Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Graduate Diploma in Interior Design at Chelsea College of Arts is a full time, one year programme.This course provides students with the skills and experience required for a career in the field of interior design, or further study at MA level.Open DaysBook your placeStudent workSee more student work
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- Access
- Approach
- Installation
- Design
- Visual Communication
- Ceramics
- Woodwork
- Public
- Project
- Writing
- Architectural
- Interior Design
Course programme
Course detail Content: what students can expect
- To develop a flexible, open-minded approach to thinking about interior design or critically engaging with contemporary design approaches
- To connect with interior design in a variety of ways such as designing, writing, visual communication and research
- To explore the possibility of making narratives from interior design
- To develop an open way of thinking about interior design, and give students the opportunity to critically engage with contemporary design approaches
- To design small-scale interiors and explore new opportunities within existing architectural spaces
- To be assigned a personal tutor who supports your development
- To have access to Chelsea's shared workshops including ceramics, casting, laser cutting, photography, metalwork, woodwork and audio visual editing suite. View the Chelsea facilities section
Graduate Diploma Interior Design programme specification (PDF - 204 KB)
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Structure
The course runs over a total of 30 weeks and offers a combination of taught study, self-directed negotiated study, personal research and written assignments. There are also two major practical projects undertaken during the year and each is the subject of a book.
The course is studio based and delivered in three units of study:
Unit 1 - Commodity and DesignThis is a design programme that explores a small-scale domestic interior. This project focuses on how the client / user can be given a new opportunity to perform within a space and the various methods students have to envisage and communicate this opportunity.
Unit 2 - Negotiated Design ProgrammeIn this unit students are expected to initiate a design project. They will choose a location, make an analysis of an interior and establish a design brief for a new programme of habitation. Students are asked to find a context in the public realm rather than the domestic one, and are expected to reflect upon and discuss how habitation is improved by their contribution.
Unit 3 - Professional ContextThis unit is concerned with critical reflection upon professional practice and creative processes. Students will learn about professional communication within the practice of interior design, and specifically the writing requirements of an interior designer when they are reflecting upon and communicating their design proposals. This will prepare students for professional practice and support the critical position of their design proposals.
Work experience and opportunitiesDuring the year students are involved in live projects. One of these, the making of a Christmas-themed installation for a highly regarded hotel in Westminster, has become an annual event.
Course datesAutumn Term:Monday 24 September - Friday 7 December 2018
Spring Term:Monday 7 January - Friday 15 March 2019
Summer Term:Monday 15 April - Friday 21 June 2019
Learning and teaching methods
- Group crits, demonstrations and workshops
- Lectures and seminars
- Site and gallery visits
- Studio based group and individual tutorials
- Studio teaching by practitioners
- Visiting specialists
Assessments methods
- Oral and visual presentations
- Peer assessment
- Self-assessment
- Written work
Facilities
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3D Workshops
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Photography Studios
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Digital Studio
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Staff
- Josef Huber - Course Leader
- Emma Hunter
Graduate Diploma Interior Design