Integrated Foundation - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Interior Architecture (W255)

Integrated Foundation - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Interior Architecture course is designed to facilitate the entry of students to the existing validated BA(Hons) Interior Architecture and Reuse and meets all the requirements/qualifications to progress across the different levels from L3 to L6.

The first year of the course (Foundation Year / Level 3) will prepare students to speed up their academic and technical skills in architecture – providing an excellent education framework – and the opportunity to pursue the first qualification to become practicing architects.

The first year (foundation year) of these four years is looking into the principles of architecture and spatial design and, as such, will provide a diagnostic stage within a four-year degree program which allows applicants drawn from a wide range of educational experience to confidently progress to level four and beyond in the UG offer of Architecture, Interiors and Landscape at this university.

This also would include a rising number of applicants that are self-taught in terms of core skills as their subject choices do not support specifically architecture, or whose pathway is more focused on other design areas that are not related to the built environment. This course, therefore, will develop the ability, independence of study and awareness of the subject, which will provide a more confident continuation in the undergraduate route. It will allow not only the discovery of preferred disciplines but also understanding of collaborative possibilities, different career pathways and opportunities across the built environment and creative economies.

Students are given first insights into the industry and are taught within an open and inclusive design education that supports the development of the creative individual. They are encouraged to collaborate whilst developing their specialist portfolio and honing their professional skills, ethics and industry knowledge.

By the end of this foundation year of study, students will be fully prepared to continue to level four of the BA(Hons) Interior Architecture and Reuse award. These students will have a clear identity in their practice through their portfolio as well as the opportunity to cultivate a strong creative position with a resilient and adaptive approach to study.

This course aims to develop skills in the design of buildings and innovative spaces where people develop their lives and the contexts in which this happens. This course will offer the opportunity to explore the functional, expressive, and social impact of new construction technology. It will encourage the development of an understanding of the interactions between people, activities and places, and the way the environment can influence society, culture and economy.