Interior Design BA(Hons) (Online)

Key points

Course overview

Our society needs a new model of sustainable living in thriving and connected communities, and interior designers have a role to play, now more than ever, to resolve some of these challenges. Taught by practising academic staff and with the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners on real-world scenarios, this Interior Design online degree gives you the freedom to craft your interior design future and test the bounds of what’s possible to achieve in interior spaces.

You’ll be designing for positive impact, creating sustainable interior solutions while working on current challenges and delivering forward-thinking projects, such as immersive, interactive experiences and environments.

Why study this course at Falmouth?

  • Join a global community of creatives and collaborate on local and global design scenarios
  • Be supported to take risks and pursue disruptive approaches to real-world problems
  • Learn technical and business skills from industry-savvy professional tutors with a wealth of commercial expertise across the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors of Interior Design
  • Foster sustainable approaches to interior design, from strategy through to materiality, construction methods and applications

Careers

As a graduate you could become: 

  • A junior designer in an Interior Design practice, progressing to designer or senior designer with experience
  • A freelance designer or design consultant
  • A specialist in FF+E (Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment specification)
  • An exhibition or event designer
  • An architectural technician
  • A visualiser, designer, or project manager in retail, hospitality, residential or workplace design
  • An entrepreneur creating your own interior design business

Entry requirements

We consider all applications on their own individual merit and potential. We invite all applicants to an online interview to give them the opportunity to demonstrate this along with what inspires and motivates them in their field. Applicants will also be able to show their portfolio or give a performance depending on the course. We welcome applications from all subject backgrounds, whether you’ve specialised in STEM, the arts or humanities.

Course routes & entry requirements

BA/BSc(Hons) degree: 104 – 120 UCAS Tariff points

Check the title of your course to see if it’s a BA or BSc award. UCAS Tariff points will primarily be from Level 3 qualifications such as but not limited to A-levels, T Levels, a BTEC/UAL Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma.

Applying without UCAS points

We’ll welcome your application if you have formal or ‘certified’ learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications. Find out more about APL.

English Language Requirements

If your first language is not English, you’ll need to take an English Language test. The university accept:

IELTS – minimum overall score of IELTS 6.0 with at least 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

Falmouth also accept a range of other recognised English language qualifications.

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