BA (Hons) Interior Design Decoration at Solent University

Programme overview

With award-winning graduates and a teaching team of industry professionals, our SBID-accredited degree will provide you with the design skills to turn your vision into reality. If you are passionate about interior design with a love of colour, pattern, materials and style, and have a creative mind, this innovative and exciting course is for you. Built on the traditional aspects of an interior design course, this degree provides a unique opportunity to focus on the art of decorating interior rooms and spaces to convey design concepts which function within existing architecture.

Faculty: Art and design | Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Thinking Like a Designer, Playing with Pattern, Creative Styling, Spatial Design and Decoration, Mixing and Matching Pattern, Interior Design in Industry, Decorative Surfaces and Textiles, Spatial Storytelling, Trends Styling, Professional Projects, Major Project - Research, Major Project - Presentation.

Career pathways

Successful graduates have established design roles working for high profile companies such as Bulthaup, Claydon Reeves Yachts, Dulux, and Fortnum and Masons. Careers focus on interior design, visual merchandising, editorial styling, exhibition design and textile design.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

104-120 UCAS tariff points A minimum of two completed A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D* or equivalent qualification, or a combination of qualifications which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points. UK applicants will be asked to attend a portfolio viewing. Applicants resident outside the UK will be required to attend a portfolio viewing. Direct entry into the second or third years may be considered for this course. Applicants over the age of 21 may be considered based on relevant experience, without having the required tariff points. English language: IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK, ROI, EU (settled status) and Channel Island full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,081 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

Explore more study programmes

Arts & Humanities