Course Title: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Interior Design
This course is all about the art or process of designing the interior decoration of a room or building, and how we experience spaces and the objects in them. It’s a powerful, essential part of our daily lives that affects how we live, work and play. Exciting recreational environments, unique domestic spaces, functional workplaces, inspiring retail spaces, that’s interior design at work.
This award-winning course, which has strong links with industry, is based on three areas of study. In Design Fundamentals, you’ll engage in a fundamental and developmental study of design practice through a wide variety of studio projects. In Design Communications, you’ll develop your visualising skills (subjects include Computer-Aided Design, Drawing and Design Realisation). In Critical Theory, you’ll learn about the key issues in the history and theory of design.
In Years 2 and 3, you can broaden your visual education in optional modules from the Fine Art and Visual Communication areas. In your Design Thesis in final year, you’ll present a systematic, structured solution to a challenging design problem.
Graduates find work in design practices, architectural firms, furniture manufacturing firms, display and exhibition companies and as private designers.
Leaving Certificate Requirements
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Higher |
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6 |
2 H5's |
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QQI/FET Requirements
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QQI/FET Award Required |
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Any full Level 5 or 6 award |
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In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/qqi
Mature Applicants
Applications from mature students (23+) are welcome. Further details at www.tudublin.ie/mature
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6 overall (or equivalent) with nothing less than 6 in each component.
Click on the link below to view an indicative timetable for this course. Timetables are subject to change and up to date timetables will be provided to students on commencement.
View Sample Timetable
- Interior Designer
- Interior Architect
- Furniture Designer
- Exhibition Designer
- Kitchen Designer
- Visual Merchandiser
- Retail Designer
- Showhome Designer
- Interior Office Designer
- Design Assistant
- Sales Manager
- Product Design
- Project Manager
- Space Planner
- Furniture Conservator/Restorer
- PA
- Stage Designer
Design Fundamentals:
- Form & Space
- Structure
- Proportion
- Perception & Colour
- Anthropometrics & Ergonomics
Design Communications:
- Observational Drawing
- Design illustration with Photography
- Construction Studies
- CAD
Critical Theory:
- Introduction to Design
- Design & Contemporary Society
Design Fundamentals:
- Recreation
- Storage
- Internal Structure
Interior Design:
- Sustainability
- Commercial & Domestic
- Retail
Furniture Design:
- Workstations
- Flexible Living
- Contract Furniture
Design Communications:
- Design Fabrication
- CAD
Critical Theory:
- Modernism in Design & Theories of the Twentieth Century.
Interior Design:
- Building Regulations
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Universal Design
Furniture Design:
- Structure & Material
- Outdoor Furniture
- Modular Systems
- Comfort
- Self Assembly
- Workstation
Design Communications:
- Digital Modelling
Critical Theory:
- After Modernism & Theories of Modernity
- Thesis Preparation
- Professional Practice
Interior Design:
- Research
- Concept Development
- Thesis Resolution
- Thesis Presentation
Furniture Design:
- Research
- Concept Development
- Thesis Resolution
- Thesis Presentation
We are currently closed for Advanced Entry Applications. The courses that will be open for advanced entry will be listed on the CAO website in January 2025. For information on how to make an Advanced Entry application, please visit our CAO Hub.
If this course opens for advanced entry, the following will apply:
To qualify for Advanced Entry applicants must be currently studying, completing, or have successfully completed, studies at Level 6, 7 or 8 in a Higher Education Institution (HEI) or an equivalent, in a related area. You must demonstrate by providing transcripts of results that you have achieved the learning outcomes for each stage you wish to advance past, for example:
- To enter Year 2 via Advanced Entry, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Year 1.
- For entry to Year 3, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1 and 2.
- For entry to Year 4, you must demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for Years 1, 2, and 3.
If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website.
What is enjoyable? I’ve made some life-long friends, learned from some incredibly talented tutors and have enjoyed every project thoroughly. The variety of design projects means there is something enjoyable for everyone.
What do you learn? We learn the skills that show off our imagination in a physical piece of work that can be presented to future clients.
What is useful? Learning valuable skills that are vital in the design profession, such as CAD, Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketchup.
Why do it? It’s an interesting and challenging subject that has new materials and trends coming out all the time.
On graduation, you may proceed to postgraduate studies leading to the award of MSc, MPhil or PhD at research institutes and universities worldwide.