BSc (Hons) Interior Architecture

Program Overview

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Interior Architecture

Overview

The BSc (Hons) Interior Architecture degree course at the University of Salford is designed to help you develop a range of personal and professional skills that will make you highly employable in the creative industries. This course is ideal for those with an interest in building design who want to combine highly imaginative creative design skills with sound technical and management knowledge.

Course Details

Course Delivery

Taking a creative approach to building adaptation and reuse, through strategic design, construction, and sustainability, our Interior Architecture degree course considers the built environment in a collaborative and imaginative way. With a focus on your future career in industry, we promote action learning and nurture your skillset to reflect workplace trends and contemporary practice.

Learning Experience

With our enviable location at the heart of buzzing central Manchester, our expert academic team draws on close industry partnerships with architecture, engineering, and construction sectors, to bring you guest lectures, networking opportunities, and local architectural projects that will support your knowledge and skill progression. Based in our dedicated design studio in our newly opened SEE building, you will develop your design knowledge and skills using a blend of theoretical, collaborative, and practical methods.

Year One

• Design Studio 1A: This module will introduce you to architectural thinking and the implications of the inter-relationships between people, the environment, and place making through the development of a series of exercises of low design complexity.
• Design Technology 1: This module introduces you to construction technology, systems, and services by focusing on principles of structures, construction assemblies, techniques, and sustainable design of domestic architecture.
• History and Theory 1: You will be introduced to the canon of western architectural history and its underlying ideological assumptions.
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 1B: This module is delivered within a studio setting in which creativity and innovation are encouraged, developed, and challenged through a series of increasingly complex design exercises.
• Practice 1: This module introduces you to the foundational principles and integrated knowledge required for successful architectural practice, aligning with the RIBA Plan of Works.

Year Two

• Interior Architecture Design Studio 2A: The focus for the module is to foster an appreciation of the social impact of interior architecture as activist space.
• History and Theory 2: The module aims to develop the broad understanding of the history and theory of architecture focused on the examination of the histories of modern architecture.
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 2B: This module enhances your prior learning and develops the opportunity to enter a national or international design competition alongside the development of a personal interior architecture design brief.
• Design Technology 2: The module further develops your understanding of technological innovation in architecture integrating the parallel strands of Structure and Services introduced to you in year 1.
• Practice 2: Multidisciplinary Project: The multidisciplinary module allows you to engage in a multidisciplinary practice-based environment and gain an insight into industrial practice.

Year Three

• Interior Architecture Design Studio 3: This module is a self-initiated design project which asks you to select an existing architectural site, to prepare an innovative brief, and to develop a creative interior proposal.
• Practice 3: This module aims to prepare you for your first year in industry by equipping you with a comprehensive understanding of the profession of architecture.
• Ideas and Issues in Interior Architecture: This module aims to prepare you for your first year in industry by equipping you with a comprehensive understanding of the profession of architecture.
• Design Technology 3: This module comprises the development of tectonic rationale and detail design at a variety of scales and levels of detail.

What You Will Be Doing

Teaching

As an Interior Architecture student, you will spend a lot of time in our dedicated studios, where you will develop your knowledge and skills through a blend of theoretical, collaborative, and practical methods:

• Studio projects
• Projects with other students
• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Directed study
• One-to-one tutorials (by appointment)
• Guest lecturers and visits to sites

Assessment

You will be assessed using a range of methods to support your learning journey with us:

• Design Portfolios (50%)
• Illustrated Technical reports (20%)
• Reports (15%)
• Essays (10%)
• Online tests (5%)

Employment and Stats

Employment

This course is designed to help you to develop a range of personal and professional skills which will make you highly employable. By successfully completing an interior architecture degree, a wide range of exciting career opportunities will be open to you. Interior Architects are highly valued in many sectors and work widely throughout the creative industries.

Further Study

We offer specialist postgraduate study options to help you take your architecture career even further. Salford graduates and alumni will also receive a significant fees discount.

Requirements

Applicant Profile

This course is ideal for those with an interest in building design who want to combine highly imaginative creative design skills with sound technical and management knowledge.

English Language Requirements

All of our courses are taught and assessed in English. If English is not your first language, you must meet our minimum English language entry requirements. An IELTS score of 6.0 (no element below 5.5) is proof of this, and we also accept a range of equivalent qualifications.

