Interior Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)

Course overview

Develop a career in interior design, gaining the knowledge and skills to design stimulating spaces for living, working, shopping and commerce.

What you learn

You consider the needs of the end user, creating spatial layouts that improve circulation and function. As well as designing bespoke textiles, fittings and furniture, and selecting colour palettes and lighting schemes.
Working in a dedicated design studio with computer aided design and industry-standard workshop facilities, you learn a wide range of professional and creative skills including architectural drawing techniques, spatial planning, surface design and pattern, trend forecasting, 2D and 3D visualisation, sustainability and history of architecture and design.

Exciting opportunities

Live projects and opportunities to network with industry professionals prepare you for work as an interior designer. Recent projects include working with a local specialist hospital to improve the environment for those with visual impairments, collaborating with a leading manufacturer of temporary housing and environments, and creating interiors for a major home builder.

Professional accreditation

This course is fully accredited by the Society of British and International Design (SBID), and interior design at Teesside University is recognised as a SBID National Centre of Excellence.

Foundation year

The interior design foundation year helps you develop knowledge and skills to make the transition to university study, and in particular, to gain art and design knowledge and develop academic and personal skills to proceed confidently through the remainder of the course. During the foundation year (also called year 0) you study through projects, lectures, tutorials, seminars, skills workshops and presentations. There are three modules each semester. An optional work placement year is included, at no extra cost.

Career opportunities

You might pursue a career in interior design or as a designer in the retail, exhibition, commercial, residential, leisure or housing areas, or you might continue to postgraduate study.