**Overview**
Get experience working with real clients at our in-house Architecture Project Office as you learn how to turn empty spaces and tired interiors into inspiring places for people to work on this Interior Architecture and Design degree.
You'll use the same tools and software as the professionals. You'll use your creative flair and attention to detail to adapt existing buildings in a sustainable way, creating captivating new spaces and designing stunning, functional interiors.
**Course highlights**
- Apply your skills in a design practice or the construction industry on an optional one-year placement
- Set yourself up for a fulfilling career in everything from interior design to brand consultancy
- Showcase your work to potential employers at our Graduate Show
- Take advantage of our strong industry connections to build your professional network
- Develop concepts and designs in a lively studio environment that mimics what you'll experience in your career
**Careers and opportunities**
After the course, you'll have plenty of career options.
**What jobs can you do with an Interior Architecture and Design degree?**
Previous graduates have gone on to work in multi-disciplinary architectural design practices, commercial and retail practices, brand consultancies and film studios in roles such as:
- interior designer
- model maker
- visual merchandiser
- computer visualiser
- Part 1 architectural assistant
- film studio props designer
Others have gone on to work in industries such as such as education, events planning and retail management.
You could also continue your studies at postgraduate level.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Core modules in this year include:
- Communication: Fundamentals
- Design: Exploration
- Design: Interior Application
- Design: Introduction
- Histories, Theories and Matters of Concern
- Technology and Environment: Exploration
There are no optional modules in this year.
Year 2
Core modules in this year include:
- Communication: Creative Practice
- Design: Adaptive Re-Use
- Design: Interior Investigation
- Technology and Materials
- Visual Culture: Visions of the Body
Optional modules in this year currently include:
- Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice
- Thematic Design
- Professional Experience
- Student Enterprise
- Modern Foreign Language
Placement year (optional)
On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.
Year 3
Core modules in this year include:
- Communication: Professional Identity
- Design: Space, Design, Atmosphere
- History and Theory: Dissertation
- Interior: Major Project
- Material Expression
There are no optional modules in this year.
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.
Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
Course Details – Assessment Method
You’ll be assessed through:
- digital reviews of design projects
- design portfolios
- reflective journals and sketchbooks
- technical journals and models
- essays
- dissertation
You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark.
You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows:
- Year 1 students: 100% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 100% by coursework
- Year 3 students: 7% by practical exams and 93% by coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
K120
Institution code:
P80
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry.
If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
We also accept other combinations equivalent to 128-136 points to include a minimum of 3 A levels or equivalent. UK applicants will be invited to an interview. Applicants will be asked to provide a portfolio or sample of creative work to support their application.
128-136 points to include a minimum of 3 A levels or equivalent.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications
128-138 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.
128-136 Tariff points.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
26-27 points from the IB Diploma, to include 3 Higher Level subjects.
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications.
Cambridge Pre-U score of 52-54.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic
54.0
An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)
79.0
79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015.
An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE
Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
International
16200.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 |
EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £1,800.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP
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