MA Interior Design at University of Brighton

Programme overview

Our Interior Design MA invites you to reimagine the role of interior design in shaping how we live, work, and connect. This interdisciplinary course blends creative exploration with critical enquiry, encouraging you to challenge conventions and develop a distinctive design voice. Whether you're advancing your existing practice or transitioning from a related field, you'll engage with themes such as identity, atmosphere, sustainability, and belonging, through studio projects, research, and collaboration.

Faculty: School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering | Department: Architecture and Design | Duration: full-time: 12 months; part-time: Typically 24 months | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Situate module provides an opportunity for you to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and identify ambitions for future study. This module is a great opportunity for you to think about the direction you are taking, whether you are returning to education or are continuing your studies. Lecture courses in Design Strategies and Research Practices run in parallel. You’ll consolidate and extend the themes, questions and approaches established in the preliminary projects through the Design Lab module. Alongside this you can choose from option modules in Sustainable Design Future(s) or Critical Readings. Modules include Design Research Practices, Situate, Design Strategies, Design Lab, Design: Masterwork.

Career pathways

Brighton graduates enjoy a reputation for being creative and innovative designers, responsive to the needs of people and places. You'll have the skills and expertise to pursue a wide range of roles depending on your interests, experience, and whether you want to work in a studio, in-house, freelance, or in a related field.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree and experience. A good degree (2.2 or above) in a design-related subject. In exceptional circumstances, ie where an applicant has several years experience working in a design industry, those with non-design degrees will be considered. Applicants need to show evidence of a portfolio and most will be invited for interview. English language requirements. If English is not your first language, IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,720 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,792 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Duration: full-time: 12 months; part-time: Typically 24 months

Apply through the official page: https://evsipr.brighton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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