Interior Design - BA(Hons)

Year one

The first year introduces you to a range of concepts and applications needed to acquire a broad base of skills and understanding of Interior Design specialisms. You will be encouraged to explore the way in which ideas may be developed through a range of different media, research and processes.

Access to visiting speakers, along with the Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design module, will enable you to begin to locate the context of your own practice in relation to developing knowledge of the possibilities for your future career trajectory.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Introduction to Interior Design
• Exploring Practice in Interior Design
• Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design
• Critical Perspectives

Year two

You will focus on developing the relationship between form, content and the language of materials. You will look at the implications, techniques, manufacturing processes and design impacts between the bespoke and mass produced design markets. Further individual and team activity will enable you to refine your skills base, developing your project management skills through set projects and live briefs.

The Professional Practice and Work Experience module provides a series of structured lectures and events designed to help you explore your potential for employment. All students exhibit their work within UWE and at external locations. You will also be encouraged to undertake work placements.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Developing Practice in Interior Design
• Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 2
• Creative Analysis

Plus one of the following optional modules:

• International Exchange
• Developing Practice in Interior Design 2

Final year

Your final year of study will consist of a self-directed programme of study to reflect your particular strengths, abilities and ambitions. It will be developed through a combination of critical discussion, contextual awareness, visual research and creative practice. You will investigate the impacts of space and place, enabling you to apply your own design methodologies and ethos to prepare you for industry. The year will culminate in the presentation of a substantial body of work.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Preparation for Extended Study in Interior Design
• Extended Study in Interior Design
• Professional Practice and Work Experience in Interior Design 3
• Independent Research Project

This structure is for the full-time course delivery only. For part-time delivery, the same modules will be studied over a longer period and the structure will differ.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

The Interior Design course involves a rich and diverse set of experiences designed to stimulate your ability to learn as well as encouraging a high level of critical reflection. You will be expected to take part in workshops, projects, seminars, lectures and tutorials. You will engage with self and peer assessment and contribute meaningfully to your peer group.

Throughout the course, you will have access to experienced tutors and visiting professionals, who will discuss your work with you and offer support, guidance and suggestions on how to develop your portfolio of work in readiness for employment.

Visual Culture lectures and seminars will allow you to locate your practice within the context of art and design practices.

For more details, see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

A variety of assessment methods are used throughout the course, including essays, projects, group presentations and presentations of visual work. There are no exams. You will engage in written critical evaluation of your work where you are expected to critique and analyse your work and relate it to the broader context of design practice. Marks from modules at levels two and three can contribute towards your overall degree classification.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.