BA Interior Architecture and Design
About this course
BA (Honours) in Interior Architecture and Design, an interior architecture and design degree focused on transforming existing buildings and spatial strategies. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Engineering Design, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can optionally undertake a foundation year and an optional placement year. The first year covers the foundations through Interior Principles: Space, Form + Architecture and Interior Strategies: People + Place. The second year explores collaboration and spatial design through Future Now: Collaboration In Action, Interior Context: Eat + Sleep, and Interior Practice: Work + Play, alongside an optional Study Abroad - Creative Industries module. The third year includes the Undergraduate Sandwich Placement Applied Professional Diploma. The final year concludes with advanced studies in Interior Exterior: Cultural Context and Interior Futures: Professional Pathways.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112-120 A level: BBC-BBB at A Level. BTEC: DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma. T level: Merit overall from a T Level Qualification
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What students say
Based on about 30 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 80%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 65 students who started
- Continued on course: 86%
- Gained a higher qualification: 2%
- Left higher education: 8%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Design occupations: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 315 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 46%
- East Midlands: 14%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 6%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 80 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Interior Principles: Space, Form + Architecture
- Interior Strategies: People + Place
- Future Now: Collaboration In Action
- Interior Context: Eat + Sleep
- Interior Practice: Work + Play
- Study Abroad - Creative Industries
- Undergraduate Sandwich Placement Applied Professional Diploma
- Interior Exterior: Cultural Context
- Interior Futures: Professional Pathways
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £31,500. The £26,500 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Design studies.
What do graduates of BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University?
78% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
Does BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Interior Architecture and Design at Sheffield Hallam University?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 8% left higher education.