- Overview
- Learning outcomes
- Program delivery and structure
C5431 - Diploma of Interior Design
Plan: C5431 - Diploma of Interior Design
Campus: City Campus
Program delivery and structure
Approach to learning and assessmentWork integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan
Approach to learning and assessment
Learning takes place through project work, site visits, online activities and lectures. Classes are interactive and will give you the opportunity to discuss ideas and practice new skills. The delivery is through a mix of online facilitated teaching and face-to-face delivery at the City Campus.
Assessment occurs throughout the program and includes:
- practical demonstrations of competency
- project work including research projects
- industry based activities in a simulated environment
- oral and visual presentations
- visual journals
- Folio preparation and presentation
You will also gain a range of professional skills:
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Being able to apply creative design methods
- Produce Folio and presentations
- Problem solving skills, collaborative skills and teamwork
The approach to learning and assessment for this program will include both supervised and non-supervised forms of training delivery.
Supervised training is teacher directed learning and assessment activities, this includes:
- Structured online learning activities where there is real time access to your teachers e.g. online lectures, teacher led discussions and online activities.
- Face-to-face learning e.g. tutorials, lectures, scheduled classes.
- Assessment tasks.
You will also need to work independently ( non-supervised), this includes:
- Independent study activities such as research, reading, practical and/or theoretical practice tests or assessments.
Successful completion of this program requires you to demonstrate that you are competent in 27 units of competency.
For learning and assessment purposes some of these units of competency have been grouped into clusters as listed below.
Cluster 1: Decoration Studio
MSFID4012 Decorate residential interiors
MSFID4017 Research & recommend furniture & accessories
Cluster 2: Specification Studio
MSFID4018 Research & recommend hard materials & finishes for interiors
MSFKB4015 Research & recommend material components, finishes for kitchen designs
Cluster 3: Colour and Light
MSFID4016 Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces
MSFID4013 Design residential interior lighting
Cluster 4: Design Studio 1
BSBDES502 Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
MSFID5016 Develop decoration proposals for complex sites
Cluster 5: Design Studio 2
MSIFID5020 Design residential interiors
MSFID5021 Evaluate site structures and services for interior design briefs
Cluster 6: Graduate Attributes (Co-delivered)
CUADES304 Source & apply design knowledge
CUAPPR503 Present a body of own creative work
If you have a long term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services team (ELS team).
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RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate vocational competency.
If you are working, particularly in a job which is related to your studies you will also be learning while at work and may have the opportunity to be assessed in your workplace for some or all of your courses. Feedback from work supervisors and others in the workplace can be used as evidence for assessment of competence.
The designated WIL (Work Integrated Learning) courses in Decoration Studio Cluster focus on BQ Design WIL project:
- MSFID4012 Decorate residential interiors
- MSFID4017 Research & recommend furniture & accessories
In these courses students are given a brief which has been developed by practitioners from industry. Students prepare a design response to the brief. Student work is then reviewed by the industry practitioners and students are provided with feedback.
Invited industry guest speakers inform and educate on specific topics throughout the program. Site visits to showrooms, suppliers and manufacturers provide opportunities to research and learn in industry.
In addition, there is the opportunity for second year students to volunteer and participate in a mentor program in conjunction with the DIA Design Institute of Australia. This program is not credited to studies in the Diploma, but is an additional opportunity to strengthen graduate attributes. Selected students who apply and are accepted onto the program are linked with industry practitioners to observe and participate in work practices related to the interior design and decoration industry.
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Program transition plan
For those students who are unable to complete MSF50218 Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration (C5396) by 7th December2023, they will be guaranteed a place into the new program MSF50222 Diploma of Interior Design (C5431).
Please contact your program manager for any questions related to the transition plan.
Program Manager
Jenny Crowley
Apointment by email: jenny.crowley@rmit.edu.au
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