INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BA (HONS)

Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

Our BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design degree course is your chance to reimagine and transform existing buildings to create inspiring spaces for people to live, play, and work.

You'll develop the essential creative and technical skills, together with materials and construction knowledge, to create stunning interiors that are sustainable, inclusive and imaginative.

At Portsmouth, we believe that design should respond to many of the concerns in our world today. Our course will enable you to become not only a designer who creates amazing spaces but also one with a responsible attitude of care for people and communities, the environment, and the future. Now's the perfect time to think about how existing buildings can be used intelligently and with care to sustain communities and stimulate regeneration.

When you finish the course, you'll have the skills and experience for a range of career options, including interior design, lighting design, set design, brand consultancy and design management.
Course highlights

- Develop concepts and designs in a lively studio environment similar to what you may experience in your career
- Explore your creativity through hands-on making in our fully furnished workshops
- Apply your skills to practice by working in a design consultancy on an optional one-year placement
- Discover the potential of new and old buildings in a historic island city
- Experience different contexts for design and architecture on our study trips in the UK and overseas
- Gain valuable work experience by working with real clients at our in-house Architecture Project Office
- Showcase your work to potential employers at our Graduate Show and Interior Educators Exhibition and Awards
- Take advantage of our strong industry connections to build your professional network
- Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation year
After the course, youâ¿¿ll have plenty of career options.

Previous graduates have worked in multi-disciplinary architectural design practices, commercial and retail practices, brand consultancies and film studios in roles such as:

- computer visualiser
- designer for film and television
- interior designer
- lighting designer
- model maker
- visual merchandiser

Others have worked in industries such as education, events planning and retail management.

You could also continue your studies at postgraduate level.