Advanced Diploma · CRICOS course

Advanced Diploma of Interior Design

5 CRICOS providers offer this course to international students in 7 Australian cities. Typical tuition for the whole course is AUD $12,000 - $33,960, and it usually takes about 2 years.

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Typical tuition, whole course
AUD $12,000 - $33,960
Course length
1 yr - 2 yrs
Providers
5 providers
Cities
7 cities

Some providers include a work placement

Typical = the middle 80% of CRICOS tuition fees across providers. Full range AUD $12,000 - $36,990. Fees change, so confirm with the provider.

Architect drafting with a pencil and ruler
📍Sydney · Melbourne +5
CRICOS 2026

MSF60122 · Interior and Environmental Design

About the course

What it prepares you for

The Advanced Diploma of Interior Design prepares you for work as an Interior Designer.

You complete 39 units: 16 core and 23 electives chosen by the provider.

Some providers include a work placement.

From the national register

This qualification reflects the role of interior designers who develop creative and technical solutions for built interior environments. Interior design at this level covers the planning and detailing of complex residential, commercial and institutional design projects with an emphasis on space creation, space planning and the factors that affect peoples’ responses to living and working environments.

Designers may be self-employed or employed in businesses as design consultants, design project administrators and design managers. Work involves the use of systematic and coordinated methodologies, including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process, and knowledge of the principles of interior design and building technologies. Contexts are diverse and often unpredictable. Accountability and responsibility for self and others in achieving outcomes is involved.

There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, depending on the jurisdiction, licensing or regulatory requirements may apply to the use of some units in this qualification. Local regulations should be checked for details.

Work may require access to construction sites and require construction induction training and certification covered by the unit CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry. Local regulations should also be checked for requirements.

Full qualification on training.gov.au
Course content

What you study

16 core units every student completes, plus 23 electives chosen by the provider. Unit names as listed in the official qualification.

  1. CUADES302Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
  2. CUADES303Explore and apply the creative design process to 3D forms
  3. CUADES512Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
  4. CUADES611Manage design realisation
  5. MSFID4013Design residential interior lighting
  6. MSFID4014Produce digital models and documentation for interior design projects
  7. MSFID4016Design colour schemes for interior and exterior spaces
  8. MSFID5020Design residential interiors
  9. MSFID5021Evaluate site structure and services for interior design briefs
  10. MSFID5022Explore and apply creative design methodology to interior space
Career outcomes

Where it can take you

Typical jobs for this qualification, as listed on training.gov.au.

  • Interior Designer

    Interior Designers provide complete design and decoration advice for building interiors such as residential and commercial or institutional interior spaces, working with a client brief and within project parameters. It may also include specialist design areas such as facilities for people with disabilities and the aged.

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