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Spatial and Environmental Design MA at Northumbria University, Newcastle - UCAS

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Course summary

The MA Spatial and Environmental Design offers a dynamic, exploratory environment for you to cultivate advanced knowledge and expertise in spatial thinking and transdisciplinary design. Throughout the course, you will develop critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to embrace creative risk-taking. This Masters course emphasises both theoretical and practical applications in environmental and spatial design, encouraging you to integrate professional design skills with innovative approaches. You'll learn to create solutions that are not only creative and forward-thinking but also grounded in integrity and social impact.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant discipline. Applicants with appropriate work experience and/or a relevant professional qualification will be considered. There must be a clear articulation of the relevance of studying this programme to current or future career aspirations in the interior/ spatial design disciplines. This refers to Spatial/ Environment and Interior design in the broadest sense so can include aspects of all the spatial disciplines, architecture, domestic and commercial Interior design. It can also include aspects of architectural technology, materiality, interiority, responsible design practice, design thinking and service design as well as more traditional design disciplines such as the design of interior design environments and spaces. Additional Requirements Applicants are required to submit an online portfolio with their application. International qualifications If you have studied a non-UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry English Language requirements International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*). *The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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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 .

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Spatial and Environmental Design MA at Northumbria University, Newcastle - UCAS