Course summary
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
- interior designer
- model maker
- visual merchandiser
- computer visualiser
- Part 1 architectural assistant
- film studio props designer
Modules
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)
- 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)
- Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice (20 credits)
- Professional Experience (20 credits)
- Student Enterprise (20 credits)
- Thematic Design (20 credits)
- 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)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through:
- digital reviews of design projects
- design portfolios
- reflective journals and sketchbooks
- technical journals and models
- essays
- dissertation
- Year 1 students: 100% by coursework
- Year 2 students: 100% by coursework
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 25 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
Additional entry requirements
Portfolio
Applicants without a relevant subject or experience will be asked to provide a portfolio to support their application.
Other
A relevant subject or experience in Art and Design is required.
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
England | £9250 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP