Birmingham City University - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN - BA (HONS)

Birmingham City University

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN - BA (HONS)

This innovative Interior Architecture and Design degree course covers a broad range of design possibilities, ranging from reordering to transforming space. Situated within Birmingham School of Architecture and Design, our course will provide you with the facilities and education that you’ll need to succeed within the industry, as well as offer excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and networking with industry partners.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS COURSE?

Our BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design course provides you with the skills to transform or give new life to spaces, as well as teaches you how to plan and design creative interiors.

You will look at hierarchies and relationships between different spaces, describing these relationships in new ways. This industry-aligned degree course offers you the opportunity to study and practice the adaption and re-use of space within new and existing building stock, while also addressing aesthetics, human needs, materiality, and more, as well as the ephemeral qualities of atmosphere, character, color, light, and shade.

Alongside the regeneration of existing space, you will discover new interior environments, in a broad range of industry sectors, such as hospitality, retail, leisure, and residential, using an experimental approach to design to develop the refined techniques required for effective space planning, conceptual design, development, visualization and the refurbishment of space.

Entry Requirements

Essential Requirement: 

  • 120 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels.

IELTS:

  • Minimum overall score of 6.0, with 6.0 in writing and no less than 5.5 in the remaining three skills.

Career Prospects

Our expert staff will help you stand out from the crowd by developing your competitive and transferable interior design skills.

Through our work in live project collaborations, networking and competition success, we have developed strong links with organizations including RBS Ltd, Tektura, Hartman, Petainer, Hi Macs, Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency, Orangebox, KI, & Herman Miller to name a few.

Our graduates also have the chance to take part in training programmes as a Designer in Residence, or enjoy international exchange opportunities. You will learn how to confidently present your skills to employers as a designer in interior or architectural practices, and illustrate your strengths working in exhibitions, events design, or as a set designer for theatre or film.

Course Details

Our BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design course provides you with the skills to transform or give new life to spaces, as well as teaching you how to plan and design creative interiors.

You will look at hierarchies and relationships between different spaces, describing these relationships in new ways. This industry-aligned degree course offers you the opportunity to study and practise the adaption and re-use of space within new and existing building stock, while also addressing aesthetics, human needs, materiality and more, as well as the ephemeral qualities of atmosphere, character, colour, light and shade.

Year One

Modules include:
Re-ordering Space 20 credits
Manipulating Space 20 credits
Transforming Space 1 40 credits
Twentieth Century Design Cultures 20 credits
Design Devices 20 credits

Year Two

Interior Strategies 40 credits
Transforming Space 2 40 credits
Design Communication 20 credits
Praxis (Work placement) 20 credits
Collaborative Practice 20 credits
Live project 20 credits

Year Three

Critical Study 20 credits
Design Integration 40 credits
Major project 60 credits

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