BDes (Hons) Interior & Spatial Design 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Edinburgh Napier University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

20,310 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The BDes (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design programme is taught by expert practitioners in Edinburgh's vibrant interior design, exhibition and lighting design industries, producing graduates with  profound understanding of real projects, real clients and real materials.

Underpinned by a studio culture designed to foster collaboration and peer learning, this course offers you the opportunity to undertake live projects with clients and engage with internationally recognised practices for work placements, go on international exchange with partner institutions, and to immerse yourself in study trips to leading centres of design.

This experience is backed up by a considerable track record of success, including winners of multiple Interior Educators National Student Awards in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024, Gold in the Creative Conscience Awards and the 2024 IFI GAP Awards.

BDes (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design programme also provides opportunities for international study, exchange and work-based learning.

This is a full-time course studied over four years. Through a carefully choreographed series of projects, you'll explore the large and the small, the public and the private, the old and the new, the solid and the void. Specialist tutors in computer-aided design, technological studies and theoretical perspectives inform and support the core design projects.

You'll design interior and exterior spaces relating to a wide range of themes including residential, commercial, civic and the arts.

The primary focus is to allow you to develop a sophisticated design language and an understanding of the relationship between space, form, structure and materials within the context of building purpose, the end-user and the wider environment.

In addition to traditional skills such as drawing and model making you'll learn to use specific design software (AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max) to articulate design ideas and design processes and to investigate the associated technical issues of design proposals.

You'll gain the skills to develop unique design ideas, establish rigorous design processes, deal with complex design issues, make informed judgements and communicate conclusions clearly to a professional audience.

Design development is supported by research and experimentation and is augmented by conceptual, technical and regulatory studies as the course advances.

In Year 3 you'll have the opportunity to study with one of our overseas partners in Europe, China, or North America, or undertake a work placement.

In the final year you'll devise your major project, articulating an individual design philosophy and further enhancing your subject specific skills and knowledge.

There is a strong studio culture supported by a multidisciplinary staff team of academics and industry-based practitioners. This course will provide you with the increasingly trans-disciplinary skills of the design profession and a thorough understanding of contemporary creative practice.

You'll also gain transferable skills in problem solving, planning, leadership, teamwork, communication and time management.

Graduates are equipped with the collaborative, professional and computer-aided design skills required to operate in design practice and work in fields as diverse as exhibition and museum design, retail design, lighting design, design for responsive environments, exterior spaces and both commercial and residential interiors.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The BDes (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design programme is taught by expert practitioners in Edinburgh's vibrant interior design, exhibition and lighting design industries, producing graduates with  profound understanding of real projects, real clients and real materials.

Underpinned by a studio culture designed to foster collaboration and peer learning, this course offers you the opportunity to undertake live projects with clients and engage with internationally recognised practices for work placements, go on international exchange with partner institutions, and to immerse yourself in study trips to leading centres of design.

This experience is backed up by a considerable track record of success, including winners of multiple Interior Educators National Student Awards in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024, Gold in the Creative Conscience Awards and the 2024 IFI GAP Awards.

BDes (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design programme also provides opportunities for international study, exchange and work-based learning.

This is a full-time course studied over four years. Through a carefully choreographed series of projects, you'll explore the large and the small, the public and the private, the old and the new, the solid and the void. Specialist tutors in computer-aided design, technological studies and theoretical perspectives inform and support the core design projects.

You'll design interior and exterior spaces relating to a wide range of themes including residential, commercial, civic and the arts.

The primary focus is to allow you to develop a sophisticated design language and an understanding of the relationship between space, form, structure and materials within the context of building purpose, the end-user and the wider environment.

In addition to traditional skills such as drawing and model making you'll learn to use specific design software (AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max) to articulate design ideas and design processes and to investigate the associated technical issues of design proposals.

You'll gain the skills to develop unique design ideas, establish rigorous design processes, deal with complex design issues, make informed judgements and communicate conclusions clearly to a professional audience.

Design development is supported by research and experimentation and is augmented by conceptual, technical and regulatory studies as the course advances.

In Year 3 you'll have the opportunity to study with one of our overseas partners in Europe, China, or North America, or undertake a work placement.

In the final year you'll devise your major project, articulating an individual design philosophy and further enhancing your subject specific skills and knowledge.

There is a strong studio culture supported by a multidisciplinary staff team of academics and industry-based practitioners. This course will provide you with the increasingly trans-disciplinary skills of the design profession and a thorough understanding of contemporary creative practice.

You'll also gain transferable skills in problem solving, planning, leadership, teamwork, communication and time management.

Graduates are equipped with the collaborative, professional and computer-aided design skills required to operate in design practice and work in fields as diverse as exhibition and museum design, retail design, lighting design, design for responsive environments, exterior spaces and both commercial and residential interiors.

Admission Requirements

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27+
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56+
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Minimum Year 1 Scottish Higher
Standard Entry Requirement: BBBC preferably including one of: Art and Design, Design and Manufacture or Daydream Believers Level 6 Creative Thinking at grade B.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: BCCC preferably including one of: Art and Design, Design and Manufacture or Daydream Believers Level 6 Creative Thinking at grade B.
You may be given an adjusted offer of entry if you meet our specified minimum entry requirements within our widening participation criteria, and outlined in our Contextual Admissions Policy. Click here for further information about our entry requirements and admissions policies.
A Level
CCC preferably including one of: Art and Design/Design and Technology: (Product Design) Irish Leaving Certificate
H2, H3, H3, H3 at HL preferably including Art. BTEC (QCF) Extended Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject. Related subjects include - Art and Design/Art and Design Practice/Creative Media Practice/Creative Media Production/Creative Digital Media Production. Others may be considered please refer to admissions team. BTEC (QCF) National Diploma Level 3
Minimum grades DD (Distinction, Distinction) in a related subject. Related subjects include - Art and Design/Art and Design Practice/Creative Media Practice/Creative Media Production/Creative Digital Media Production. Others may be considered please refer to admissions team. International Baccalaureate Diploma
Award of Diploma with 27 points overall with three HL subjects with grades 6,5,4 preferably including one of: Visual Arts or Design Technology. T Level
Grade Pass T Level should preferably be completed in a Creative/Design subject. Please contact [email protected] to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.

30 Jun 2026
4 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
1,820 GBP
International
20,310 GBP

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