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Email:admissions@rgu.ac.uk
Phone:01224 262728
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB
Interior Design
- Bachelor of Design (with Honours)
- 4 Years
- Full-Time
- 7 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Main Site - Aberdeen
- Awarded by:
- Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Course summary
Combining diverse perspectives into an innovative curriculum, the course develops critical, creative, and compassionate skills for designing domestic, commercial, civic, experiential, or temporary spaces. Studio-based learning, collaborative projects, and real-world case studies empower you to experiment with various media, methods, and approaches to interior design.
On the Interior Design course, you will explore inclusive design, materials, human behaviour, and visual culture, alongside design thinking, problem-solving, and spatial storytelling.
Projects will bridge physical and virtual worlds, drawing on a deepening knowledge base to inform practical work.
The course empowers you to reimagine meaningful and immersive narratives for interiors and places, challenging relationships between space, objects, and human experiences to shape innovative interior futures and new ways of inhabiting our world.
Modules
Assessment method
The design studio is the primary learning environment in which students will develop practical and intellectual capabilities. In design studio modules, students will undertake contextualised projects which reflect and simulate real world issues. Students will be expected to interpret a brief, prepare a concept, and develop it to completion. Presentation of design solutions is an integral part of the design studio. Alongside this, students will undertake workshop based modules which will require students to consider projects or questions from technical, professional or regulatory standpoints.
Shared content in the final year with Master of Architecture (MArch) and Masters in Advanced Architectural Technology (MSci AAT) in the form of 15 credit elective modules delivered by Scott Sutherland School. The course is taught jointly by the Scott Sutherland School and Gray’s School of Art, with modules at all levels sharing content with BA (Hons) Fine Art and MArch Architecture.
How to apply
Apply by
13 January 2027
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- KW25
- Institution code:
- R36
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Aberdeen
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A level BCC
BCC to include Art. English (or a written subject requiring the use of English) is required at GCSE grade 6/B if not held at A Level.
Scottish Higher BBBB
to include Art and preferably English (or a written subject requiring the use of English).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 28
to include Higher Level Visual Arts and preferably English (or a written subject requiring the use of English) all at grade 5.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) H2H2H3H3
to include Art and preferably English (or a written subject requiring the use of English).
Those who may not hold the standard qualifications listed are encouraged to apply if they can evidence other appropriate/relevant creative work, qualifications and/or life experiences. Such candidates are advised to contact the Student Admissions Service for further advice and guidance.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Typical qualification requirements
Scottish Higher BBC-BCCC
to include Art and preferably English (or a written subject requiring the use of English).
Additional entry requirements
- Portfolio
- Applicants not possessing a Higher or equivalent qualification in Art (Art & Design and Product Design in Scotland and Art & Design and Design & Technology in England) will be expected to demonstrate evidence of creative ability. The purpose, nature and content of the portfolio is to demonstrate the applicants diverse creativity and can include analogue and electronic creativity (sketches, drawings, paintings, modelmaking, craft, photography, etc) we would normally expect this to be in the range of 12-15 items of work to represent the applicants creative self.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5, or an equivalent. |
We accept a variety of in-country and secure English language tests. Find out more at the URL provided https://www.rgu.ac.uk/english
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
RGU is fully committed to widening participation to extend access to learning and enable talented individuals from under-represented groups, particularly those from deprived areas, to achieve their ambitions through higher education, whatever their circumstances
Historical entry grades data
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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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £1820* | |
| England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £9535* | |
| EU & International | £18940* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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.
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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