About the Courses
STUDY STYLE
You’ll work on client-led briefs exploring spatial design, architectural design, decoration, interior styling, textile and surface design, print, colour theory, and the role and responsibilities of the designer to wider communities, challenging your views of what Interior Design is and might become. A commitment to sustainability and the circular economy underpin all of our teaching – it’s our compass point – and during your studies you will discover innovative responses to these principles.
A central and shared thematic concerns ‘people’ – how interior designers are able to influence the layout of the homes that we live in, the places we work and our healthcare, retail, commercial, museum and exhibition settings. For every ‘host’ environment there’s invariably an interior to be designed with a deep understanding of
STUDY STYLE
You’ll work on client-led briefs exploring spatial design, architectural design, decoration, interior styling, textile and surface design, print, colour theory, and the role and responsibilities of the designer to wider communities, challenging your views of what Interior Design is and might become. A commitment to sustainability and the circular economy underpin all of our teaching – it’s our compass point – and during your studies you will discover innovative responses to these principles.
A central and shared thematic concerns ‘people’ – how interior designers are able to influence the layout of the homes that we live in, the places we work and our healthcare, retail, commercial, museum and exhibition settings. For every ‘host’ environment there’s invariably an interior to be designed with a deep understanding of client and contextual narratives.
In your final year you’ll create and launch your own interior design brand and have the opportunity to exhibit your Final Major Project at ‘New Designers’ in London, a graduate exhibition attracting international design employers.
Modules
Level 4 (Undergraduate year 1)
All students must complete these modules:
Communication and Visual Culture 1 (AD4003)
Communication and Visual Culture 2 (AD4004)
Drawing for Design (AD4108)
Digital skills for Design (AD4109)
Interior Design Strategies 1: Elements, Principles, Client and Concepts (AD4651)
Interior Design Strategies 2: Place and Atmosphere (AD4653)
Level 5 (Undergraduate year 2)
All students must complete these modules:
Professional Practice (AD5000)
Contemporary Issues in Design (AD5003)
Major Practice and Research Project Planning (AD5004)
Surface Design (AD5610)
Interior Design Strategies 3: Researching, Sensing and Re-defining (AD5651)
Interior Design Strategies 4: Conservation and Interpretation (AD5653)
Level 6 (Undergraduate final year)
All students must complete these modules:
Business and Enterprise for Design (AD6006)
Professional Promotion (AD6007)
Interior Design Dissertation (AD6610)
Interior Design Strategies 5: Design Responses (AD6611)
Final Major Project (AD6612)
Interior Design Portfolio (AD6613)