BA (Hons) Interior Architecture Bachelor's degree at Middlesex University
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture at Middlesex University. You'll study how materials, sustainability and spatial relationships shape interior environments, working alongside live briefs and established practitioners.
About this course
Study interior architecture at Middlesex University, London. Learn spatial design, sustainability and materials with live projects and expert tutors. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at Middlesex University, based in Hendon Campus. It is studied part-time; duration varies by route.
For Design, and creative and performing arts graduates from this provider, 85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 75% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £26,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Architecture, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Stronger evidence Published sample: 240. Cohort 2021-22. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 85% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 3 modules
- Design Thinking and CommunicationCompulsory30 credits
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An introduction to the fundamentals of design thinking and communication that enables you to prompt design ideation
- Studio: Spatial DesignCompulsory30 credits
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A studio-based module which is an introduction to the spatial principles of the interior through a series of design tasks that enables you to understand the design process
- Studio: Exploring people and placeCompulsory30 credits
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A studio-based module which is an exploration of the cultures and contexts of the interior that allows you to focus on forms of inhabitation and placemaking
Year 2 5 modules
- Studio: Designing for people and placeCompulsory30 credits
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A studio-based module which focuses on designing for people and place, with an emphasis on the impact of spatial interventions on human inhabitation
- Interior Architecture Studio: Explore Public SpacesCompulsory30 credits
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Focusing on research methods and practices to inform design thinking, the module explores how people interact with their environment. Through the close analysis of case studies and critical discourse you will be introduced to current societal issues and emerging ideas in professional practice, to explore the public interior as a shared space within the urban realm that is impacted by design intervention
- Interior Architecture Studio: Design Public SpacesCompulsory30 credits
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This module focuses on designing and communicating public interiors to address the interaction between people and their environment. You support your proposals through contextual analysis, translating research findings into design projects. The module encourages you to challenge conventional designed interventions into the public realm in response to an evolving urban landscape
- Interior Architecture: Context & ConstructionCompulsory30 credits
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This module develops an understanding of the critical role of in-depth research into the cultural, historical, political, and socio-economic contexts that underpin the practice of interior architecture, alongside the investigation of materials, construction technologies, and processes that are integral to shaping interior spaces and enriching the experience of interior environments
- Interior Architecture Studio: Re-imagining InteriorsCompulsory30 credits
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This module enables you to test and apply spatial design methods and practices to re-imagine the field of interior architecture practice. Working with and within existing buildings, contexts and communities, students address real-world challenges through their interpretation of the physical environment and its underlying narratives
Year 3/4 5 modules
- Interior PlacementOptional120 credits
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You will gain employment experience to provide an insight into the work, methods and operation of a professional design practice
- Interior Architecture: Research for DesignCompulsory30 credits
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This module introduces you to advanced research methods and practices that synthesise knowledge, understanding and critical analysis of interior architecture as a research-led practice. Through in-depth site investigation alongside critical enquiry into adjacent contexts and issues, the module captures new knowledge and frame major project proposals
- Interior Architecture Studio: Practices of ReuseCompulsory30 credits
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This module equips you with the knowledge and skills to interpret and explore the reuse of existing buildings and sites as a sustainable practice. From initial investigations into the local environment, through brief development and design ideation to the iteration of design proposals and outcomes, you will devise and test architectural interventions that foster social cohesion and inform the creation of a new social interface
- Interior Architecture Studio: Explore CommunityCompulsory30 credits
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This module will develop your skills by helping you: Explore research themes and creative pathways through strategic, detailed design development and illustrative representation. Analyse context and site, and engage with local communities to identify a cause or issue, and implement appropriate research-led design methods and practices to unlock and inform project proposals
- Interior Architecture Studio: Design for CommunityCompulsory30 credits
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This module will develop your skills by enabling you to develop complex design proposals that consolidate all aspects of your learning. This module will encourage empathetic engagement with context and community, you will reconfigure a selected site, proposing new uses that challenge how space is inhabited and experienced
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This course teaches interior architecture through spatial design, sustainability and materials, drawing on live projects and expert tutors. You'll typically progress from foundational design skills, learning to design through drawing, making and critique, to more complex briefs that engage with context, users and regulation. Early study covers architectural history and theory, construction and materials, and how buildings stand up. As you advance, you'll engage with environmental design, digital representation including CAD and BIM, and structural principles. In your final year, you'll usually undertake a major design project alongside professional practice study and a dissertation. Throughout, you can explore specialisations such as RIBA Part 1, sustainable design, urban design, BIM and digital practice, and portfolio development.
Who it's for
You're suited to this course if you're drawn to how interior space is conceived and built, and you think spatially about problems. You'll want to develop both conceptual rigour and practical skill, moving between sketch, material, and site. Part-time study works well if you're balancing work or other commitments whilst building or deepening your design practice. You'll thrive on live projects and direct feedback from experienced tutors.
Careers & job market
Nationally, 89% of graduates from Architecture courses are in work or further study fifteen months after graduating. Of those working, 75% are in highly skilled roles or continuing study. Starting salaries for interior architecture graduates range from £23,500 to £28,000; after five years, this typically reaches £24,650 to £34,800. These figures reflect national outcomes across Architecture graduates tracked through the Graduate Outcomes survey and Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data, not university-specific guarantees.
University & format
Middlesex University is a University based in Hendon, London. This BA (Hons) Interior Architecture is offered part-time and taught in English. The course leads to a nationally recognised Bachelor's degree. Middlesex University holds a Silver award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
Provider-published requirement; check the linked course page before applying.
Part-time application dates vary by provider. UCAS dates
Optional placement year. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Opened 2 July 2026; last choice 19 October 2026. Check vacancies now. A cached page never claims a place is still available.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| another higher-education qualification | 80% |
| a previous degree | 10% |
| A-levels or equivalent | 5% |
| Other | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code K120). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by Apply directly to the provider
Part-time application dates vary by provider. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at Middlesex University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Architecture graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £26,000 | £22,000 – £31,000 | 240 |
| 3 years after | £23,000 | £13,500 – £26,000 | 25 |
| 5 years after | £22,500 | £17,000 – £31,000 | 30 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 240. Cohort 2021-22.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in architecture · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Architecture nationally
National figures for Architecture graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
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What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 240. Cohort 2021-22. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Architecture courses at the same study level.
Compared with 228 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Artistic, literary and media occupationsSOC 2020 341 · 55% of published destinations · ASHE median £33,824
- Administrative occupationsSOC 2020 41 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,006
- Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsSOC 2020 214 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £32,574
- Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087
- Welfare and housing associate professionalsSOC 2020 322 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,937
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 30; response rate: 60%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Architecture graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Architecture graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Architecture practices
- Property developers
- Local-authority planning
- Construction firms
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Architecture graduates.
Architecture Design Lead EMEANeko HealthArchitecture Director - Data CentresAECOMArchitecture Managing Consultant: Consumer & Manufacturing GrowthAstro Studios, Inc.Architecture Lead on Equipment ManagementAirbusArchitecture - Senior Solutions Architect - IT1Parkdean Resorts UK LimitedArchitecture Managing Consultant, Consumer & ManufacturingPA ConsultingIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
Published home tuition is £9,790/year for this course. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £26,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.2 out of 10: NSS 72% · in work or study 85% · continued 90%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Middlesex University
Architecture, building and planning across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Hendon Campus
1,980 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Architecture right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Middlesex University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £17,200 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Middlesex University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Middlesex University and gov.uk before you apply.
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