The 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.
Course 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 prepares you for higher education-level study and includes opportunities to experience, document and analyse spatial forms and use modelling and visualisation.
Modules include:
Space Workshop
Interior Visualisation
The Context of Design
Modelling Concepts
Orthographic Drawing
Thinking Design: From the Outside In
Manipulation of Space
Level 2 explores how the interior design profession works and some of the ethical, legal and regulatory aspects. You also become more familiar with real interior materials and products.
Modules include:
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 you take on complex projects, often as competitions or with commercial interior design consultants.
Modules include:
Impact and Professionalism
Branding a Presentation
Dissertation
Major Project
Advanced Computer Modelling Techniques
Lighting
In addition to the University’s standard entry requirements, you should have 240 UCAS points from two or more A-levels (or equivalent). Applicants will be expected to demonstrate strong visual and written skills. Candidates are normally required to attend a design-related portfolio interview. This course is also available as a four-year extended degree, the first year of which is the Foundation Year Art, Media, Design. For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
A Progression Agreement is a formal arrangement between two or more
education providers. It spells out what a learner needs to do to be
considered for a place on a named programme of study. Progression Agreements
may vary in the conditions they specify but they all aim to give guaranteed
pathways into higher education.
Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk