Program Overview

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Master of Arts in Creative Arts (Interior Design)

Overview

The MA Interior Design course, run by the School of Art and Design at TU Dublin, offers a unique opportunity for focussed study in an interdisciplinary environment that mixes studio practice with intellectual and historical inquiry.

Course Details

TU Code

TU382

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Type

Major

Award

Master of Arts

Duration

2 years

Course Type

Postgraduate

Mode of Study

Part Time

Method of Delivery

On-Campus

Commencement Date

September 2025

Location

Grangegorman

Fees

€3,700 Per Year
€7,400 Total Fee

What is... Interior Design?

The MA Interior Design course is one of five delivered through the Creative Arts Masters Platform. Students on the MA Interior Design course will join those on the other studio-based courses in Product Design, Visual Communications, and Fine Art, and those on the Contemporary Visual Culture course, where students study the theory and criticism of contemporary visual culture or the history of art and design. The Platform allows specialisation within a dynamic mix of practical and critical disciplines, placing particular emphasis upon practice engaged with critical and historical debate.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Bachelor Degree (Honours 2.1 or above) in relevant disciplines.
• Applicants are required to include a portfolio of relevant art/design work and a one-page research proposal with their application.

Course Content

The MA Interior Design is a twelve-month, full-time or twenty four-month, part-time course divided between core modules, including Discourses in Contemporary Art and Design, Research Methods, and a Discipline-Specific Seminar Series, and modules designed to provide core and advanced studio skills. In the final semester/s, students deliver a final project in their specialisation.

Module Listing

Year One

Semester 1

• Discipline Specific 1: Project Initiation [Mandatory]
• Discipline Specific 3: Project Realisation [Mandatory]
• Discourses in Contemporary Art and Design [Mandatory]
• Research Methods [Mandatory]
• Discipline Specific Seminar [Elective]

Semester 2

• Discourses in Contemporary Art and Design [Mandatory]
• Research Methods [Mandatory]
• Discipline Specific 2: Project Development [Mandatory]
• Discipline Specific Seminar [Elective]

Schedule

Part-time students will take a total of 25 credits of coursework in the first year, and 55 credits in the second year.

Facilities

Interior Design students will benefit from state-of-the-art printing and 3D workshops, off-campus Project Spaces, and individual on-campus studios during the third semester, when students will deliver their final project.