This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Work Integrated Learning
UndergraduateTUA-DWL2002026
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 6 Sept 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 14 Sept 2026
- Price from
- $2,499
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Work Integrated Learning
About this subject
By the end of this 12-week subject, you'll be able to:
- Apply design discipline knowledge and skills within a professional design practice context.
- Demonstrate the application of practical and theoretical learning to design practice.
- Demonstrate effective communication and collaborative work skills in collaboration with clients, managers and colleagues.
- Demonstrate independent learning and project execution.
- A guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Students can engage in this subject either through external placement or internal placement.
External Placement: offers students the opportunity to work within a professional design studio for a period of time. Student are exposed to professional work environments and are encouraged to fully immerse themselves in this through a collaborative design project.
Externally placed students will be matched to an appropriate mentor at the placement site and monitored by an academic in the discipline of study.
Industry Project: students will engage with a similar range of professional experiences to those placed externally. Assignment to, and management of, WIL tasks may occur face to face or via a dedicated online platform.
Students undertaking the industry project will be directed by a project leader/academic.
In both cases:
• students may or may not see projects through to completion but may contribute to (and be assessed on) progress.
• students may be involved in the initial pitch to clients and/or supervisors for the awarding of the project.
• students may, or may not, be involved in presenting the project during its progress, or at completion.
- Project Synopsis (25%)
- Design Concept Presentation and Reflection (35%)
- Final Design Presentation and Report (40%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
At Torrens University Australia you can tailor your study to suit your lifestyle.
Thanks to their innovative digital learning system you’ll gain the ultimate in flexibility, and still receive personalised guidance from academics and access to work placement, mentorship and internship opportunities. Online you can attend live classes or view recorded sessions, connect with lecturers and fellow students, and access content on-demand 24/7.
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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
- TUA-IDC-DIP-2026 - Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - For external placement, it is expected that students will be provided with access to any necessary equipment in the workplace by the workplace. For internal placement: Laptop, sketching and drawing material, Photoshop, InDesign, AutoCAD, SketchUp.
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.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
UndergraduateTUA-IDC-DIP