Graduate Diploma Interior Design

The standard minimum entry requirements for this course are:

• BA (Hons) degree or equivalent academic qualifications
• Evidence of ability in art or design
• Alternative qualifications and experience will also be taken into
• consideration
• Personal statement
• Portfolio of work

Entry to this course will also be determined by the quality of your application, looking primarily at your portfolio of work and personal statement.

APEL - Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning

Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:

• Related academic or work experience
• The quality of the personal statement
• A strong academic or other professional reference
• A combination of these factors

Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.

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Many of our graduates go on to further study programmes in interior design and other related disciplines, and we also encourage students to arrange a meeting with an employability adviser from the University's Student Jobs and Careers service before students leave.

Unit 1: Elements of Interior Design

This unit is an introduction to your course, the College and the University. Projects will focus on the design of a series of domestic and residential spaces. You’ll create a design proposal, exploring the different ways of analysing design problems. This could include sketching, collage, technical drawing and model-making techniques. You’ll then build your designs using a selection of materials, construction techniques and technologies. As these designs develop, you’ll be encouraged to consider the cultural, social and sustainable impact of your practice. This will help you fully understand interior design as both a creative and professional process.

Unit 2: Comprehensive design project

In this unit, you’ll initiate your own design project in the public realm. You’ll choose a location, make an analysis of an interior and establish a design brief for a new programme of habitation or occupation. You’ll consider the material concerns and experiential qualities, including fabrication, construction and sustainability. You’ll produce written work to support your methodology and outcomes. During workshops, you’ll undertake exercises in site analysis and present your design solutions to your peers. There will also be talks hosted by artists, designers and architects. At the end of the course, you’ll present your work at the College show.