BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design trains students to design internal spaces and relate interiors to architectural context. Studio practice sits alongside technical, professional and contextual modules. Students undertake internships with design firms, developers, product, exhibition and theater companies, and register with the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID). Pathways include direct entry to MDM or MBA with special alumni tuition fees.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may work in roles such as interior design; architecture; furniture manufacturing; lighting design; project management; visual merchandising; exhibition design; scenic design; retail space design or related roles like spatial planner, set designer, consultant.
This program focuses on the design and development of internal spaces with an emphasis on the relationship between architectural context and designed interior. It equips graduates with relevant knowledge and creative skills to be professional interior designers or interior architects.
Students develop a design culture in line with professional interior design and architecture practices. Studio design modules are complemented by modules in technical, professional, and contextual studies.
Students will undergo internships with various interior design and architecture companies, property developers, product design companies, exhibition design, and theater & stage design companies.
Students of this program will be registered with the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID).
The Program objectives are to:
- Equip students with the essential professional, creative, intellectual, and technical skills
- Strenghten students’ skills in research and analysis of information, formation of sound and independent judgments through reflection, evaluation, and presentation of well-reasoned arguments
- Equip students with distinctive personal visual skills and personal vision; encouraged through exciting and challenging practical and theoretical projects
- Prepare students to make their mark in the graphic design industry with full awareness of the roles and responsibilities of professional design practices
- Engage students in life-long learning
Education Pathways
Entry into our full-time/part-time Master of Design Management (MDM) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with special Alumni tuition fees.
Year 1 (2 Semesters)
- Design Studio 1
- Design Communication 1
- Architecture History and Context 1
- Building Material and Construction 1
- Communication Writing Skills
- Design Studio 2
- Design Communication 2
- Architecture History and Context 2
- Building Material and Construction 2
- Communication Presentation Skills
Year 2 (2 Semesters)
- Design Studio 3
- Building Technology and Services 1
- Architecture History and Context 3
- Computer Aided Design 1
- Elective Subjects
- Creative Entrepreneurship
- Consumer Behavior
- Design Studio 4
- Building Technology and Services 2
- Architecture History and Context 4
- Computer Aided Design 2
- Design Portfolio
- Industrial Placement (compulsory 6 months duration) after completing Year 2
Year 3 (2 Semesters)
- Design Studio 5
- Professional Practice
- Research Proposal and Methodology
- Elective Subjects
- Visual Merchandising
- Sustainable Design
- Design Competition and Special Project
- Design Studio 6
- Project Management & Documentation
- Dissertation
- Interior Design
- Architecture
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Lighting Design
- Project Management
- Visual Merchandising
- Exhibition Design
- Scenic Design
- Retail Space Design
