Introduction:

• Based in our Grade II listed Gothic Revival style Arkwright building, you’ll work with industry-standard facilities, including specialist studios and a dedicated model-making workshop.
• Benefit from our team of experienced academic staff who have established links to the profession and significant experience working in varied practices.
• Showcase your work at our annual NTU Degree Show and other external shows, attended by architecture professionals, industry experts and potential employers.
• 100% of MA Interior Architecture and Design students are satisfied with the quality of their course (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, 2022)

Further information on what you'll study

Through our taught modules and applied design projects, you will:

• develop and apply a reflective, systematic and investigative approach to both theoretical and practical design and technology
• identify critically evaluate and apply knowledge of innovative technologies relevant to current issues in the built environment
• evaluate the social, cultural, environmental and commercial context within which contemporary research, design and construction take place
• take professional and ethical considerations into account in the development of key relationships between built environment stakeholders and the general public
• work both individually and in groups, recognising the pivotal role of appropriate and effective communication as applied to built environment projects and scenarios.

By the completion of the course, you will be able to:

• learn through reflection on experience, and demonstrate effective working practices using a broad range of measurable criteria in design, professional and technology applications
• critically appraise and synthesise ideas about the built environment from a wide variety of sources
• communicate ideas, concepts, plans and designs, using a variety of approaches including written, oral and computer-based presentations
• undertake design and technical roles within a built environment team and exercise leadership

Careers and employability

This course is suitable for professionals working in a related industry looking to progress or specialise in their career, and for graduates with a related honours degree.

Where do MA Interior Architecture and Design graduates from NTU work?

The course’s multidisciplinary approach will open doors for you to work in a variety of roles within art, design and architectural practices.

Recent graduate roles have included interior designer, retail designer, and various other roles in design firms and consultancies in the UK and overseas.

Our MA Interior Architecture and Design course has been designed to maximise the employability prospects of our graduates, equipping you with professional skills as well as enhancing and developing your design skills, technical knowledge and ability to communicate your ideas.

Our Employability team

Our expert Employability team will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice. You can benefit from this service at any time during your studies, and for up to three years after completing your course.

Throughout the year, our Employability team runs a series of events specifically for students studying in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment. This includes the Property, Design and Construction Fair, where employers from all over the UK come to the University to advertise their graduate roles to our students.

What you’ll study

Unlike a conventional undergraduate programme, the Masters in Interior Architecture and Design is less prescriptive over the fundamental conventions associated with the discipline. Instead, the course focuses on enabling individuality through unique responses to interior-centric challenges. These are explored through the combination of design projects and skill-based supporting modules, which ensure a platform for growth.

Each design project offers an opportunity for examining thematic topics, in which particular personal interests can be expressed to expand the scope of the brief. It is encouraged that these topics and interests therefore combine to develop advanced design thinking, and the skills for solving a range of challenges.

The course is formed of six core modules, three of which are worth 40 credits each, and three worth 20 credits each.

The course is arranged into three blocks, studied over the course of the year. This structure will provide you with a foundation of skills and knowledge, and develop these over the course of the year, before you undertake your major study project at the final stage of the MA.

Modules

1. Design Studio 1 for Interior Architecture and Design
2. Design Communication for Interior Architecture and Design

1. Design Studio 2 for Interior Architecture and Design
2. Technical Communication for Interior Architecture and Design

1. Major Study Project
2. Research Methods for Interior Architecture and Design