Associate Degree in Interior Decoration and Design

at EduCo - RMIT University - Melbourne City Campus Australia

The pace of change can be a little intimidating; how do you prepare for a future that is dynamic, constantly evolving? You invest in yourself. Follow your passions, develop your capabilities and curate an open mind to see the opportunities through the background noise.

With a choice of 14 majors, 36 minors and a focus on your professional development, the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice gives you the freedom to find, and then follow, the path that you are most passionate about.

Maybe you are an entrepreneur, with a knack for finding opportunities.

Perhaps you're a master of relationship building, connecting with people all over the world.

You might have a flair for innovation, with the ability and knowledge to influence organisations' direction and adoption of cyber, blockchain or digital technologies.

Or maybe you are passionate about social impact and would like to forge a career in sustainability and equity within industry. With so many possible outcomes from your business studies, the opportunities to make your mark are as individual as you are.

Your degree will conclude with a final year that is 100% designed by you, maybe you will continue to work for an industry sponsor via our professional apprenticeships, start your own business with the help of RMIT Activator or undertake an applied research task with one of RMIT's Centres for Excellence, or something brand new. We'll let you decide.

Develop your advanced engineering skills and contribute to industry-focused research projects, identifying solutions to existing and emerging chemical engineering problems.

You can select from existing applied research projects that are well supported by industry. These projects will deliver fundamental research leading to innovative new products, processes and knowledge.

Research opportunities are in the fields of rheology, advanced and functional materials, water and wastewater, energy, complex liquid flow, microfluidics, and surface science.

You will be expertly supervised while you work on a project in one of the following areas:

• Anaerobic digester hydrodynamics
• Biochemical engineering
• Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites
• Biomass utilisation and conversion
• Chaos and mixing
• Colloids science
• Corrosion and materials degradation
• Drinking water treatment
• Flow process and mixer analysis of complex fluids and multiphase mixtures
• Life cycle analysis of processes
• Microfluidics
• Nanodroplets, nanobubbles and nanocatalysts
• Polymer processing
• Rheology of polymers and sludge
• Surface science
• Water quality and wastewater treatment

This masters degree may be undertaken in a project, thesis with publication or thesis mode. Prospective candidates should discuss these modes of submission with their potential supervisor.

Our primary research activities are conducted within these related research centres:

• Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials (CISM)
• Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre
• MicroNanomedical Research Centre

The School of Engineering has excellent laboratory facilities for rheology, materials characterisation, polymer processing, and water quality and treatment. We also have facilities for the conduct of lab and pilot scale investigations which are complemented by a comprehensive range of general and specialist analytical equipment. You will also have the opportunity to use RMIT’s state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar MicroNano Research Facility.

Chemical engineering at RMIT has received recognition for world class research that is well supported by competitive grants, Australian Research Council grants, and industry funding. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, chemical engineering at RMIT was ranked among the top 100-150 universities in the world based on academic reputation, research citations and employer satisfaction.

Build in-demand skills, choose your area of study and follow your passion in the emerging and expansive field of data science.

RMIT's Bachelor of Data Science will develop skills in data analytics, statistics, computer science, machine learning, programming, mathematics, and data wrangling that will enable you to be central to business decision-making, corporate strategy and government planning. 

You will gain strong problem-solving skills, and learn how to effectively communicate your work to technical and non-technical audiences, work independently or as a team, and factor in relevant standards, ethical and legal considerations to your projects.

Using cutting-edge technologies, you will learn how to analyse and manage large amounts of data from various sources and evaluate their insights and solutions. You will gain hands-on experience using Python and R programming languages. 

Personalise your degree to suit your career aspirations, selecting from a wide range of majors and minors. Major in advanced data science, cyber security or enterprise systems. Specialise in AI, data analysis, cloud computing, mixed reality, software development and blockchain.  

Gain industry experience and connections while you study through work integrated learning experiences. Opportunities include capstone projects, case studies and programming studios.

In the Diploma of Information Technology you will be guided by experienced teachers with extensive industry experience to develop a project portfolio designed to help launch a career in IT.

As part of your study in a world-class university environment, you will learn how to:

• Create a web-based solution for a client
• Develop mobile applications
• Apply project management skills to an IT project.

You will learn how to install, operate and troubleshoot medium enterprise routers and switches, design user experience (UX) solutions, build dynamic websites, design and integrate databases, design, build and test network servers, and more. You will also build professional skills including promoting cyber security awareness and best practice, managing client issues, and originating and developing concepts.

Gain the project management skills to initiate, plan, and execute complex projects across a range of industries.