Additional Entry Requirements

All candidates must submit a portfolio. Letters of verification confirming that the portfolio is your own work must accompany the portfolio.

Standard Entry Requirements

• GCSE: English Language and Mathematics at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent).
• UCAS tariff points: 112 tariff points.
• A Level: 112 tariff points.
• BTEC National Diploma: DMM
• BTEC Higher National Diploma: Please contact Admissions for further information.
• T level: You will need 120 points plus a portfolio
• Foundation Degree: Please contact Admissions for further information.
• Access to HE: 112 tariff points.
• Scottish Highers: 112 tariff points from Higher Level.
• Irish Leaving Certificate: 112 tariff points from Higher Level.
• European Baccalaureate: Please contact Admissions for further information.
• International Baccalaureate: 30 points.
• Other Qualifications: Please contact Admissions for further information.

International Students

We accept qualifications from all around the world. Find your country to see a full list of entry requirements.

Alternative Entry Requirements

Salford Alternative Entry Scheme (SAES)

We positively welcome applications from students who may not meet the stated entry criteria but who can demonstrate their ability to pursue the course successfully. Once we receive your application, we'll assess it and recommend it for SAES if you are an eligible candidate.

Tuition Fees

• Full-time home: £9,535 per year
• Full-time international: £17,650 per year

Additional Costs

You should consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding, and general subsistence on trips and visits.

International Student Scholarships

If you are a high-achieving international student, you may be eligible for one of our scholarships.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

• Introduction:
• Focuses on finding innovative and sustainable uses for existing buildings in space-constrained cities.
• Become part of the solution to this vital urban challenge with this program.
• Develop career-essential knowledge and skills to become an interior architect.
• Benefit from the close location to buzzing central Manchester and strong industry links.
• Who Is It For?
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• Those with a passion for shaping the built environment.
• Individuals who want to combine creative design skills with sound technical knowledge.
• Creative and original thinkers.

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Outline:

• Year One:
• Design Studio 1A: Introduces architectural thinking and the relationship between people, environment, and placemaking.
• Design Technology 1: Explores construction technology, systems, services, and sustainable design principles.
• History and Theory 1: Examines the history of western architecture and its underlying ideologies.
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 1B: Introduces creative design practice and innovative design approaches.
• Practice 1: Introduces foundational principles and integrated knowledge for successful architectural practice.
• Year Two:
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 2A: Focuses on the social impact of interior architecture as activist space.
• History and Theory 2: Examines the history of modern architecture and urbanism.
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 2B: Opportunity to participate in a national or international design competition.
• Design Technology 2: Further explores technological innovation in architecture related to building fabric design.
• Practice 2: Multidisciplinary project to gain insight into industry practice.
• Year Three:
• Interior Architecture Design Studio 3: Self-initiated design project with an existing architectural site.
• Practice 3: Prepares students for their first year in industry by understanding the role of the architect in society.
• Ideas and Issues in Interior Architecture: Covers critical theory and current issues in the field.

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Assessment:

• Varied methods to support the learning journey, including:
• Design portfolios (50%)
• Illustrated technical reports (20%)
• Reports (15%)
• Essays (10%)
• Online tests (5%)

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Teaching:

• Learning in dedicated studios with a blend of theoretical, collaborative, and practical methods:
• Studio projects
• Projects with other students
• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Directed study
• One-to-one tutorials (by appointment)
• Guest lecturers and site visits

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Careers:

• Become an interior architect, experiential designer, retail designer, workplace consultant, lighting designer, and more.
• Wide range of career opportunities within the creative industries.
• Work in architectural practices, retail and experience design agencies, hospitality, workplace, and exhibition design arenas.

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Other:

• The program seeks to develop creative and innovative interior architects who are prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the industry.
• Students benefit from close industry collaboration and research opportunities.
• The program emphasizes employability skills, including report writing, presentation, IT, teamwork, and project management.
• Graduates also have access to specialist postgraduate study options to further their career development.

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| Type of study | Year | Fees | |---|---|---| | Full-time home | 2024/25 | £9,250.00 per year | | Full-time international | 2024/25 | £17,040.00 per year | | Full-time home | 2025/26 | £9,250.00 per year | | Full-time international | 2025/26 | £17,650.00 per year |