BA (Hons) Interior Design
Bath, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 18,380 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international full time
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Key Summary
Become a creative and curious designer who knows how to put the well-being of inhabitants first and succeed in the professional world.
Our Interior Design course develops practical and professional skills that you can take into a range of industries. Take a social, ethical, cultural, economic and environmental approach to interior design. Learn to balance the complex elements of a project to produce the best outcome for people, places and the environment.
You’ll get the chance to apply your skills to sectors including heritage, retail, business and hospitality. Working with external clients on live briefs, you’ll provide creative solutions that build your portfolio. You'll also develop an ambitious final project that you can use to showcase your design skills to future employers.
What do interior designers do?
The purpose of interior design is to enhance the aesthetics and qualities of interior spaces. Interior designers use colour, light, materials and finishes to create a mood or ambience.
Our Interior Design course offers elements of interior architecture, in that you’ll learn how to adapt spaces to fit the needs of their users. You’ll apply creative and technical solutions that are functional, attractive and beneficial to the occupants’ quality of life and culture.
Study Interior Design in Bath
Bath is world-famous for its architecture. Find inspiration around every corner, both in the city and at our award-winning Locksbrook Campus. Grimshaw Architects reimagined this former factory building for the needs of our students. Their sustainable design provides you with social spaces and open, flexible studios.
What you'll learn
Overview
This course builds the technical skills and professional knowledge you'll need to build a successful interior design career.
You'll develop design proposals for a wide range of interior spaces, such as restaurants, hotels and community centres. Spending most of your time in the studio, you'll work on design projects of your own, as well as in groups and with external clients.
You'll learn about contemporary designers, how they work, and the projects they've completed. This will include visits to production companies, studios and exhibitions.
In today's design world, sustainability is paramount. We'll explore the social, environmental and ethical factors of design. You'll develop key writing and communication skills as your progress, leading to an extended essay in your final year.
Course structure
Year one
Collaborate and explore. Build the knowledge and professional skills you’ll need to thrive in Interior Design. We introduce you to key designers and sectors before you begin to learn through making.
You’ll use industry-standard software and build skills in Computer Aided Design (CAD). You'll also study the technical practices that underpin successful designs, including drawing conventions, lighting plans, floor plans and elevations.
Year two
Build your knowledge. Focus on the ways you can use your skills in your future career. We'll explore the different avenues for your professional practice through critical thinking and problem solving.
Through live client projects and competitions, you’ll apply your knowledge and skills to real life scenarios. You’ll learn to manage budgets and balance the cultural, environmental and social elements of a design.
You'll also turn your focus to future employment, whether in the private sector, commercial world, or as a freelancer. As you progress through the course, you'll build your individual identity as a designer. You'll focus on how to communicate this through your CV, cover letter, networking skills and social presence.
Year three
Curate, exhibit and promote your work. In your final year, you’ll research and deliver your final major project at different scales. This gives you an in-depth understanding of construction and the tactile qualities of materials in practice.
How will I be assessed?
Assessment is 100% based on coursework. We'll provide you with constructive feedback, so you’ll know how to improve or develop your work.
We also provide verbal and written feedback during each module, through tutorials, seminar sessions, and group critiques.
You can take your Interior Design degree into a wide range of professional careers. You could work in a traditional architectural or interior design role, such as:
- Interior designer
- Space planner
- Lighting designer
- Exhibition designer
- Furniture designer
- Colour consultant
- Project manager
- Visual merchandising designer
- Art and Design teacher / lecturer.
You could also enter specialist roles, such as:
- Modelmaker
- Animator
- Digital modelmaker and visualiser
- Journalist
- Photographer
- Theatre, TV and film set designer
- Stage and production designer
- Design technologist.
Some of our graduates have gone onto careers in the retail, hospitality and residential sectors.
How we teach you will evolve as you progress through the course. You'll soak up the atmosphere in our creative studios while working on projects. You'll make by hand and create digital responses to project briefs.
We'll introduce you to our Art and Design workshops in a range of techniques such as 3D printing, metalwork and wood. You'll also learn through:
- Taught practical sessions
- Individual and group tutorials
- Seminars and group work
- Lectures
- Directed or self-directed projects
- Live projects
- Study trips
- Personal presentation, display, and documentation of work.