Project management is an occupation that demands multi-tasking, analytical thinking, excellent communication and superior organisational skills.

This degree will give you the theoretical knowledge and practical know-how to take projects from inception to completion. It will arm you with tools to manage projects across a range of scales and complexities, and develop your skills for working on projects in various industries.

The Bachelor of Applied Science (Project Management) (Honours) was developed in response to the growing industry demand for project management skills. It is grounded in residential, commercial and industrial construction for civil, environmental and government projects.

The combination of our expert teachers, passionate researchers, connection to industry and strong practical focus means that RMIT graduates are among the most employable in Australia.

Gain the skills and knowledge you'll need to enter the diverse and rewarding field of environmental engineering.

RMIT's Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Honours) offers you the chance to specialise in engineering fields critical to solving the world’s environmental challenges. Land contamination and rehabilitation, energy, hydrogeology, wastewater treatment, and sustainable cities are strong focus areas.

During your environmental studies, you’ll learn engineering concepts and technical skills to:

• Preserve the environment
• Minimise water, soil and air pollution
• Assess the environmental impact of engineering projects
• Develop remediation measures for environmental degradation
• Deliver sustainable solutions through engineering processes.

Elective subjects such as the Humanitarian Experiential Learning Project will provide you with the opportunity to gain a global perspective of the world’s environmental challenges and the role environmental engineers can play in solving them.

Graduate from this degree with the skills and knowledge to conserve water resources, supply safe drinking water in challenging contexts, undertake rehabilitation of contaminated land and groundwater, design systems to sustainably manage wastes and reduce the environmental footprint in urban and rural communities and prepare environmental impact studies for major infrastructure projects.

Work integrated learning opportunities will provide you with real-world experiene and industry connections. You’ll have the opportunity to design creative solutions through inspiring and sustainable design and build projects, and take part in the Engineers Without Borders Challenge.

This degree will provide you with the foundation research skills that will support your future career as a scientist or researcher.

• Specifically, you will develop:
• communication skills
• critical thinking capability
• advanced knowledge within your chosen discipline
• knowledge of research practice and skills
• research independence and capacity for self-directed learning.
• Research experience is required for most academic and research positions, and increasingly for positions in other sectors.

In consultation with your discipline honours coordinator and your supervisor, you'll be allocated a project to develop your skills to an advanced level.

Focus on the practical and technical application of design skills, and create innovative, sustainable designs for domestic and commercial-scale building projects. 

Learn about building design from the ground up as you explore topics covering

• Innovative and sustainable design
• Innovative digital applications
• Problem-solving
• Structural and construction technology
• Project documentation
• Architectural project administration
• Construction processes
• Environmental sustainability and design
• Materials technology
• Building services
• Communicating and working with stakeholders
• Associated planning and building regulation codes and standards.

You’ll build the right skills to communicate and work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including regulatory authorities and a wide range of consultants associated with the design, construction and building services.

Throughout your studies and beyond, you’ll have opportunities to contribute to the ongoing development of the building industry and the built environment.

Day-to-day, you can expect to be involved in working to client briefs, preparing architectural drawings and building specifications and visiting building sites for analysis and investigation. You’ll also analyse bushfire attack levels, environmental factors, liaise with engineers, quantity surveyors, building surveyors and planning professionals and working to local council codes, by-laws and national regulations.

This professionally accredited degree has been designed to provide graduates of non-accounting disciplines with a broad-based accounting and business qualification to broaden their career prospects.

The Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) is designed primarily for students from non-accounting backgrounds who want to develop an understanding of the technical and social dimensions in accounting and business. It is a broad-based qualification that combines core accounting studies with authentic learning experiences delivered through industry-informed work-integrating learning subjects and global study experiences.

Through this combination of accounting studies and electives designed to develop valuable professional and cross-cultural skills, this degree is suited to current workers who have progressed into a role that requires accounting knowledge, as well as people contemplating a career in accounting for the first time.

In the Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts, you will have the opportunity to further develop your artistic practice and enhance your creative skills.

Designed to build practical and highly transferrable skills across a range of industry contexts, including drawing, painting, installation, printmaking, digital media, sculpture, web design, photography, business and exhibition, this qualification will teach you to:

• Effectively communicate to present ideas and concepts
• Interpret visual arts assignment briefs
• Big picture thinking
• Work collaboratively and independently
• A continuous improvement mindset
• Select appropriate mediums to create works of art
• Work sustainably from studios and workshops
• Utilise a range of traditional, contemporary, and emergent technologies.

As a graduate of this advanced diploma, you will have a sound theoretical and practical knowledge base, and the skills to use a range of specialised and technical skills to plan, execute and evaluate.