Interior Design
UCAS Code: 56F1
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Other grade combinations totalling 96 - 120 points considered with a minimum of two A levels.
Access to HE Diploma
96 - 120 points, other grade combinations accepted.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Five GCSEs at grade C or above/grade 4 or above to include English Language and Mathematics. For Welsh applicants we will accept either GCSE Mathematics or Mathematics-Numeracy. Five Scottish National 5 subjects at grade C or above to include English Language and Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
24 points to include portfolio.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Other grade combinations totalling 96 - 120 points considered with a minimum of two H2 grades. Minimum grade H4 considered within points.
96 - 120 points, considered in combination with other Level 3 qualifications.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
96 - 120 points, considered in combination with other Level 3 qualifications.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
Other grade combinations totalling 96 - 120 points considered with a minimum of two Scottish Advanced Highers.
UCAS Tariff
96 - 120 points to include 2 A levels or equivalent.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
96 -120 points from at least 2 A Levels or equivalent to include Grade CC. Skills Challenge Certificate accepted as the third subject.
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About this course
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The spaces we inhabit deeply influence our thinking and emotional states and you will learn to use spaces to inspire harmony, energy and productivity.
On the BA Interior Design degree, you will discover how to blend function and aesthetics, striking liveable balances between the pleasing and the practical. You learn how to examine a space from every angle and explore every possibility. You develop a keen eye for detail – along with an understanding of the technical, legal and logistical skills interior designers need. You experiment with light, sound, material, colour and technology – and bring them together to create stimulating and effective spaces for living, work and play.
This course gives you ample opportunities to get involved in contemporary design practice and learn from leading practitioners and academics. Which means when you leave us, you’ll have the skills, knowledge and creative vision to drive your career.
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Cardiff School of Art and Design

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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Want to work in a growing, creative sector where we are a world leader? Welcome to design! The UK has a proud reputation as a centre of design excellence, and last year just over 14,000 design degrees were awarded. At the moment, the jobs market looks a little better for fashion and textile designers, and not as good for multimedia or interactive designers — but that may change by the time you graduate. In general, design graduates are more likely than most to start their career in London, although that also varies by subject — last year fashion designers often found jobs in the North West, graphic designers in the South West, illustrators in the South West, East Anglia and Midlands, textile designers in the Midlands and the North West, and visual designers in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Midlands. Design is also a good degree for people who want to work for a small business - more than half of graduates start at a small employer.
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