Program Overview

Interiors & Interactions Module

The Interiors & Interactions module, coded as DJ21015, is a comprehensive program that explores the interaction between humans and the built environment. This module is designed to equip students with the necessary skills, strategies, and research methods to design interventions for spaces.

Module Details

• Credits: 40
• Level: 2
• Semester: Semester 1
• School: School of Art and Design
• Discipline: Design and Making

What You Will Learn

In this module, students will delve into the relationship between humans and space, discovering creative research and investigation methods, concept generation, and ideas development. The program focuses on developing drawing and modeling techniques, both analogue and digital.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Visually document and communicate a creative research and design development process
• Apply appropriate 2D and 3D skills with spatial imagination
• Show interactive experiences for interiors through a design outcome for the built environment

Assignments and Assessment

This module is 100% coursework, split into:

• Primary and secondary research (25%)
• Concept development approaches (25%)
• Quality and impact of final presentation (40%)
• Professionalism (10%) There is no final exam for this module.

Teaching Methods and Timetable

Learning will primarily take place in a creative studio environment, with individual and group tutorials, and peer-to-peer learning. Additional teaching methods include lectures, digital media labs (e.g., CAD classes), Life Drawing classes, and workshops.

Available Courses

This module is available on the following undergraduate course:

• Interior & Environmental Design BDes (Hons)