Design Science (Illumination Design)

Admission Requirements | Core Units of Study | Option Units | Professional Development Courses | Career Profile | Student Work

What is this course about?
Lighting design concerns the creation of interior and exterior spaces for work and pleasure. It is a vital part of architecture and interior design.

This program is one of only a few in the world. Its emphasis is on producing competent lighting designers by introducing you to the multidisciplinary background of lighting knowledge. This forms the basis of the design process that follows.

This program runs on a 2 year cycle, the next cycle starts in 2011. There is no admission for International Students in 2010.

Who should take this course?
This is a professional program for architects, interior designers, engineers, ergonomists and related professionals who wish to develop expertise in illumination.

Program Coordinator: Professor Warren Julian

Professional membership
Successful completion of the masters coursework program will qualify you for full membership of the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand, subject to the required practical experience.

Admission Requirements

Masters and Graduate Diploma applicants should hold a bachelors degree. Graduate Certificate applicants should hold a bachelors degree or possess experience which is considered to demonstrate the knowledge and aptitude required to undertake the course.

Commencing in July Semester

This course runs on a two year cycle. Starting in March 2011 provides a much more satisfying course of study. For more information about the course cycle, please contact Jonathan Hulme on 02 9351 2686 or

International Students

Master of Design Science (Illumination) (CC048 single stream - 72 credit points course) is only offered to International Students in March semester in an odd year (ie. 2011, 2013)

Master of Design Science (Illumination)(CC148 secondary stream) (double stream– 96 credit points course) is only offered to International Student in March semester in an odd or even year.

There is no entry for July semester for international students.

Graduate Certificate in Design Science (Illumination) and Graduate Diploma in Design Science (Illumination) (CG048) are not offered to international students.

Core Units of Study

Total credit points required

Graduate Certificate 24
Core 24, Options 0, Electives 0
Graduate Diploma 48
Core 36, Options 6, Electives 6
Master 72
Core 36, Options 18, Electives 18

Daylight in Buildings
DESC 9169, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive

Lighting Design
DESC 9165, 12 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive

Photometric and Colorimetric Concepts and Mensuration
DESC 9166, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive (available 2011)

Vision and Visual Perception
DESC 9167, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive (availble 2011)

Light Sources and Luminaires
DESC 9164, 6 credit points, semester 2, classes: intensive (available 2011)
Prerequisites: DESC 9166 or 9072

The Visual Field and Human Factors
DESC 9168, 6 credit points, semester 2, classes: intensive (available 2011)
Prerequisites: DESC 9085 or 9167

Option Units

Lighting Design Masterclass
DESC9152, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive

Lighting Design Software
DESC 9154, 6 credit points, Semester 1, classes: intensive

Lighting Photography
DESA 9160, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive (available 2011)

Theatre and Performance Lighting
DESC 9152, 6 credit points, semester 2, classes: intensive (available 2011)

Graduate Internship
DESC 9153, 6 credit points, semester 1 & 2
Available with permission

Services Control Systems
DESC 9170, 6 credit points, semester 2, classes: intensive

Electrical Services
DESC9040, 6 credit points, semester 1, classes: intensive

Financial Decision Making

Project and Contract Management

Introduction to Building Services

Energy Management in Buildings
DESC9111, 6 credit points, semester 2 intensive

Electives
Students are encouraged to choose electives from any graduate program. Students must refer to the web for timetables.

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Career Profile

Peter Koulos

How did you find out about the Illumination Design course? The company I work for has been promoting and encouraging both graduate and more senior engineers to carry out the Masters of Design Science course as part of their professional development. With a keen interest in lighting design, I identified there were a number of relevant subjects under the Illumination stream that would benefit me and increase my knowledge in this subject. I actually applied for and was awarded the Klaus Englehardt Memorial scholarship which covered my attendance to the graduate certificate component of the Illumination Design course. The way the course was structured allowed me to develop and expand my understanding of lighting design and how lighting is much more than pointing or positioning luminaires in a space. The elements of surfaces, texture, contrast, visual perception and quality of lighting are emphasised within the course together with teaching the technical details of luminaire and lighting design.

Professor Warren Julian with prominent professionals at our booth in New Dehli at the Light India International Exhibition:

Bo Stieber's Work
Restaurant : Kushin-Bo Japanese Restaurant in Suntec City, Singapore, Lighting by Bo Steiber, Bo Steiber Lighting Design, Singapore

Bar Counter: Ole' Sports Bar, Mumbai, India, Lighting by Bo Steiber, Bo Steiber Lighting Design, Singapore

Student Work

This is student Raquel Mari Yoshizawa's redesign for a refurbishment of the USYD Union Holme Building. Illumination design is explored through creative modelling and simulation of aesthetic lighting for interiors and exteriors of buildings using funky forms.