BA (Hons) Interior Design Bachelor's degree at Middlesex University
BA (Hons) Interior Design at Middlesex University. You'll develop your creative vision through real projects, professional software and expert guidance in London.
About this course
Study interior design in London. Develop your creative vision through real projects, professional software and expert guidance at Middlesex. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Interior Design is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at Middlesex University, based in Hendon Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Design studies graduates from this provider, 82% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 30% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £24,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Art & Design, 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)
Limited evidence Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 82% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 80% (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
Module details
An introduction to the fundamentals of design thinking and communication that enables you to prompt design ideation. Comprehend and interpret the histories, theories, cultures, and contexts of the interior to situate design thinking. Identify and analyse relevant primary and secondary sources to initiate design ideation. Use case studies to evaluate design processes, challenges, and outcomes. Apply an understanding of analogue and digital skills to express design ideas.
- Studio: Spatial DesignCompulsory30 credits
Module details
A studio-based module that is an introduction to the spatial principles of the interior through a series of design tasks that enables you to understand the design process. Identify and explore the spatial principles of interior architecture and design to approach spatial design challenges. Articulate a design vocabulary for the interior. Develop analogue and digital literacies for articulating design thinking, ideation and iteration. Apply an understanding of scale, proportion and spatial arrang
- Studio: Exploring people and placeCompulsory30 credits
Module details
A studio-based module that is an exploration of the cultures and contexts of the interior that allows you to focus on forms of inhabitation and placemaking. Reflect on the cultures and contexts of the interior to initiate design thinking. Identify research findings to inform the design process. Evaluate users and uses of the interior to inform the design process. Analyse and evaluate the relevance and significance of form, materiality, and atmosphere in the creation of the interior. Organise inf
Year 2 5 modules
- Studio: Designing for people and placeCompulsory30 credits
Module details
A studio-based module that focuses on designing for people and place, with an emphasis on the impact of spatial interventions on human inhabitation. Apply an understanding of the spatial principles of interior architecture and design to inform design proposals. Evaluate the impact of spatial interventions on human inhabitation. Develop projects using interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to the interiors. Explore the interdependence of users and uses of the interior. Organize and communi
- Interior Design Studio: Explore Commercial InteriorsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Introduces the principles and strategies of commercial interior design, you will identify and apply research methods and practices to interpret its contexts and challenges. Through the analysis of existing sites and market factors, you will evaluate contemporary trends and offer alternative solutions through design ideation and development. Functional and operational appropriateness are essential considerations, as is future-proofing potential outcomes.
- Interior Design Studio: Design Commercial InteriorsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Introduces you to the art of designing for commercial clients, the module focuses on the design and communication of commercial interiors. Through detailed research and analysis, you will demonstrate the functional and operational benefits of your proposals in response to changing market conditions.
- Interior Design: Context & ConstructionCompulsory30 credits
Module details
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 Design, alongside the investigation of materials, construction technologies, and processes that are integral to shaping interior spaces and enriching the experience of interior environments.
- Interior Design Studio: Experiential InteriorsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Enables you to test and apply newly acquired spatial competencies to address real-world design challenges. Focusing on the user-experience, you work within existing buildings to develop design proposals that test how people sense and navigate interior worlds.
Optional placement year 1 modules
- Interior PlacementOptional120 credits
Module details
You will gain employment experience to provide an insight into the work, methods and operation of a professional design practice. Design processes and practice in a professional context. Demonstrate knowledge of materials and building technologies. Apply the knowledge of the nature and operation of a professional design practice or office. Generate professional design communication ideas and proposals. Reflect on professional design practice and identify career and development pathways within th
Year 3 4 modules
- Interior Design: Research for DesignCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Introduces you to advanced research methods and practices that synthesise your knowledge, understanding and critical exploration of Interior Design as a diverse field of practice. The aim of the module is to establish a research-led design process that focuses on site investigation, essay writing and case study analysis as primary tools for shaping critical thinking around the Interior.
- Interior Design Studio: Branded EnvironmentsCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Enables you to undertake and articulate a critically engaged design process from inception, through design development, to design resolution and presentation. Based on a current and commercially relevant client, you will re-imagine your interiors through a focus on brand identity, sustainability and the public interface.
- Interior Design Studio: Explore Sustainable FuturesCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Allows you to focus on designing a project of substantial scale and complexity, identifying a client, conducting extensive market research, analysing a site and developing a negotiated brief to propose strategies for articulating potential design solutions.
