About Interior Design, BA (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

UCLan's BA (Hons) Interior Design degree will encourage and support you to find your own personal approach to interior design, whether on a large or small scale.

Working on live projects, you'll design for a range of industries learning how professional interior design interacts with other areas as part of a project's design team, which in turn helps you develop valuable project management and problem-solving skills.

You’ll gain a full understanding of how interior design has developed over recent decades, and how your work can benefit. Ultimately, you'll graduate with a perfect blend of practical skills, professionalism and creativity.

• You will learn to solve problems, create solutions, work with others as a team within your field of study and other design courses.
• Working with industry on live projects means you will also be able to record these experiences on your CV and be work ready when you graduate.
• Design Studies at UCLan is in the UK top 20 and 3rd in the North West for learning opportunities and organisation and management. We are also 10th in the UK for assessment and feedback  - National Student Survey 2019.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Interior Design degree course at UCLan provides a framework to enable you to flourish as a creative individual, combining a sound base in technical skills, together with a critical awareness of the specialist discipline and design generally. Creative design projects are the main vehicle for learning, enabling you to consider the challenges interior designers face in a wide range of contexts. Live projects, competitions and industry-linked projects also form an important part of learning at all levels.

On the course, you will:

• Be encouraged to take up internships and industry work placements, building up relevant experience.
• Work in our state-of-the art design studios, which combine a relaxed and informal atmosphere with the rigours of a professional working environment and feature motion capture facilities and laser-cutting equipment.
• You will be able to interact with visiting lecturers and industry professionals, learning different skills and creative ideas to benefit you and your studies.

The course begins with an introduction to the discipline, giving you the tools to operate in your specialist field. Throughout the three years of study, each module gives experience in different aspects of design practice and theory, enabling you to build confidence in exploring your subject. We see this combination of curious enquiry and professional rigour as key to nurturing the designer as a ‘critical professional’, grounded in the specialist field of Interior Design.

OPPORTUNITIES

Many of our Interior Design students work in design practice after graduation in regional and national companies, including Isometrix lighting, Start JudgeGill Design, Asco lighting, BDP and Hargreaves Bathrooms. Other graduates have also set up their own design practices.

Some examples of graduate careers include:

• Karen Smart - designer at Start Judge Gill Design, Manchester
• Judy Deakin – set up her own practice, Form Interior Design based in Kendal
• Kimberly Riley – Design and Project Manager at Asco Lighting, Stockport
• Laura Cizaskuite – Junior Designer at Isometrix Lighting, London
• Rebecca Rayson and Sarah Yarwood - Interior Designers at BDP in Manchester
• Donna Catlow – Interior Designer at Hargreaves Bathrooms, Burnley

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSMENT

A 3 year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study. Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

The course is centred on the design studios, which combine a relaxed and informal atmosphere with the rigours of a professional working environment. The main teaching activity takes the form of project briefs in a studio environment. The coursework is continually assessed through the project work. There are no exams.

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: