Interior Design BA(Hons)

Why study BA(Hons) Interior Design at University College Falmouth?

BA(Hons) Interior Design course leaflet (1.16 MB)

At Falmouth we believe that interior design is about maximising potential; transforming spaces by working with clients and other specialists to develop innovative and creative design solutions. From exploring the fundamentals of materials and structure to planning and creating exciting interior spaces, you'll cover every aspect of interior design - with a vital focus on professional practice.

What's more, you'll be based in our inspirational open-plan Design Centre with its exceptional facilities and ample opportunity to collaborate and share ideas with our Textile Design, 3D Design and Contemporary Crafts students.

What will I get out of the course?

You'll be given the inspiration and encouragement to find your own personal approach to interior design - learning about the construction and detailing of space and how to communicate your designs to professional standards through traditional and digital presentation techniques.

Working on live projects throughout, you'll design for a range of commercial users including hospitality, retail, public, marine and leisure. You'll learn how professional interior design interacts with other disciplines as part of a project's design team and develop valuable project management skills.  

Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Interior Design course

"Creating and transforming space is exciting. Our rapidly growing industry demands creative thinkers with strong professional skills; our students' work on live projects with real clients, which gives them the edge when it comes to recruitment." David Losasso, Senior Lecturer, BA(Hons) Interior Design

By choosing to study for a degree in Interior Design at Falmouth you will:

• Benefit from being taught by staff who are experienced architects, landscape architects and interior designers.
• Develop many practical and creative skills, as well as having lectures and seminars in social, historical and theoretical design that will equip you with a full understanding of how interior design has developed over recent decades.
• Be based in our acclaimed Design Centre, which is home to an array of world-class facilities, allowing you to experiment creatively with a range of materials and processes.
• Be taught through a series of lectures, demonstrations, field trips, professional experience and focus groups, seminars and tutorials.

Projects

Recent projects that BA(Hons) Interior Design students have worked on include designing luxury yacht interiors for Pendennis Shipyard and creating innovative concepts for the Eden Project's ice skating rink.

University College Falmouth is working closely with the Design Council on Design of the Times (DOTT) Cornwall; a programme where professional designers work. with stakeholders and communities to tackle social, economic and environmental issues from the bottom up.

Our students and graduates get the chance to work alongside senior design professionals on DOTT projects as part of internships and work placements.

Links

• DOTT Cornwall
• www.edenproject.com
• www.pendennis.com

Professorial lecture series

Falmouth's Professorial lecture series aims to produce an engaging and challenging public programme that stimulates the intellectual curiosity of our staff, students and alumni, our research collaborators, our industry partners, our local communities and other supporters. Recent lectures relevant to students in the School of Design include Edward Barber, founding partner of BarberOsgerby.

Edward Barber

Process - craft meets technology

Founding partner of BarberOsgerby, Edward and his partner, Jay Osgerby, were recently named Royal Designers for Industry by the Royal Society of Arts and their work is in permanent collections at the Design Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Since forming their company in 1996, Barber and Osgerby have collaborated on designing products and furniture as BarberOsgerby and architectural projects for clients such as Stella McCartney as Universal Design Studio.

A video of Edward Barber's lecture can be viewed online here

Facilities

Our impressive Design Centre and Learning Resource Centres include:

• The latest tools for designing, prototyping and making
• Purpose-built studios and specialist workshops
• An industry-standard CNC milling machine
• Rapid prototyping equipment for high precision work
• Laser cutters and CNC Router
• Precision casting equipment
• 100,000 books and 17,000 TV and film titles

Course outline

Level 1

• Space & User
• Design Foundation
• Place & Practice
• Design Connections

Level 2

• Design Identity
• Professional Identity
• Experimentation & Production
• Critical Theory & Practice

Level 3

• Personal Exploratory Research Project
• Dissertation Project
• Comprehensive Design Project

Answers and advice about the course

If you have any queries about the course please visit our HelpMe Forum

HelpMe Forum

For further information about BA(Hons) Interior Design at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 213730.

Open Design: UCF for design tutors

Friday 12 November 2010

At our first Open Design event in February, Heads of Department and Pathway Leaders from Foundation level courses around the UK spent the day with design staff and students at University College Falmouth, learning more about our facilities and courses.

Click here for more information and to register for the next Open Design event

Career opportunities

We anticipate that our interior design degree graduates will go on to work as part of design teams, as freelance designers or establish their own studios. However, to work in the interior design industry you have to be flexible. The broad range of skills we will teach you will enable you to adapt to the fluid and volatile world of interior design. That means many of our graduates will go on to work in:

• In-house design
• Freelance design
• Design management
• Branding and communications
• Design writing
• Postgraduate study

Course entry requirements

A minimum of 220 UCAS points, equivalent Level 3 qualifications or relevant experience. You may be required to submit some work to help us decide who to interview.

Successful applicants are generally those with the strongest portfolios, demonstrating experimentation, technical ability and understanding of the art and design process.

For further information about BA(Hons) Interior Design at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 213730.

Interview dates and selection process

Interviews will commence in February.

Interviews will include a half day group session and an individual interview. Applicants will be expected to bring a portfolio of recent work, mounted on card, plus sketchbooks, note-books and a sample essay.

Location: Tremough Campus

Related courses

• 3D Design BA(Hons)