- Interior Design Studio: Design Sustainable FuturesCompulsory30 credits
Module details
Focuses on a practice-led design project of substantial scale and complexity. Integrating all aspects of your learning experience into a single output, students repurpose a multi-storey existing building to ensure its sustainable future.
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
At Middlesex, you'll develop your creative vision through real projects, professional software and expert guidance. A course like this normally moves from visual foundations in Year 1, colour, composition, form, materials and processes, through contextual studies that ground contemporary practice in design history. Year 2 builds sustained studio practice and personal direction, alongside digital and emerging media tools relevant to your interests. You'll also work on live client briefs with real deadlines. In Year 3, you'll pursue a specialist pathway in areas such as graphic design, illustration, fine art, fashion and textiles, or UX and digital work, while developing professional practice skills and a portfolio. The course culminates in a self-directed major project exhibited at a degree show.
Who it's for
You're drawn to interior spaces and how they function, how colour, form, materials and light shape how people experience environments. You're curious about design research and keen to test ideas through real projects rather than purely theoretical study. You want structured guidance from practising professionals, combined with freedom to explore specialist interests. This course suits you if you thrive working across software tools, sketches and prototypes, and if you're ready to develop a portfolio alongside your learning.
Careers & job market
Across Art & Design courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after leaving university. Starting salaries for this cohort typically sit between £22,000 and £27,000, though by five years post-graduation the range widens to £20,825–£29,400. About 55% of working graduates in Art & Design move into highly skilled roles or pursue further study. Your own career trajectory will depend on your work, location and specialism.
University & format
The BA (Hons) Interior Design is taught full-time over 3 years at Middlesex University, a university located in Hendon, London. Teaching is in English. The course leads to a nationally recognised Bachelor's degree. Middlesex holds Silver status for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 and is. The university is a recognised UK degree-awarding body.
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.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Provider-published requirement; check the linked course page before applying.
Optional placement year. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 85% |
| a foundation course | 10% |
| a previous degree | 5% |
| another higher-education qualification | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
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. 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 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. 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 Art & Design 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 | £24,000 | £20,000 – £26,000 | 20 |
| 3 years after | £21,500 | £15,500 – £26,000 | 275 |
| 5 years after | £25,500 | £19,500 – £31,500 | 280 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in art & design · 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 Art & Design nationally
National figures for Art & Design 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
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
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. Limited evidence. Published sample: 20; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. 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 Art & Design courses at the same study level.
Compared with 1,698 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.
- Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 25% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087
- Sales occupationsSOC 2020 71 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £15,975
- Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsSOC 2020 214 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £32,574
- Skilled trades occupationsSOC 2020 5 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £34,241
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: 140; response rate: 55%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Is BA (Hons) Interior Design worth it?
Weigh it carefully. On these figures graduates of BA (Hons) Interior Design earn close to non-graduate pay, so on cost alone the course is slow to pay off.
Cumulative earnings vs. going straight to work at 18, counting tuition and 3 years of wages given up while studying. The model remains below break even after 30 years. This is a simplified gross-earnings comparison, not a forecast of cash loan repayments.
Model: this course’s own median graduate earnings (Graduate Outcomes / LEO) above the £24,000 non-graduate baseline (ONS), net of £9,790/yr over 3 years (published course home fee). Eligible England-domiciled students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan; repayments are 9% only on income above the threshold, with anything left written off after 40 years. That makes the cash flow different from conventional commercial debt. Opportunity cost assumes £18,000 gross earnings forgone in each study year; figures are nominal and exclude tax, living costs, investment returns and loan interest. A simplified estimate. Earnings and actual fees vary by graduate, provider, fee status and UK nation.
Job market & outlook
How Art & Design 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 Art & Design 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
- Design studios & agencies
- In-house brand teams
- Games & media companies
- Freelance & self-employed
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Art & Design graduates.
Fine Art TechnicianFirst Choice StaffPharmacy Technician – Brand New State-of-the-Art HospitalCompass AssociatesArtificial Intelligence Engineering ManagerMBN SolutionsArtificial Intelligence EngineerExperis UKDelivery Driver (Part Time 24 hours) - AndoverOcado LogisticsCompliance Business PartnerNashrock Insurance RecruitmentIs 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
82% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £24,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.5 out of 10: NSS 93.9% · in work or study 82% · continued 80%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Middlesex University
Design, and creative and performing arts 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 Art & Design 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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