Kyle Broughton-Frew

Interior Architecture and Design course provides you with the skills to transform or give new life to spaces, as well as teaching you how to plan and design creative interiors.

You will look at hierarchies and relationships between different spaces, describing these relationships in new ways. This industry-aligned degree course offers you the opportunity to study and practise the adaption and re-use of space within new and existing building stock, while also addressing aesthetics, human needs, materiality and more, as well as the ephemeral qualities of atmosphere, character, colour, light and shade.

Alongside the regeneration of existing space, you will discover new interior environments, in a broad range of industry sectors, such as hospitality, retail, leisure and residential, using an experimental approach to design to develop the refined techniques required for effective space planning, conceptual design, development, visualisation and the refurbishment of space.

The creative pathways are delivered by a team of specialists in each area.

All students will take drawing classes which continue through the first half of the course. Drawing is seen to underpin all aspects of visual education. There is a contextual element with a series of delivered lectures designed to expand your understanding of art, culture and society.

The course has a close working relationship with the nationally recognised New Art Gallery in Walsall, and opportunities are available for students to share their thoughts with gallery staff. Students also have the opportunity to take part in events based at the gallery.

All students will have access to their own studio space, and an excellent range of facilities and workshops.

You will receive guidance and support in selecting and preparing a professional portfolio of work ready for future interviews.

The pre-degree Foundation is the traditional route to a degree. It is a portfolio-building programme recognised by top universities, the Foundation experience is highly valued by Universities/degrees. Statistically, people who complete a Foundation level 3 / level 4 course are more likely to complete their degree and more likely to complete a higher level degree.