Interior Design

Interdisciplinary research and practice is promoted throughout the course, and creative collaborations are developed between designers, fine artists, architects and thinkers wishing to follow an advanced course in interior design.

Students share spacious top-lit studios and have their own individual working spaces. There are also dedicated computer suites as well as photographic and workshop facilities.

Staff bringing their expertise to this course include:

- full-time academics who combine teaching with research and consultancy
- part-time tutors who are also practicing designers
- eminent visiting specialists, critics and consultants.

Course structure

There are two ways of attending this course. You may follow a three-semester full-time programme, ie two six-month semesters in the studio, followed by a one-semester research project. Or some students choose to the part-time route which typically takes 30 months.

Areas of study

During semester 1 the projects set for the preliminary design module provide an opportunity for students returning to education to take stock of their position, to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and to identify ambitions for future study. Lecture courses in Technology, Critical Readings and Research Methods run in parallel.

By semester 2, work undertaken for the main design module consolidates and extends the priorities, ideas and strategies established in the preliminary design.

Lecture series in Technology and Critical Readings continue. A proposal for the final research project is developed and submitted.

The whole of semester 3 is taken up by a self-directed research project, the Master Work.

The course explores both the intellectual idea and the spatial language of interior environments. Students develop new skills whilst extending existing design practices in order to precisely articulate spatial design proposals.

At least one study trip is offered each year. The study trip might be site related to the design studio and/or a trip that offers students direct exposure and experience of some of the most contemporary spatial designs projects in Britain and Europe.

Career and progression opportunities

Our graduates generally succeed in finding challenging and rewarding work in the public and private sectors, nationally and internationally. Brighton graduates enjoy a reputation for being creative and innovative designers, responsive to the needs of people and places. In addition, this postgraduate programme offers opportunities for experimental and exploratory work in spatial design both within and beyond the limits of professional practice.

Mode of Attendance : Part-time