BA Interior Design
About this course
BA (Hons) in Interior Design, a fashion design degree focused on spatial arrangement and the creative reuse of existing buildings. Core topics include Engineering Design. The course is taught through dedicated studio spaces and incorporates both permanent staff and visiting industry experts. The first year covers foundational methods through physical hand drawings, sketchbooks and model-making. The second year develops analytical skills with precedent study analysis, inclusive design principles, socially contextual projects, change of use, sustainable approaches and material understanding. The third year advances technical capabilities through spatial layout, the section, material specification and assembly, lighting design, advanced CAD and visualisation, interior construction detailing and principles of building standards. The fourth year enables specialisation driven by personal reflection, contextual and theoretical learning, specialist disciplinary knowledge and the needs and aspirations of the relevant user group.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 9%: 26 offers from 302 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 95%
- Working and studying: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Design occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 27%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 40%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 40%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 40%
- No formal qualifications: 15%
Modules
- physical hand drawings
- sketchbooks
- model-making
- precedent study analysis
- inclusive design principles
- socially contextual projects
- change of use
- sustainable approaches
- material understanding
- spatial layout
- the section
- material specification and assembly
- lighting design
- advanced CAD and visualisation
- interior construction detailing
- principles of building standards
- your own specific interests
- personal position
- practice
- engage
- discuss
- make
- present
- critique
- contextual and theoretical learning
- specialist disciplinary knowledge
- personal reflection
- the needs and aspirations of the relevant user group
- demonstrating the positive impact interior design can play in enhancing peoples’ lives
- the significant role of interior design in wider society
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £37,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 149 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh?
9% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 26 offers from 302 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Interior Design at University of Edinburgh?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.