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Graduate Certificate in Architectural Science (Illumination Design)

Australia

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What will I learn?

Build your professional expertise in lighting for architectural and urban environments and learn how sustainable lighting technologies are changing illumination design practice. Career pathways include lighting design consultancies, architectural practices, lighting manufacturers and distribution. With extensive experience analysing and controlling the physical phenomena affecting buildings, practitioners of Architectural Science have a profound impact on the function, aesthetics and efficiency of architectural spaces. Our entire visual experience depends on light. It has a profound impact on the function and aesthetics of architectural spaces, and is a vital part of architecture and interior design. In this innovative course, we focus on the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed to remain current with technological breakthroughs and to drive innovation in illumination design in the future. As a student of Illumination Design, you will develop your expertise in lighting for architectural and urban environments. You will understand how rapidly-evolving sustainable lighting technologies are changing industry practise and are contributing to new opportunities for creative applications of modern materials, colours and technologies. This course will develop your understanding of the relationship between lighting and allied-build environment disciplines as well as the interaction of optics, psychology and physiology. You will be given the preparation you need to adapt to technological changes and lead future breakthroughs.

Which department am I in?

The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

CRICOS

082894M

Study options

Full Time (6 Months)

Tuition fees
A$23,650.00 (13,14,985) per year
AUD $23,650 for the entire course

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

15 May 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Camperdown/Darlington Campus

Superintendents House, 160 City Road,

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY,

New South Wales,

2006, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (6 Months)

Tuition fees
A$23,650.00 (13,14,985) per year
AUD $23,650 for the entire course

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

15 May 2025

More details

Start date

August 2025

Venue

Camperdown/Darlington Campus

Superintendents House, 160 City Road,

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY,

New South Wales,

2006, SYDNEY, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission to this course requires:

a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification.

Graduate Certificate students may apply to upgrade to the Diploma or Masters at the completion of their program (with a weighted average mark of at least 70).

IELTS score: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band

TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing

Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About The University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is ranked 4th in the world and 1st in Australia for graduate employability by the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

  • Consistently placed among the world’s top 50 universities
  • 9 subjects in the top 20 – 2022 QS Subject Rankings
  • 28 subjects in the top 50 - 2022 QS Subject Rankings
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