Interior Architecture & Spatial Design BA (Hons)
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
The University of Northampton’s Interior Architecture & Spatial Design (IASD) BA (Hons) course gives you the opportunity to be part of a challenging and rewarding experience, both in terms of your personal development and for your vocational aspirations. With its combination of visual communication, spatial design awareness and professional practice skills, together with your development as a questioning individual, your enthusiasm and endeavours will make your vision a success. Our interior architecture and spatial design degree curriculum engages with real local, regional and global issues through which we seek innovative spatial, sustainable and technical solutions.
IASD provides students with an appreciation for and an understanding of place making. We work with light, material and surface qualities to propose places that have distinctive atmospheres. The structure of our IASD BA (Hons) course enables students to develop challenging design solutions that benefit society as well as contributing to their broader understanding of interior architectural design as a professional pathway.
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Key highlights
- Combines visual communication, spatial design awareness and professional practice skills
- Projects engage with real local, regional and global issues
- Seeks innovative spatial, sustainable and technical design solutions
- Explores place making through light, material and surface qualities
- Builds understanding of interior architecture as a professional pathway
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBC — A typical offer for Interior Architecture & Spatial Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level A Foundation Diploma in Art and Design will also be accepted.
- BTEC: DMM — A typical offer for Interior Architecture & Spatial Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level A Foundation Diploma in Art and Design will also be accepted.
- T-level: Pass — A typical offer for Interior Architecture & Spatial Design would be: BBC at A-Level or, DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or, Pass (C and above) at T Level A Foundation Diploma in Art and Design will also be accepted.
Scholarships
ICAEW Foundation Bursary
Three annual payments of £4,000
Up to £12,000John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship
Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.
Up to £2,000Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship
This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.
Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary
£500 per year of study
Up to £1,500TD Lewis Scholarship
The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.
Up to £100The Chancellor's Fund
Up to £50The University of Northampton International Scholarship
The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Wilson Endowment Scholarship
Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Interior architect
- Spatial designer
- Interior designer
- Exhibition designer
- Retail designer
- Set designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £17,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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