BA (Hons) Studio Practice (Interior Design) (top-up) at University for the Creative Arts

Programme overview

Our Studio Practice top-up course in Interior Design at UCA Canterbury is for aspiring interior designers who are ready to master their craft via studios and workshops. You’ll sharpen your skills in design fundamentals, as well as learning how to truly understand what clients want and what users need – an invaluable skill for when you progress to postgraduate study or hit the job market. You'll work at the scale real interior projects demand – building models, prototypes, and installations that stay in your space and grow with your thinking. Taught at UCA Canterbury.

Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Farnham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Studio Practice top-up course in Interior Design at Canterbury will give you the chance to gain all the skills you need to progress to postgraduate study and boost your knowledge and experience. Ideal for international students and also suitable to UK students looking to build upon existing qualifications, this course is aligned with our final year undergraduate students’ studies, enabling you to progress to a Master’s course in a streamlined way.

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Entry requirements

UK BA (Hons) course (top-up) The standard entry requirements for this course are: 240 credits from a relevant degree (120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5), with a minimum of 55% overall Foundation Degree in a relevant subject Higher National Diploma in a relevant subject And/or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) In recognition that you may already have a relevant professional qualification, or appropriate working experience in the relevant industries, APEL may be accepted for entry on to the course. This will be based on the partnership articulations and will be assessed on a case by case basis. Other relevant and equivalent UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply. Portfolio requirements For this courses, we’ll need to see your portfolio for review. We’ll invite you to attend an Applicant Day so you can have your portfolio review in person, meet the course team and learn more about your course. Further information will be provided once you have applied. UCAS course code W405 (institution code C93).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page; UK home fee Source

International applicants: GBP 19,800 a year (2027/28). Tuition for the course as listed on the course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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