Interior Design - BA(Hons)
Program Overview
This three-year full-time interior design program emphasizes the relationship between form, content, and materials. Students explore emotional and experiential factors in design, with a focus on both bespoke and mass-produced markets. The program features industry links, work placements, and opportunities for international exchange, preparing graduates for careers in various design fields.
Program Outline
Outline:
Content:
- Interior design, including high-end design, digital design, and working to building regulations
- Relationship between form, content, and the language of materials
- Implications, techniques, manufacturing processes, and design impacts between the bespoke and mass-produced design markets
- Emotional and experiential factors at play and the narrative of space
Structure:
- Three years full-time; four years sandwich; six years part-time
- Full-time students:
- Year 1: Introduction to Interior Design, Exploring Practice in Interior Design, Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design, Visual Culture 1
- Year 2: Developing Practice in Interior Design, Visual Culture 2, optional modules (International Exchange or Developing Practice in Interior Design 2, Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 2 or Collaborate)
- Year 3: Preparation for Extended Study in Interior Design, Extended Study in Interior Design, Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 3, Visual Culture 3
- Part-time students: Study the same modules but the delivery pattern will be different
Individual Modules:
- Introduction to Interior Design
- Exploring Practice in Interior Design
- Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design
- Visual Culture 1
- Developing Practice in Interior Design
- Visual Culture 2
- International Exchange (optional)
- Developing Practice in Interior Design 2 (optional)
- Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 2 (optional)
- Collaborate (optional)
- Preparation for Extended Study in Interior Design
- Extended Study in Interior Design
- Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 3
- Visual Culture 3
Assessment:
Assessment Methods:
- Presentations of visual work
- Group presentations
- Essays
Assessment Criteria:
- Critical evaluations of work, including critique, analysis, and relation to the broader context of media theory and creative practice
Teaching:
Teaching Methods:
- Workshops
- Seminars
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Peer and self-assessment
- Industry guest speakers
- Live projects in Bristol
Faculty:
- Dedicated team of professionals with an emphasis on the creative design process and 'learning by doing'
Unique Approaches:
- Focus on developing the relationship between form, content, and the language of materials
- Exploration of the emotional and experiential factors at play and the narrative of space
- Strong industry links and ongoing input from professional designers
- Opportunities for work placements and internships
- Live projects in Bristol
- Registration with Interior Educators
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
- Commercial and domestic interiors
- Retail
- Leisure
- Exhibition design
- Furniture design
- Product design
- Lighting design
- Materials design
- Architecture-scale projects
Opportunities:
- Work experience and internships
- Placements
- Graduate jobs
- Freelance design businesses
- Postgraduate study
Other:
- Students who get work experience tend to graduate with better degrees
- Strong links with companies across the region and beyond
- Opportunities for a 40-week paid sandwich placement after year two
- Opportunities for professional practice and work experience modules throughout the course
- Study exchanges available as part of the exchange programme
- Field trips to industry locations, trade fairs, and renowned interior locations
- Mix of traditional and hands-on learning environments
Full-time, sandwich course
Fees Amount (£) Home Annual (Per Year) Fee 9250 Home Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year 9250 Home Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156 Home Placement Year Fee 1156 Home Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year 8094 International Annual (Per Year) Fee 15850 International Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year 15850 International Module Fee (15 Credit) 1981 International Placement Year Fee 1981 International Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year 13869 Offshore Annual (Per Year) Fee 9250 Offshore Full Annual Fee Following Placement Year 9250 Offshore Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156 Offshore Placement Year Fee 1156 Offshore Reduced Annual Fee Following Placement Year 8094
Indicative Additional Costs
Fees Amount (£) Additional Course Costs Indicative Maximum Cost Per year 550 Optional Field Trip - (Maximum Cost) 1000
Part time course
Fees Amount (£) Home Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156 Offshore Module Fee (15 Credit) 1156
