MA Interior Architecture at Oxford Brookes University

Programme overview

Interior Architecture merges competences between architecture, interior design, and social science. Its fluid approach permits for a shift of focus from the design of ‘objects’ (buildings and furniture) to an evaluation of the 'subjective' experience of the users.

Faculty: School of Architecture / Attend an open day or webinar / Ask a question / Overview | Duration: 1 year September-November | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2026 | Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course's teaching and learning methods are concerned with the practice of interior architecture as mediating between the disciplines of interior design and architecture, in relation to the social activities that occur in public and shared environments.

Career pathways

Design practices are increasingly required to produce socially inclusive design solutions, by aligning spatial qualities to individual multi-sensorial experience.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the programme will normally be open to applicants who fulfil either of the following requirements: Hold a minimum of a second-class honours degree (2:2), or an equivalent overseas qualification from a recognised institution, in either a design-related discipline (e.g. interior design, interior architecture, architecture or product design) or in an environmental-oriented discipline (e.g. applied sociology, environmental psychology or human geography). Submit a portfolio of design or research work, which will be requested after a valid application has been submitted. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview, either in person or via a digital platform. If your first language is not English, you will require a minimum academic IELTS score of 6.5 overall with 6.0 in all components. OR An equivalent English language qualification acceptable to the University.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,450 a year (2026/27). First-year full-time tuition fee as listed on the course page Source

International applicants: GBP 18,500 a year (2026/27). First-year full-time tuition fee as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year September-November

Apply through the official page: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/interior-architecture#apply

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