Graduate Diploma Interior Design

at University of the Arts London

Unit 1 - Elements of Interior Design

This unit is an introduction to your course, the college and the university.
 

• Projects that focus on how a client/user inhabits interior space

• An introduction to research led practice

• You will explore the design of a series of domestic and other residential interior elements before creating a full design proposal

• Be introduced to various design and presentation methods you have as interior designers to communicate to different audiences

• Explore a variety of ways of analysing design problems - sketching, collage, technical drawing and model making techniques

• Develop your designs by using a selection of materials, construction techniques and technology

• Work collaboratively with your peers

• Keep a reflective journal in the form of a personal blog

• Look at the cultural context of interior design, as well as the wider subject area of design and sustainability.

• Undertake writing and research that is concerned with professional practice and your creative processes

Unit 2 - Comprehensive Design Project

In this unit you will initiate your own comprehensive design project in the public realm. You will choose a location, make an analysis of an interior and establish a design brief for a new programme of habitation or occupation.
 

• You will look at the spatial organisation, material concerns and the experiential qualities of your design proposition

• Communicate the fabrication, construction and sustainability aspects of your design

• Written work that clarifies your design methodology, outcomes and use of design precedents

• Exercises in site analysis

• Workshops where you will present your negotiated design solution

• Talks by guest artists, designers and architects

• Workshops on academic research and writing

• Group and individual tutorials

• Seminars on professional practice

• Present work in the college end of year event

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.

English language requirements

All classes are taught in English. If English isn't your first language you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:
 

• IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking

Home fee
£11,550

International fee
£23,610

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.