ObjectivesThe course guides you towards becoming a successful and inventive interior designer and helps you fine-tune your creativity. You explore interior concepts through research, sketching and model-making, as well as theoretical studies. Our design studios, wood, metal and plastics workshops and learning resource centre allow you to experiment and help you understand materials and spatial qualities. You also learn 2D and 3D CAD and specialist visualisation techniques. The course focuses on commercial interior design, but also covers set design, lighting, exhibition and heritage design. Working with industry professionals, you take on a range of commercially-driven projects, including live projects and competitions.
Entry requirementsYou should have 220 UCAS points. Normally applicants will have completed an Art and Design Foundation course or equivalent and will be expected to demonstrate strong visual and written skills. Candidates are normally required to attend a design-related portfolio interview. The course aims to select students with the potential to complete the course successfully, regardless of educational background.
Academic titleBA Interior Design & Technology
Course descriptionCourse structure
Single Honours students take eight modules per level. Joint Honours students take four modules at each level from Interior Design and Technology and four from their other subject.
Level 1
* Space Workshop
* Interior Visualisation
* The Context of Design
* Modelling Concepts
* Orthographic Drawing
* Thinking Design: From the Outside In
* Manipulation of Space
Level 2
* The Practice of Interior Design
* Responsible Design
* Colour in Interiors
* Concepts Developed in Detail
* Soft Structures
* CAD for the Built Environment
* Creative Lighting
Level 3
* Impact and Professionalism
* Branding a Presentation
* Dissertation
* Major Project
* Advanced Computer Modelling Techniques
* Lighting