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Programme Description
The desire of recent generations to live and work in
aesthetically pleasing environments has driven the demand
for experts in the area of interior design and furniture design.
The BA Design – Interior and Furniture provides training and
education for professionals in this niche area.
The programme, which is aimed at people who wish to work
in the area of interior and furniture design, has strong links
with business and manufacturing industries and allows students
to specialise in either interior or furniture design in their third
year. The programme is based on 3 areas of study – Design
Fundamentals, Design Communications and Critical Theory. In
Design Fundamentals, students engage in a fundamental and
developmental study of design. The Design Communications
strand focuses on developing the student’s visualising skills and
subjects include among others Computer Aided Design (CAD),
Drawing, Design Realisation and Photography. Through Critical
Theory the key issues in the history and theory of design are
covered. In Years 2 and 3, students have the opportunity to
broaden their visual education by taking a number of optional
modules from the Fine Art and Visual Communication areas.
The main part of the fi nal year focuses on the Design Thesis
in which the student is expected to present a systematic and
structured solution to a challenging design problem. Students
are expected to create an integrated design solution which
is original, creative and imaginative and displays a high level of
technical skill in the fi nal presentation. Students also present a
10,000 word dissertation on an approved topic in design.
Career Opportunities
Graduates fi nd work in design practices, architectural
fi rms, furniture manufacturing fi rms, display and exhibition
companies and as private designers.
Programme Outline
Year One
Design Fundamentals: Form and Space; Structure; Proportion;
Perception and Colour; Anthropometrics and Ergonomics.
Design Communications: Observational Drawing; Design
Realisation; CAD; Photography.
Critical Theory: Introduction to Design; Design and
Contemporary Society.
Year Two
Design Fundamentals: Recreation; Storage; Internal Structure.
Interior Design: Working Spaces; Commercial and Domestic;
Retail.
Furniture Design: Workstations; Flexible Living; Contract
Furniture.
Design Communications: Design Fabrication and CAD.
Critical Theory: Modernism in Design and Theories of the
Twentieth Century.
Year Three
Students specialise in Interior or Furniture Design and must
take three modules totalling 15 credits in their specialist area.
However, students have the option to acquire 15 credits by
taking other modules from Visual Communication Design and
Fine Art. |
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