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MA Interiors at Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

MA Interiors at Manchester School of Art is designed for ambitious graduates who want to push the boundaries of interior design and interior architecture, combining creative exploration with advanced technical and research-led practice. As a postgraduate Interiors student you could reimagine the spaces we inhabit and create environments that inspire, connect and transform lives. Situated within one of the UK’s most established art and design schools, this masters course encourages you to investigate the relationship between people, place and space.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: School of Art and Design  |  Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA Interiors at Manchester Met is a research-informed, studio-based masters degree that explores how interior spaces can shape experiences, communities and the way we live. Positioned between the disciplines of architecture and design, the course encourages you to investigate existing buildings and interior environments through themes including adaptive reuse, spatial experience, social innovation and human occupation. Modules core: Design Thinking, Design Studio 1, Design Studio 2, Design Studio 3, Art & Design: Culture & Context (MA:X).

Career pathways

We cultivate highly motivated, independent and creative thinkers who can transfer their skills into the creative marketplace, as entrepreneurial innovators, freelance practitioners and innovative team players. Past graduates predominantly achieve graduate-level positions or practise as sole traders, design studio artists, exhibiting artists, museum curators, archivists, researchers, academics, community practitioners, specialist technicians and filmmakers at national and international levels.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will normally have a minimum 2:2 UK undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) in a related subject and must submit a portfolio. We may request an interview as part of the application process, which can be in person or online. Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 and no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification. IELTS 6.5 overall.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

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