Program Overview

Interior Architecture with Foundation BA Honours

Overview

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster.

Course Structure

You'll learn through studio discussions, seminars, individual and group tutorials, and workshops, all focused on supporting you with the development of your project work. Your learning will be enriched with studio visits to sites, exhibitions, galleries, projects and field trips.

Course Membership

The course is a member of Interior Educators and graduating students are invited to participate in their annual exhibition FreeRange, held at The Old Truman Brewery in East London.

Course Climate Action Statement

This course builds on a fascination for reuse and alteration of existing buildings. In re-imagining interior environments from the scale of the room to that of the building and city, the course embeds issues of sustainability, climate impact and action into its teaching.

Top Reasons to Study with Us

• State-of-the-art facilities: access to studio spaces at our Marylebone Campus, open 7 days a week, plus fully equipped workshops with CNC, laser-cutting, and rapid prototyping equipment.
• Live projects and extracurriculars: work on real client projects, competitions, and exhibitions. Past collaborators include the V&A Museum, Freud Museum, Battersea Arts Centre
• Hands-on workshops: engage in specialised workshops like steam-bending with Samuli Naamanka Design, papercrete with Aberrant Architecture, collaborative projects with local schoolchildren and Disabled Artists Making Dis/Ordinary Space and with medical students from Imperial College to redesign healthcare spaces.
• Expert-led learning: gain in-demand skills through workshops led by industry professionals like lighting designers, production designers, motion graphic artists, artists and filmmakers.
• Global opportunities: participate in international field trips, exchange programs to Australia, China, and Oslo, and exclusive visits like the VOLA factory in Denmark or a design workshop with Pratt Institute students in New York.
• Top rankings: Westminster ranks 4th for 'Student Satisfaction' in Architecture in the Complete University Guide 2025.

Careers

Our course equips graduates with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge they need to pursue a career in interior architecture or related fields such as interior design, exhibition design, set and lighting design, retail and product design and interior conservation.

International Opportunities

The Interior Architecture BA offers many international opportunities throughout the course. Previously, students have been on semester-long exchanges in the second year studying interior design at RMIT Australia, spatial and furniture design at Oslo National Academy of Art, and environment and interior design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Course Leaders

• Julian Williams, Principal Lecturer
• Diony Kypraiou, Senior Lecturer

Entry Requirements

• A levels – CCC (96 UCAS Tariff points)
• T levels – 96 UCAS Tariff points
• International Baccalaureate – 96 UCAS Tariff points from all components of the Diploma Programme. International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme will be considered on a case-by case basis
• BTEC Extended Diploma – MMM
• BTEC Diploma – DD
• Access – 96 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course

In addition to one of the above, you should have:

• GCSE English Language grade 4/C - IB grade 4 Higher level, GCSE Maths grade 4/C - IB grade 4

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.

Fees and Funding

• UK tuition fee: £9,535 (Price per academic year)
• International tuition fee: £17,600 (Price per academic year)

Facilities

• Architecture studios
• Fabrication Laboratory

Teaching and Assessment

• Teaching methods: lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application
• Assessment: practical, coursework

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors: support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more

Course Location

• Marylebone Campus, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW