Interior & Spatial Design - BDes (Hons) - Full-time

This programme enables you to embark upon a career in a wide variety of spatial design disciplines by providing you with the increasingly trans-disciplinary skills of the design profession and a thorough understanding of contemporary creative practice.

This programme enables you to embark upon a career in a wide variety of spatial design disciplines by providing you with the increasingly trans-disciplinary skills of the design profession and a thorough understanding of contemporary creative practice. The programme promotes design thinking through distinct and complementary modules using projects of varying focus and complexity. The primary focus is to allow you to develop a sophisticated design language and an understanding of the relationship between space, form, structure and materials within the context of building purpose, the end-user and the wider environment. You will develop design skills through a broad variety of studio projects including; interior design, retail design, exhibition and museum design, lighting design, design for responsive environments and design for urban and exterior spaces. Design development is supported by research and experimentation and is augmented by conceptual, technical and regulatory studies as the programme advances. In addition to traditional skills such as drawing and model making you will learn to use specific design software (AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max) to articulate design ideas and design processes and to investigate the associated technical issues of design proposals. Critical and contextual studies modules develop a knowledge and understanding of visual culture and the designed world, and provide a context within which you can critically assess design propositions. The programme has a diverse student body and an international outlook. In Year 3 you have the opportunity to study for one trimester (three months) with one of our overseas partners in Europe, China, Australia or North America, or undertake a credit bearing work placement In the final year you will devise your own Major Project, articulating an individual design philosophy and further enhancing subject specific skills and knowledge in accordance with career aspirations and professional interests. There is a strong studio culture supported by a multidisciplinary staff team of academics and industry-based practitioners. You can develop creative and professional skills and apply design thinking to a range of creative outcomes and design interventions. This course allows for the acquisition of knowledge and skills central to the spatial design professions. The programme can equip you with the skills necessary to develop unique design ideas, to establish rigorous design processes, to deal with complex design issues, to make informed judgements and to communicate conclusions clearly to a professional audience. It also allows for the development of professional, technical and software skills to a high level. Graduates of the programme possess transferable skills in problem solving, planning, leadership, teamwork, communication and time management. View Full Screen

What's involved This course is taken full-time over 4 years, although applications are considered for direct entry to level 2 or 3 from those with appropriate qualifications (see below). You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials studio projects and independent study. Year 1 Visual Research Methods; Foundation Interior & Spatial Design 1 & 2; Foundation Digital Media 1 & 2; Lifestyles Year 2 Design for Living Spaces; Design for Commercial Spaces; CAD (Detailing & Construction); CAD (Visulaisation); Design & Business; Aesthetics Year 3 Design for Exhibition; Design for Public Spaces; Lighting & Colour in the Built Environment; Prototyping Interactive Experiences; Urbanism; Design Research Methods Year 4 Major Project; Dissertation; Minor Project; Professional Practice

Requirements at a glance Entry to the course Typical year 1 SQA HigherBBBC A LevelCCC Irish Leaving CertificateB2, B2, B3, B3 Subjects required Higher / A Level / ILC English or other literary subject. Typical year 2 SQA Advanced Higher A LevelAdvanced Higher BBC / A Level BBB HNCB in Graded Unit in related subject Typical year 3 HNDB in Graded Unit in related subject Other entry requirements As part of the selection process suitably qualified applicants will normally be invited to attend an interview/audition. Typical Entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which students are normally accepted. Competition for places varies from year-to-year and achievement of the typical entry requirements does not always guarantee a place.Fees Table Fees 2012/132013/14 Scottish/EU£1,820£1,820 Rest of UK £6,500£6,630 Overseas£11,250£11,700 Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University. Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.