BA (Hons) Interior Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

An undergraduate interior design degree focused on objects, space and user experience, with emphasis on sustainability, heritage, materiality and wellbeing. Students work on collaborative and live-brief projects and use CAD, virtual reality and a Perceptual Experience Lab.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Art & Design | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years full time with a year-long sandwich placement | Intake: 2027 start | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Studio 1.1 (40 credits), Studio 1.2 (20), Research Basics (20) and Interdisciplinary Understanding (40). Year 2: Studio 2 (40), 21st Century Challenges (40), Real-World Contexts (20) and Research Proposal (20), with an optional sandwich year in an architectural or design-oriented construction practice between years 2 and 3. Year 3: Major Project (60), Positioning in Practice (20) and Contribution (40).

Career pathways

Graduates are well placed to join interior design companies or work as independent designers; some take a PGCE, a master's at the school, or a Professional Doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 96-120 UCAS tariff points. A levels: minimum three A levels, no specific subjects required (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM. T Level: no specific subjects required. Access to Higher Education Diploma: no specific subjects required. International Baccalaureate Diploma: 24 points, no specific subjects. Irish Leaving Certificate: no specific subjects (Higher level subjects considered only at minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: no specific subjects required. GCSE: preferably five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy). Successful portfolio review required. English language for international applicants: academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. Combinations of the listed qualifications are accepted if they meet minimum requirements; mature applicants and those with relevant experience or RPL are considered by Admissions. Contextual offers are available.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 start

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years full time with a year-long sandwich placement

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