BA (Hons) Interior Design and Styling

Entry requirements

Although many of our students do come in with top grades and high UCAS points, these aren’t necessarily essential for entry. We typically ask for between 104 - 120 UCAS points, earned through an Art & Design Foundation Diploma, A-levels, BTEC Extended Diploma MMM grade, Access to HE Art & Design, T-Levels, Irish/Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, the International Baccalaureate, or other international qualifications.

Applicants also need to submit a portfolio.

We understand that talented artists, designers and makers can have a wide range of relevant strengths and skills beyond formal qualifications. We’re just as interested in exploring your portfolio and discussing your creative experiences as we are in seeing your grades, and we welcome applications from students who have followed less traditional routes.

We also accept a range of international qualifications and will look at each application individually.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Prepare for Success in Interior Design & Styling

This course has been devised to develop your skills in interior design and styling, emphasising the impact of colour, texture, materials, surface, and ambience in a range of environments. We will ensure you enter industry as a well-rounded interiors specialist, ready to work on projects from super yachts to magazine photoshoots.

Why choose this course at Arts University Plymouth?

• Industry facing with strong connections to employers and a super high employability rate, with 91% of graduates in work or further study after completing their degree.
• We nurture you to find your own individual style and career.
• Vibrant focus on materiality, colour & styling as well as technical skills you’ll learn with our specialist resources in an industry standard workspace.

Ranked 7th in the UK - BA (Hons) Interior Design & Styling at Arts University Plymouth came 7th out of all UK universities offering Interior Design degrees.

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Craft Your Interior Design Specialism

Through a variety of projects, you'll find your own interior specialism, which could range from hospitality design or styling for editorial to designing yachts or aeroplanes. You’ll also develop a keen understanding of consumer trends and learn how to design for different levels of the market, whilst refining your presentation skills. Specialist modules cover interior project management, history of design, event planning, and live design briefs. Hard skills that you will develop include technical drawing, visualisation, editorial photography, and use of CAD software.

Explore State-of-the-Art Design Studio Environment

You will work in dedicated design studios, with skilled technical support staff. You will have access to our Fab Lab for digital prototyping, as well as wood, metal and glass workshops, digital print facilities, AutoCAD design software and design intelligence facilities. Our extensive photographic resources include large-format scanners as well as an infinity cove - a seamless curved studio with solid backdrop for commercial-standard photography.

Gain Real-World Experience and Industry Exposure

You’ll be taught by industry-active academics and specialist technicians who are responsible for some of the world’s most impressive design and styling choices in hotels, restaurants and private residences. Boasting a combined client list including the National Trust, the BBC, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Sheraton, as well as multi million-pound commissions in New York and Barbados, our team are well connected and at the forefront of their field.

This course places a high value on both local and international industry connections, encouraging students to attend – alongside group visits to interior shows such as Maison&Objet in Paris and IMM Cologne in Germany.

Industry partners & connections

Trevi House, Shelter, YesColours, Vitra, Airbus, Vispring, RSA Student Design Awards,BIID (British Institute of Interior Design).

Fees and funding