Overview

Sydney Design School's Advanced Diploma of Interior Design course explores residential and commercial design, then delves deeper into the large scale hotel and institutional design projects. Our real-world briefs are exciting and complex enabling you to push the boundaries and collaborate in a design team.

Key facts

You’ll develop a strategic and critically engaged approach to interior design thinking as well as advanced skills in visual communication, research and documentation.

You’ll be given the opportunity to specialise by creating your own brief and be guided by a personal industry mentor. You’ll graduate as a conceptual, big picture thinker with the practical skills and industry connections to thrive in the interior design industry.

Our award winning graduates

We’re proud to say our Advanced Diploma graduates have taken out a range of awards for their student projects. We love this hospitality space that delivers a powerful story about the climate crisis designed by Vieri Landini. This project was awarded Gold at the International Design Awards.

Accreditation

You’ll receive an accredited and internationally recognised qualification. This course is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority, the Government’s national regulator for vocational education. RTO91446.Our Advanced Diploma of Interior Design is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia, Australia’s peak industry body for professional design.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

design origins and principles

advanced digital fluency

interior schemes and schedules

design studio 1: residential design and decoration

residential interior structures, systems and standards

interior joinery detailing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-20 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-28 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

27 month option: Start 2 February

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

Interior Design View 25 other Bachelors in Interior Design in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

MSF60122

CRICOS Provider 03759F
After you apply for this course you will need to join us for an informal interview. You’ll need to bring a one page (A4) motivational statement explaining why you wish to study interior design at Sydney Design School.

Technological requirements

You will need a laptop computer that can be brought to class and used at home. We recommend students use a PC as this computer is compatible with all software used in the course. If you choose to use a MAC you will be using a different interface for AutoCAD and SketchUp and will need to purchase and install Windows to run Revit. Your computer will need a dedicated graphics card.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24851 AUD / year

≈ 24851 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

19422 AUD / year

≈ 19422 AUD / year

Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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