Interior Architecture and Design

This is a Connected Degree

Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.

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.

Year 1
Core modules in this year include:

• Design Communication and Portfolio (40 credits)
• Design Fundamentals (40 credits)
• Histories, Theories and Matters of Concern (20 credits)
• Technology and Environment: Exploration (20 credits)

There are no optional modules in this year.

Year 2
Core modules in this year include:

• Body and Interior Space (20 credits)
• Communication: Creative Practice (20 credits)
• Design: Adaptive Re-Use (20 credits)
• Design: Interior Investigation (20 credits)
• Technology and Materials (20 credits)

Optional modules in this year include:

• Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice (20 credits)
• Professional Experience (20 credits)
• Student Enterprise (20 credits)
• Thematic Design (20 credits)

Year 3
Core modules in this year include:

• Communication: Professional Identity (20 credits)
• Design: Space, Detail, Atmosphere (20 credits)
• History and Theory: Dissertation (20 credits)
• Interior: Major Project (40 credits)
• Material Expression (20 credits)

There are no optional modules in this year.

Placement year (optional)
On this course, you can do an optional work placement year after your 2nd or 3rd year 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.

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.