Course description
52856WA - Advanced Diploma of Illumination Engineering and Lighting Design
Lighting design brings together art and science: requiring the designer to apply both creative flair and technical understanding to create visually appealing and effective spaces. To do this, lighting designers require a firm understanding of a range of concepts: from optics, electricity, visual perception, ergonomics, standards and regulations, energy efficiency, environmental issues, health and wellbeing; to the art of design.
The Advanced Diploma will prepare you for successful entrance and integration into the built environment design professional community.
Lighting professionals work in a variety of roles and project areas: lighting designers may be engaged to work on a range of applications, including: residential, commercial or healthcare interiors, fcade lighting, road and tunnel lighting, sports lighting, public area lighting, and theatre or events lighting.
Throughout this course, students will gain the knowledge necessary to interact with a client and produce lighting outcomes that meet technical and aesthetic needs, and are able to convey emotive elements of the visual environment to all stakeholders.
The Advanced Diploma in Lighting Design begins with a basis in key scientific concepts in light, combined with an understanding of the human factors involved in visual perception. This basis is followed by the development of fundamental lighting design theory for interior, exterior and special applications; accompanied by experience using design software tools. This design knowledge is completed with the experience offered by authentic design projects and dedicated development of skills for professional practice as lighting designers
Suitability - Who should attend?
Entry Requirements
This Engineering Institute of Technology Advanced Diploma is an accelerated, practical, work-oriented program. It is designed for engineers and technicians who have some background in the field. This includes those who have technical or ‘trade’ qualifications who want to move to the next career step, those with substantial relevant work experience who need to formalize and enhance their achievements, and those with higher level qualifications in a related field who wish to develop specialist knowledge. Practical work experience in related areas of engineering would help enormously. It would not be suitable for a student with no relevant work experience. We will review your application and may recommend pre-program studies if required.
Who Should Complete this Program
Anyone who wants to gain a strong functional knowledge of illumination engineering and lighting design to improve their current work skills and to further their job prospects, including:
- Electrical contractors
- Drafts people
- Lighting sales representatives
- Electrical engineers
- Interior designers
- Architects
- Industrial designers
- Landscape architects
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Graduates of this interactive, LIVE ONLINE program will be able to
- Implement and utilise engineering solutions to lighting design and illumination engineering
- Analyse, plan, design and provide lighting solutions
- Prepare complex technical information and concepts to plan, communicate and implement solutions to a range of illumination engineering and lighting design environment and contexts
- Design advanced lighting systems utilising software and understanding of lighting concepts
- Manage complex projects and tenders on time and within budget
- Manage self-autonomy to achieve objectives within organisations that have outputs based on engineering application and develop professional practice in the field
Training Course Content
Unit/Module Title
- Light and Energy
- Fundamental Concepts in Lighting
- Daylighting
- Lamp Technologies
- Luminaires
- Lighting Controls and Engineering
- Human Factors in Lighting
- Lighting Design Fundamentals
- Interior Lighting Design Applications
- Lighting Design Software
- Exterior Lighting Design Applications
- Special Applications in Lighting
- Engage in professional practice in lighting
- Design advanced lighting systems
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