Interior Design with Foundation BA (Hons)
University of Plymouth
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The foundation pathway provides students with non-standard entry points to progress onto the BA (Hons) Interior Design programme. The foundation year allows you to develop the required practical, technical, academic and creative skills needed in preparation for the first year of the undergraduate programme. The course is designed to encourage visual exploration and creative discovery within an engaging and vibrant studio setting. Upon successful completion, you will join the undergraduate BA ...Read more

The foundation pathway provides students with non-standard entry points to progress onto the BA (Hons) Interior Design programme. The foundation year allows you to develop the required practical, technical, academic and creative skills needed in preparation for the first year of the undergraduate programme. The course is designed to encourage visual exploration and creative discovery within an engaging and vibrant studio setting. Upon successful completion, you will join the undergraduate BA (Hons) Interior Design programme equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully complete an undergraduate degree.-


User-centred

. Our approach puts people – and sometimes cats – at the centre of the design process. You will develop an inclusive and diverse approach and build awareness of the psychological impact of space on the health, wellbeing, productivity, and happiness of individuals and communities.-


Sensory and immersive

. We craft interiors that explore the sensory and immersive impact of space, materials and systems and how they contribute to the user experience.-


Future-focused

. We encourage you to take today’s issues and develop new ways of living. We utilise technology in content, delivery, presentation and documentation and explore the digital frontier of space with virtual and augmented reality.-


Expert-led

. Our lecturers run their own businesses or have professional experience working for clients like Lego, British Airways, LG, Sony, major museums and architects.-


Making at the core

. From model making to 1:1 prototyping, you’ll explore materials to understand their application and performance and how to utilise their sensory characteristics with access to a range of traditional and high-tech digital fabrication workshops.-


Innovation in delivery

. You’ll work in an interdisciplinary design studio learning with and from other three-dimensional design specialisms and benefit from a blended learning environment, which includes team teaching and podcast delivery of content.-


Diverse

. You’ll work on a broad range of interior design projects across a range of scales from strategic planning down to fine detailing and across sectors including residential, workplace, hospitality, branded and thematic spaces, as well as exhibitions and the public realm.

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WUSCA ranking:
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70/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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28th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
65th
What students say
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Georgia
22 Oct 24

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SR
Student Reviewer
08 Mar 22

The location is super good and i like the way that the uni is so close to everything as it is right in the middle of the city so you have everything you need close by. At the..Read more

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Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

32 - 48 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

P:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MM Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

PPP Grades / Points required

T Level:

P Grades / Points required

32-48 points , minimum of 2 A Levels

32-48 points, minimum of 2 A Levels

From a minimum of 2 A Levels

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32-48 points from any subjects

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From any subject

From any subject

Pass overall with D or E on the core. Any subject may be considered.

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Georgia
22 Oct 24
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SR
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08 Mar 22
Interior Design BA (Hons)
The location is super good and i like the way that the uni is so close to everything as it is right in the middle of the city so you have everything you need close by. At the...
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University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth , Plymouth

The University of Plymouth is a modern campus university ideally placed in the centre of Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth, located on...

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University of Plymouth
Drake Circus Plymouth PL4 8AA United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Plymouth  0.2 miles away

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