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Philosophy and Practice
UndergraduateCUR-BIA2802025
Previously CUR-BIA120
Feel out the relationship between interior environments and their occupants. Engage with symbols and aesthetics. Investigate the tension between modern trends and cultural heritage. Deepen your understanding of design, drawing and modelling.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 25 May 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025
- Price from
- $1,286
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Philosophy and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critique design discipline theory, philosophy, practices and key design discipline issues in relation to design scenarios.
- formulate a philosophical argument in relation to design practice.
- synthesise developing social and cultural awareness including a knowledge of globally diverse Indigenous perspectives in relation to the theory and practice of design.
- incorporate theoretical understandings into a creative work.
- communicate the philosophy of design practice orally, visually and in writing.
- What is Interior Architecture in the 21st Century?
- Ways of Looking and Thinking
- Person-Environment Relationships and Aesthetics and Experience
- Occupation and Rituals + Body and Performance Theories
- Meaning, Symbols and NVC + Social Justice and Social Sustainability
- Indigenous, Cultural & Global Communities
- Social Organisations and Social Practices
- Social Responsibility and Social Justice
- 21st Century and Beyond
- Creative Communities: Philosophy and Practice
This subject was previously known as BIA120 Philosophy and Practice.
Philosophy and Practice offers an introduction to key philosophies, issues, practices, theories and concepts related to design practice, in particular design of the interior. Students will explore questions of identity, the person-community-environment relationship, aesthetics and experience, symbols and meaning, and occupation and habitation that is inclusive of indigenous perspectives. Principles of design practice, and theoretical frameworks relating to design methodologies are also considered. Students will develop an understanding of the concepts of community, cultural diversity, social sustainability, social equity within local and global contexts. Students will investigate design as a process, as communication and representation, and importantly as ways of questioning and thinking.
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- Project Pitch (20%)
- Essay (40%)
- Project (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-IAH-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
- CUR-IND-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Interior Design
Elective
- CUR-BAS-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
- CUR-CME-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
- CUR-HID-CTF-2025 - Undergraduate Certificate in Interior Design
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-BIA120 (Not currently available)
Others
Pre Requisite: Successful completion of 150 credit points.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio video equipment required
- Software requirements - Software purchase required
- Other requirements - Access to internet required
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
UndergraduateCUR-IAH-DEG
UndergraduateCUR-IND-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
UndergraduateCUR-BAS-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
UndergraduateCUR-CME-DEG
Undergraduate Certificate in Interior Design
UndergraduateCUR-HID-CTF
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG