Interior Architecture and Design with Foundation Year

With this foundation year course, you'll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in architecture and design. It's ideal for you if you don't yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if you're returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.

You'll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.

The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.

After your foundation year, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design.

A guaranteed place
Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design with a guaranteed place.

Course highlights

• ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies

• When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design

• Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success

• Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's at university

Careers and opportunities
After the course, you'll have plenty of career options.

Previous graduates have worked in multi-disciplinary architectural design practices, commercial and retail practices, brand consultancies and film studios in roles such as computer visualiser, designer for film and television, interior designer, model maker
visual merchandiser and others have worked in industries such as education, events planning and retail management.

Placement year opportunities
Work placements are an excellent way to gain professional experience between your second and final years of study, or after your third year, to further enhance your employment prospects after the course.

You can work for a practice, studio, or company, or set up and run your own business with other students or on your own. Whichever you choose, you can get support from Creative Careers.

Course Modules

The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next.

We design modules that have:

• Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year
• Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams
• Career-enhancing opportunities such as placements, live projects, enterprise and volunteering

For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit the link to the course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/ba-hons-interior-architecture-and-design?studyMode=4-years-with-foundation-year&startDate=september-2026#modules