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Year 1

Core modules
FAPY100
Stage 1 Placement Preparation
0 credits
This module is aimed at students who may be undertaking a company placement in the third year of their programme. It is designed to assist students in their search for a placement and in their preparation for the placement itself.
IND400
Interior Discovery, Exploration, Enquiry and Culture
80 credits
Through the development of a portfolio of project work, Interior Design is introduced relative to the varied nature of three-dimensional design. Studio practice is linked with historical, cultural and critical contexts. Processes of discovery, exploration and enquiry introduce specialist design knowledge, core skills and stimulate reflection. The module informs and broadens the student’s awareness of the subject of Interior Design within an interdisciplinary studio context.
100% Coursework
TDD400
Introduction to Studio and Workshop Practice
20 credits
Students will be introduced to the wide range of materials and processes available to them as designers, and will have the opportunity to develop workshop skills in the selection and processing of materials. Students will also be introduced to CAD and digital presentation software and gather a wide range of presentation skills to develop their confidence and ability to communicate confidently, effectively, clearly and efficiently.
100% Coursework
TDD450
Design Carousel 1
20 credits
This Level 4 module runs in parallel with a Level 5 module, enabling collaborative cross-year interdisciplinary learning. It provides the opportunity to choose a project brief from a range of options to stimulate reflection of individual disciplines and specialisms, and adds breadth to individual portfolios. Working with senior peers enables the acquisition of new skills and knowledge, and establishes cross year interdisciplinary peer learning opportunities within the design studio.
100% Coursework
Year 2

Core modules
IND500
Interior Specialist Exploration and Culture
40 credits
This module develops specialist knowledge and professional practice skills in Interior Design relating to design for the public realm. Project work explores branding, public space, urban landscape and regeneration. The module includes Design Culture exploration of major issues and concepts affecting design with the development of research, critical evaluation and contextualisation skills as a primer for Level 6 dissertation modules.
100% Coursework
IND501
Interior Specialist Skills and Progression
40 credits
This module develops specific skills, knowledge and understanding relevant to the practice ofInterior Designers. Project work develops fundamental perceptions of the body in space, the notion of scales and inhabitation, and associated contextual and cultural issues relating to contemporary design practice. Project work is structured to introduce and develop discipline specific technical skills in 2D and 3D.
100% Coursework
TDD550
Design Carousel 2
20 credits
This Level 5 module runs in parallel with a Level 4 module to enable collaborative cross-year interdisciplinary learning. It provides the opportunity to choose a project brief from a range of options to stimulate reflection of individual disciplines and specialisms, and adds breadth to individual portfolios.Working with junior peers develops interpersonal and organisational skills valued by professional practice, and sustains peer learning opportunities within the design studio.
100% Coursework
TDD560
Common Challenge: Interdisciplinary Design
20 credits
This module celebrates the interdisciplinary nature of professional design practice and acknowledges the role designers can play in addressing the big challenges posed by complex sustainability themes and issues relating to global society, culture and ecology. Interdisciplinary teams contribute to a series of Design Sprints inspired by a proposed theme or issue to produce individual and group work.
100% Coursework
TDD500
Stage 2 Placement Preparation
0 credits
This module is aimed at students who may be undertaking an industrial placement in the third year of their programme. It is designed build on the Stage 1 Placement Preparation module and to assist students in their search and application for a placement and in their preparation for the placement itself.
Optional placement year

Core modules
TDD651
Design Industry Placement / Exchange
A period of professional training of 24 weeks or more spent as the third year of a sandwich programme undertaking an approved placement with a suitable company, or 2 semesters of study with an overseas partner institution. This provides an opportunity for the student to gain relevant external experience to consolidate the first two stages of study and to prepare for the final stage and employment after graduation.
Final year

Core modules
ADA600
Common Dissertation: Critical Practices
20 credits
The module engages students in situating practice through research, contextualisation and critical reflection, in relation to their final stage study and post University aspirations. Programmes can offer: a traditional dissertation; preparation for an extended dissertation; situating existing practice; or the construction of a new body of work as practice-based research.
100% Coursework
TDD606
External Factors and Feasibility
40 credits
This module encourages students to challenge and develop their professional practice skills, and their emergingdesign identity, by conducting distinct projects concurrently. A significant external project brief and a self-initiatedproject brief develop a platform of knowledge and experiences on which the character of their graduating portfoliowill be based.
100% Coursework
TDD607
Major Project
40 credits
Students identify, plan, evolve and review a summative design project in the programme and awardspecialism. It allows a substantive body of work celebrating all the learning outcomes and specific skills setsattained. The project culminates with a 1 to 1 viva with an external examiner and a degree showexhibition.
100% Coursework
Optional modules
IND600
Interior Consolidation
20 credits
This compact module offers students the option to develop their professional practice skills to a higherlevel. Professional and creative attributes are developed to prepare students for the evolving future ofdesign practice. Sustainability principals are blended with increased knowledge and understanding ofbusiness and project management issues that have relevance to Interior Design practice.
100% Coursework
TDD600
Extended Dissertation
20 credits
This module offers students the option to develop an Extended Dissertation that builds on a proposal,structure and literature review generated within the Critical Practices module. It provides the opportunityfor extended in-depth research and to write an illustrated dissertation. Students use their creative andanalytical skills on a concentrated topic area, with a word count of 8/10k
100% Coursework
Experience
Learn work-ready skills sought by employers
Design for the real world

Learn in a creative studio culture

Showcase your vision

Meet our experts

Mr Jonathan Forster
Associate Head of School (Marketing and Recruitment)

Ms Polly Macpherson
Associate Head of School

Mr Mike Woods
Lecturer in 3D Design
Life in Âé¶¹´«Ã½
The overall vibe of the city is perfect. You are by the sea so it is still laid back, but you have all the conveniences of living in a city.
Current student


Careers

Since graduation, I have worked as a freelance designer on projects ranging from public realm art installations to sculptures, hospices, and educational buildings.
Where can this course take you?
Throughout my three years at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, I was given the right tools and guidance to develop my skills and be ready for the design industry.


My degree has helped me with my career – it showed me that I could take any path into design.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
£9,535 per year
£795 per 10 credits
Tuition fee price changes
£17,600 per year
£18,150 per year
Tuition fee price changes
Additional costs
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Supporting students with the cost of living

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Entry requirements
104 UCAS points
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T level
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W242
P60
3 years
(+ optional placement)
100% coursework
Full-time
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The following courses are available as routes into this programme.
Entry requirements
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W242
P60
3 years
(+ optional placement)
100% coursework
Full-time
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