The course promotes a critical approach to design and acknowledges the importance of other closely related areas of three-dimensional design in shaping interiors.

As well as consolidating existing skills you will be exposed to the theories that inform the creation of both utility and beauty and learn the practical craft and technical dexterity required to fully realise design ideas. The study of light, colour, materials and the more tectonic aspects of design will reinforce your understanding of the processes involved in visualising interior space.

The Interior Architecture (Honours) course at University of Westminster provides the widest possible exposure to design, enabling you to cultivate your particular interests in a variety of areas. You will gain a unique insight into a range of practices, including interior design, exhibition design, set and lighting design, retail and product design, and interior conservation, as well as multidisciplinary and traditional design practice.

The design modules promote creativity, aesthetic sensibility and intellectual enquiry, together with the skills needed to work individually and in groups in developing design proposals. Design projects are taught in small groups in Year 1 (Credit Level 4), and students in Years 2 and 3 (Credit Levels 5 and 6) are organised within a studio system which facilitates peer-group learning.

The work produced in the design studios forms the basis of your design portfolio through which you will prepare for practice/ employment, or in support of your application for postgraduate study. Technical skills, cultural context, design management and economics, and the commercial aspect of interiors necessary for practice are integrated with design projects.

You will be assessed through your design portfolio, design project work and an academic portfolio, along with visual and oral presentations in the form of individual or group seminars, tutorials and presentations of design project work.EmployabilityAt Westminster, we have always believed that your University experience should be designed to enhance your professional life. TodayÕs organisations need graduates with both good degrees and employability skills, and we are committed to enhancing your graduate employability by ensuring that career development skills are embedded in all courses.