, while competitions offer real-world project experience.
You will learn through hands-on design studios, collaborative projects, and competitions, complemented by international workshops and exchanges. This approach not only hones your design and fabrication skills but also broadens your cultural perspective, enhancing your global employability.
Upon completion, you will possess spatial intelligence, a creative design process, and the ability to merge research with practice. You'll be equipped for careers in various sectors, including commercial and residential design, adaptive re-use, and spatial branding, prepared to make a significant impact on the way spaces are experienced.
Students learn to engage with public and urban spaces alongside internal environments. Contemporary societies and city environments are changing rapidly, and this course promotes the ability to adapt to this change and shape the way people experience interior and public spaces.

Through a strong emphasis on practice and research, students develop the ability to think conceptually and understand the complex contexts in which they are designing. Through intensive collaborative design studios, students work to develop, discuss and debate ideas as they would in industry. With skills in analogue and digital design and fabrication, they are able to tackle real-world projects in the studios as well as through competitions with stakeholders such as the Art Gallery of NSW, Object Gallery, the City of Sydney and Zumtobel Lighting.

International connections and focus encourage recognition of UTS graduates abroad. UTS academics lead yearly international design studios in cities such as Berlin, Hong Kong, Athens, Prague and Venice. International guest lectures and workshops, as well as a wide range of exchange opportunities, enrich students' learning and expose them to different cultures of design.
Your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is a score between 0.00 and 99.95. It shows you how you rank compared to all the students in your year group in New South Wales. A selection rank combines your ATAR with any other adjustment points that make up your overall university entrance score. Your selection rank may differ from university to university, depending on the adjustment points granted to you at each institution.
Employers tell us the skills our graduates acquire from undertaking a Transdisciplinary Elective sets them apart from the crowd. That’s why we have embedded this program into every undergraduate degree.

All you need to do is choose the Elective that inspires you the most.

Transdisciplinary Electives integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines, allowing you to approach complex problems from a range of perspectives.

By combining methods and insights from various disciplines, transdisciplinary learning often leads to breakthrough ideas and creative innovations that may not be possible within the confines of a single discipline.

If you find yourself rapt by the world of innovation – you can pair your core degree with a Diploma in Innovation, graduating with two qualifications in the same timeframe.

In both instances, you’ll work on a real-world challenge presented by an industry partner organisation – partners who often create career pathways for our graduates.

* Excludes students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation.
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT is conducted through the Universities Admissions Centre.

Students must refer to the inherent requirements for all degrees offered by Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building.

Non-current school leavers are selected on the basis of academic merit or on the basis of portfolio and interview rank.

Students must refer to the portfolio eligibility for the faculty’s consideration in order to get a place.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

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Entry schemes and pathways

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UTS Early Entry program

If you've excelled in Year 11, our Early Entry program rewards the hard work you've put into your studies. Successful applicants receive a provisional offer before their HSC/IB exams.

Elite athletes and performers

If you're an elite athlete or performer who has represented your school or state at a national level, and your studies have been affected, this scheme is for you.

InpUTS

If you've experienced long-term disadvantages that have affected your education, you may be eligible for selection rank adjustments through inpUTS.

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Jumbunna Admissions Program

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Changing from another undergraduate course

You can apply for our courses using your previous study. You may even be eligible for recognition of prior learning, so you won’t need to repeat subjects.

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Careers

Your future career

As a graduate, you’ll be in possession of the perspectives, understandings and skills required for a rewarding career in interior architecture. You’ll ideate, pitch, plan and deploy innovative designs, creating places and spaces that blend aesthetics with functionality.

With these sought-after capabilities, you’ll be ready to launch a professional design career in a huge variety of industries, sectors and roles. Wherever your future takes you, your UTS degree will ensure you have the abilities, competence and confidence to succeed and go further than you ever thought possible.

Career options

“Being in the heart of Sydney there is an ease of access to the university with resources and workshops on-site that allowed me to design and create to my maximum potential.”

Monique Mifsud

Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture

“I travelled to Seoul, Korea for a global study tour. It's so beneficial to study outside of the classroom and gain the independence and awareness to interpret architecture by living and experiencing it.”

Meg Brown

Bachelor of Design in Interior Architecture

Where you’ll study

Our world-class facilities support your future-focused learning and high-impact research. They enable effective partnerships with industry and provide services to our community.

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Students using equipment in a fabrication and digital workshops. — Bring your designs to life through model making or 3D printing.

Design students collaborating and working on projects in a studio space in DAB Building 6, — Our professional studios are your dedicated spaces to work solo or collaborate with your peers.

Design students collaborating and working on projects in DAB Building 6. — Design your dream project in our workshops.

Why UTS?

Why study Design, Architecture and Building at UTS

With a Design, Architecture and Building degree from UTS, you'll build connections with industry from the moment you start your studies, and learn the skills to respond to social, cultural, environmental and economic challenges.

Study in purpose-built facilities and access the latest technologies shaping your field, from 3D printing to AI, drones and seamless knitting machines. Our commitment to hands-on practice and professional accreditation means our courses are highly respected by the industry – and our students are too.