BA (Hons)
Interior Design
A three years full-time course
You will train to become an interior designer, learning how to understand the urban fabric around you and apply the techniques to remodel it so it becomes relevant and effective. During year one, through studio projects and workshops, you will explore the main ideas of interior design and how to use essential IT drawing and remodelling software. By year two, you will begin to specialise in your preferred area and in the final year have the opportunity to work on a major project that is based on your ideas and research.
Top facts
- Regular live projects throughout the course which have included exhibition design with Urbis Museum and Crosby Land Lease Developers, furniture design for The Design Council, office design for McCann Erickson and the design of a reception for City Inn Hotels.
- Study trips to key design cities with recent trips including Berlin, Rotterdam, Chicago, Venice and New York.
- Exchange visits to Australia, Canada, the USA and Europe.
- Visiting designers and lecturers assist in the course teamvia lectures, projects and workshops.
You will study
Year 1 provides a foundation focusing on creativity and developing basic skills. Studio projects explore investigations into the main ideas of interior design such as idea, form, context, object, narrative, surface and mapping. Contextual studies underpin the studio work, providing lectures, seminars and a ‘toolbar’ of skill sessions such as IT software drawing and modelling skills.
In Year 2 you will be provided with a framework of projects that emphasise greater personal expression and future specialisations. Contextual studies explores and develops dissertation topics and illustrates professional issues through work experience sessions.
In Year 3 you will focus on the development of a personal major project that may be closely connected to any research or written assignments that you have undertaken. The completion of written work and a number of professional skills seminars contextualise the studio projects.
Assessment
Continuous formative and summative assessment with feedback and discussion on completion of all units. The programme ends with a School of Art exhibition.
Placements
At the end of Year 2 you may undertake work experience. Students have worked in Manchester for companies such as Stephenson-Bell, Simpsons, and RAWFISH, and in London for Imagination, Johnson-Naylor, Conrans, Found, Casson-Mann and Virgile + Stone. Opportunities abroad have included Klein- Dytham in Japan and Paul Bishop Design in Dubai.
Graduates
90%* of art, design and architecture graduates go straight into employment and/or further study.
You may find work as a designer or interior designer for a leading design consultants or architects, or go on to further postgraduate study. Students have worked across the UK and abroad, in Japan, Dubai and America. Previous graduates have gained employment in architectural practices, interior design and manufacturers.
*Source: DLHE survey 2009 for all respondents available for employment or further study and whose destinations are known.
Location
All Saints Campus, Manchester
Entry Requirements
| UCAS Tariff Points | 280-300 |
|---|---|
| UCAS Tariff Points/Grades to be obtained from full A levels or equivalent | 260 at A2 or equivalent (such as BTEC National at Level 3 or Advanced Diploma). If applying using Foundation Diploma in Art and Design a Merit is required. |
| Specific subjects required | GCSE grade C (or alternative) in English Language |
| Access qualifications | A relevant Access to HE Diploma will be considered for entry to this course. |
| Interview required | Yes |
| Portfolio required | Yes |
| International Baccalaureate | 28 |
| Additional Requirements | If applying using Foundation Diploma in Art and Design a Merit is required. |
Fees
UK and EU full-time students: £9,000
Non-EU full-time international students: £11,000
International Fee Band 2
How to Apply
Apply through UCAS.
UCAS Code: W250
All applicants are asked to submit a Digital Portfolio.