A good degree (2.2 or above) in a design-related subject. In exceptional circumstances, ie where an applicant has several years experience working in a design industry, those with non-design degrees will be considered. Applicants need to show evidence of a portfolio and most will be invited for interview.
Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should be a maximum of 20 pages/images showing examples of projects from previous or ongoing academic studies. It should also include recent work undertaken in practice as appropriate.
Remember – it's useful for the course leader to see the range of representational skills you have as well as your approach to design.
Please upload your portfolio to an image-sharing website such as Flickr or Dropbox, and include the link in your application.
This course is aimed at graduates from a wide range of design-related backgrounds.
Interdisciplinary research and practice is promoted throughout the course, and creative collaborations are developed between designers, fine artists, architects and thinkers wanting to follow an advanced course in interior design.
Students share spacious top-lit studios and have their own individual working spaces. There are also dedicated computer suites as well as photographic and workshop facilities.
Staff bringing their expertise to this course include:
full-time academics who combine teaching with research and consultancy
part-time tutors who are also practising designers
eminent visiting specialists, critics and consultants
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Modules
Preliminary Design
Technology and Material Practices
Optional Module
Main Design
Research Methods
Masterwork
Our graduates generally succeed in finding challenging and rewarding work in the public and private sectors, nationally and internationally. Brighton graduates enjoy a reputation for being creative and innovative designers, responsive to the needs of people and places. In addition, this postgraduate programme offers opportunities for experimental and exploratory work in spatial design both within and beyond the limits of professional practice.
Previous students include:
an interior designer at Harrison Ince
an interior designer at gpstudio
a store designer at Estée Lauder Travel Retail
an architect at Nest Architects
an architectural technologist at Agora Chartered Architects
an industrial and interior designer at B-H Design
a senior interior designer at Hirsch Bedner Associates
a creative director at Night Art Design Studio
a designer at Johnson Naylor
an interior architect at Cramer Möbel Design
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
