Interior Design (Hons), B.A.

Overview

The Interior Design (Hons) programme from University of Central Lancashire (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 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:

•  designer at Start Judge Gill Design, Manchester

•  Design and Project Manager at Asco Lighting, Stockport

•  Junior Designer at Isometrix Lighting, London

•  Interior Designers at BDP in Manchester

• Interior Designer at Hargreaves Bathrooms, Burnley