Interior Architecture and Design, MA, PGCert, PGDip

This course has been developed in response to the demand for qualified professionals equipped to address advanced interior architecture and design challenges of the 21st Century. Why choose this course?

This course will develop principles and techniques necessary for creating innovative design solutions to a range of problems. It will challenge you across a wide range of projects from built structures, commercial projects, industry research or smaller design projects, all with an embedded relationship to interior space or practice.

This course:

• focuses on interior spatial interventions in the context of existing or new buildings
• develops advanced design, management and technical skills
• enables you to focus on areas of interest to you
• benefits from strong links with industry
• offers extensive opportunities to work on live design projects
• is available full-time, part-time and by continuing professional development.

The course is part of a multidisciplinary framework with MSc Architectural Technology and Design and MA / MSc Smart Design.

Postgraduate scholarships

The School will be offering a number of scholarships for UK, EU and international students commencing their studies on one of our postgraduate courses.

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Our postgraduate open events are a great opportunity to meet our postgraduate teaching staff and students, visit the University, find out about the courses we offer, bursaries and funding opportunities.

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Course focus

You will also gain a broad understanding of newly developing material technologies and related optional subject areas to enable you to exploit and maximise all design opportunities.

The course develops skilled professionals qualified to solve and manage complex problems related to interior architecture from advanced cultural, environmental, economic and design perspectives.

For example, these may be related to sustainable urban contexts and materials, technology, component design, architectural conservation, exhibition / museum design in the digital age or learning environments for the future.

What will I study?

Weeks 1 – 15 (Certificate phase)

• Research Methods for Interior Architecture and Design (20 credit points)
• Horizon Scanning for Interior Architecture and Design (20 credit points)
• Design Communication for Interior Architecture and Design (20 credit points)

Weeks 16 - 30 (Diploma phase)

• Group Design Projects for Designed Environment (20 credit points)
• Full-time only: Applied Design and Research for Designed Environment (20 credit points)
• Part-time only: Work-Based Learning (20 credit points)
• Design Futures for Designed Environment (20 credit points)

Weeks 31 – 45 (Masters phase)

• Major Study Project for Designed Environment (60 credit points)

Within these modules there are opportunities to study industry specific specialisms including:

• Spatial Design
• Detailing
• Conservation
• Refurbishment.

There is also the opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects with students on other courses within the School.

Knowledge and skills audit and learning pathway agreement

Prior to starting on the course we will undertake a knowledge and skills audit which will appraise individual strengths in the context of the course and will help direct specialisms and inform individual learning pathway agreements.

The learning pathway agreement summarises and directs the outcomes of your major study project. This agreement defines the bespoke nature of your learning giving you the ability to work to individual strengths.

How will I learn?

Teaching and learning methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials, critiques, case studies, workshops, site visits and field trips. Project work will be individual and group based.

There will be input from external professional organisations to bring you into contact with specific up to date, high quality expertise.

In addition to the delivery of design, management and technical knowledge, the course also pays special attention to developing key skills in independent learning and research.

How will I be assessed?

The ethos of combining theory and practice is strongly reflected in the nature of assessments. All assessment is coursework based, requiring students to undertake practical work together with research and critical evaluation to demonstrate the link between theory and practice. The main assessment methods are:

• narrative and visually based essays
• individual and group design projects and reports
• individual and group presentations

Study options

• Full-time, one year
• Modules can also be studied as Continuing Professional Development.