Program Overview

Interior Design and Decoration (Top-up) - BA (Hons)

The Interior Design and Decoration (Top-up) BA (Hons) course is a top-up version of the Interior Design and Decoration BA (Hons) degree. It is designed for those who have a foundation degree, Higher National Diploma, or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject. This course enables students to embrace material exploration for decorative interior environments, covering various contexts within the interiors industry, including domestic, retail, exhibition, hotel, leisure, and public spaces.

Course Details

• Course type: Undergraduate
• Typical duration: Not specified
• Location: Aldgate and Holloway
• UCAS code: W263
• Entry requirements: 240 credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND), Foundation Degree (FdA/FdSc), or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject. A portfolio interview is required for UK applicants.

Entry Requirements

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have one of the following:

• 240 credits from a Higher National Diploma (HND), Foundation Degree (FdA/FdSc), or equivalent international qualification in a relevant subject
• 240 credits from years 1 and 2 of an undergraduate degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant subject at a different institution
• A portfolio interview

Portfolios and Interviews

Your portfolio should be selective but have enough work to show a range of your interests and talents. The university is interested in seeing how you develop a project from beginning to end, not only finished work.

Course Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2025/26 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details are subject to change over time.

• Critical & Contextual Studies 3: Dissertation (Interiors) (core, 30 credits)
• Integrated Design Practice (core, 30 credits)
• Major Project Realisation: Interior Design and Decoration (core, 30 credits)
• Project Design and Development for Interiors (core, 30 credits)

Critical & Contextual Studies 3: Dissertation (Interiors)

This module offers you an opportunity to understand and explore the historical, social, cultural, and economic factors that influence the development of architecture, art, and design practice. You will develop a set of research questions that constitute the topic of your study and respond to your research questions in the form of an extended critical study or dissertation.

Integrated Design Practice

This module provides a link between the completion of your undergraduate studies and professional interior design practice. It establishes your ability to integrate and document the key areas of design knowledge within the context of your major design project.

Major Project Realisation: Interior Design and Decoration

This module enables you to prepare for independent practice in the workplace or to progress onto higher studies. You will carry out the project conceived and developed in the parallel Project Design and Development for Interiors module, fully realizing it in an appropriate form by its conclusion.

Project Design and Development for Interiors

This module is intended to prepare interiors students for independent practice, entry into the professional workplace, or for higher study. You will research, analyze, design, and develop a self-directed project, requiring in-depth investigation of a site, its cultural context, human inhabitation, activity, and enterprise.

Assessment

A number of assessment methods will be used throughout the course, including formative, summative, diagnostic, peer, and self-assessment methods, as well as studio-based work, workshops, computer-aided design (CAD), and digital projects and exercises.

Where This Course Can Take You

As an interior decoration specialist, you will have the skills and expertise to work in all sectors of the interiors industry, from private clients to high-end residential, hotel, and retail work. Many graduates have gone on to work for some of the best interior design, furniture, and architecture practices in London.

Additional Costs

Please note that, in addition to the tuition fee, there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips, or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful.

How to Apply

If you are a UK applicant wanting to study full-time starting in September, you must apply via UCAS unless otherwise specified. If you are an international applicant wanting to study full-time, you can choose to apply via UCAS or directly to the University. If you are applying for part-time study, you should apply directly to the University.