Interior and Spatial Design (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University

Overview

Underpinned by a studio culture designed to foster collaboration and peer learning, this  Interior and Spatial Design (Hons)  course from Edinburgh Napier University  offers you the opportunity to undertake live projects with clients such as the National Museum of Scotland, engage with internationally recognised practices for work placements, go on international exchange with partner institutions in countries including Australia, Canada and China, and to immerse yourself in study trips to leading centres of design such as Berlin, Copenhagen and Lisbon.

Quick Facts:

• This is a full-time course studied over four years. Through a carefully choreographed series of projects, you'll explore the large and the small, the public and the private, the old and the new, the solid and the void. Specialist tutors in computer-aided design, technological studies and theoretical perspectives inform and support the core design projects.

• You'll design interior and exterior spaces relating to a wide range of themes including social (e.g. schools, hospitals, libraries), commercial (e.g. retail, leisure, offices) and the arts (e.g. theatres, museums, galleries).

• The primary focus is to allow you to develop a sophisticated design language and an understanding of the relationship between space, form, structure and materials within the context of building purpose, the end-user and the wider environment.

• In addition to traditional skills such as drawing and model making you'll learn to use specific design software (AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max) to articulate design ideas and design processes and to investigate the associated technical issues of design proposals.

• You'll gain the skills to develop unique design ideas, establish rigorous design processes, deal with complex design issues, make informed judgements and communicate conclusions clearly to a professional audience.

• Design development is supported by research and experimentation and is augmented by conceptual, technical and regulatory studies as the course advances.

• In Year 3 you'll have the opportunity to study with one of the overseas partners in Europe, China, or North America, or undertake a work placement.

• In the final year you'll devise your major project, articulating an individual design philosophy and further enhancing your subject specific skills and knowledge.

Careers

As a graduate of Interior and Spatial design, you'll find your skills in high demand. The skills you gain will prepare you for work in a number of design and creative disciplines including:

• Interior design

• Exhibition and museum design

• Lighting design

• Property development

• Retail design

• Urban design

• Sustainable design

• Design for interactive spaces