What’s It Really Like to Study Interior Design at Torrens University? Malak Shares Her Story

What happens when you realise the thing you love is not just a hobby, but the path you actually want to build your future around?

In this episode of the Choosing Your Uni podcast, Rob Malicki sits down with Malak, an interior design student at Torrens University in Sydney. Her story is one of persistence, creativity and finding the confidence to come back stronger. After starting university, stepping back to build her foundation through TAFE, and then returning to Torrens, Malak has found a course that genuinely feels like her thing. She shares what interior design is really like to study, why it is about much more than making spaces look good, and how design can shape the way people feel, think and experience the world around them. She also talks about the appeal of Torrens’ small classes, hands-on learning and supportive community.

In this episode:

• Malak’s journey from Iraq to New Zealand to studying interior design in Sydney

• Why she stepped away from uni, studied at TAFE, and then returned with more confidence

• What interior design students actually learn, including design psychology, colour, texture and mood

• Why small classes and hands-on support have mattered so much to her at Torrens

• Her big creative goals, from interiors to concerts, movie sets and commercial work

• Her advice for students wondering whether design might be for them

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