Create inspiring spaces. Work with industry professionals on live briefs. Become an industry-ready Interior Designer.
Learn how to apply creative solutions to interior and spatial contexts. We will encourage you to explore your creativity as you develop your knowledge and skills. First year is focused on exploring design possibilities. In second year you will apply your knowledge in professionals situations. Your final year will define your direction and signature style.
Gain the knowledge and technical skills you need to succeed in interior design. You will start with activities that immerse you in studio work and digital design. This will enhance your drawing, modelling, making, researching and creative thinking abilities. As you progress through the course you will:
Respond to briefs and present your own proposals
Learn about scale and proportions for interior design
Explore materials and processes for interior design
Use computer aided design (CAD) for your work.
Practical workshops are an essential part of this course. You will learn new skills, develop and apply them to your projects. These projects will get bigger and more complex each year.
When you choose to study with us, you get more than the skills you need to succeed. You gain experiences that make you stand out. We give you opportunities to:
Work with clients on live briefs, researching and presenting your own proposals
Enter design competitions to showcase your work internationally
Specialise in the areas of interior design that interest you
Complete work placements in industry and learn from visiting professionals
Visit international cities to experience contemporary design around the world and find new inspiration
Exhibit your work at our annual degree show, the perfect way to build a professional network.
Modules may include:
Year 1
Context of Practice
Interior Design Principles
Design Process
Interior Design Practice 1
Year 2
Digital Design Applications
Critical and Contextual Studies 1
Personal and Professional Practice 1
Interior Design Practice 2
Year 3
Critical and Contextual Studies 2
Personal and Professional Practice 2
Interior Design: Major Practice
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
York St John University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
For Second Year entry, applicants must have completed the first year of Higher Education in a similar subject with a total of 120 credits.
For Third Year entry, applicants must have completed the first and second year of Higher Education in a similar subject with a total of 240 credits.
Applicants will need to submit a transcript of their completed study, and offers will be subject to a mapping exercise of modules to ensure an appropriate alignment of course content.
Please be aware that transfer applications are subject to availablity of space on the selected academic year of your chosen course.
For more information on the transfer process, please see https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/transferring-to-york-st-john-university/.
If transferring to the final year of a course containing a placement or study abroad year, you must have also completed a placement or study abroad year prior to starting the course.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
For all UK applicants, we look at six factors:
• Where you live
• Your school or college
• Age
• Disability
• First in family to study in HE
• Time in care
These six factors create a point score, which is then taken into account, along with standard criteria. The points don’t influence whether an offer is made but can influence the type of offer made, resulting in reduced or unconditional offers.
Full information is on our website, including scheme adaptations for individual courses.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees for our foundation years may vary, please see the relevant foundation year at https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/foundation-years/ for current foundation year fees.
For courses with an optional Placement Year, during the Placement Year your fees will be reduced to 20% of the annual fee value.
Course fees can rise from year to year, Please see our terms and conditions for further information:
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/media/content-assets/admissions/documents/Student-Terms-and-Conditions-26-27.pdf
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