UNIVERSITY CHOICES 

Course Name - Interior Architecture & Design 

1. Portsmouth university – City campus (distance 1hr 20min)

2. Nottingham Trent university – City campus (distance 2hr 50min)

3. Bournemouth Arts university – Campus (distance 1hr 50min)

4. Coventry university – Campus (distance 2hr 10min)

5. Oxford Brookes university – Campus (distance 1hr 20min)

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Portsmouth University Course Details - 

Typical offers

• A level – BBB–BBC

• UCAS points – 112–120 points to include a minimum of 3 A levels or equivalent

• BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

• International Baccalaureate – 25

• UK applicants will be invited to an interview. Requested to provide a portfolio.

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Year 1 –

Core modules All modules below are worth 20 credits each.

• Communication: Fundamentals

• Design: Exploration

• Design: Interior Application

• Design: Introduction

• History and Theory of Architecture

• Technology and Environment: Exploration

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Year 2 –

Core modules All modules below are worth 20 credits each. 

• Communication: Creative Practice

• Design: Adaptive Re-Use

• Design: Interior Investigation

• History and Theory of The Interior

• Technology and Materials

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Optional modules All modules below are worth 20 credits each.

• Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice

• Thematic Design

• Professional Experience

• Student Enterprise

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Placement Year Optional -

On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.
We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

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Year 3 –

Core modules All modules below are worth 20 credits each. 

• Communication: Professional Identity

• Design: Space, Design, Atmosphere

• History and Theory: Dissertation

• Interior: Major Project

• Material Expression

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Teaching methods on this course -

• lectures

• seminars

• workshops

• studio tutorials

• individual and group projects

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How you are assessed -

• digital reviews of design projects

• design portfolios

• reflective journals and sketchbooks

• technical journals and models

• essays

• dissertation

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Year 1 students: 100% by coursework

Year 2 students: 100% by coursework 

Year 3 students: 7% by practical exams and 93% by coursework