CAO Code GC 489
Points Level 2008 240pts
Framework Level HETAC LEVEL 8

Course Duration
Full-Time 4 years
 

About the Course
The honours degree programme has been designed in response to an increasing industrial demand for honours degree level employees with design skills relating to interior architecture, especially with regard to space planning, technology and visualisation. The graduates who successfully complete this programme will be able to design interiors in terms of space, materials, detailing and atmosphere. They will be able to sketch, draught, produce advanced computer aided visualisations, including walk-throughs, using the latest software packages, apply advanced technology and manage design projects. The degree programme has two main orientations: professional and academic. The syllabus for this programme has been created in consultation with the leading interior architects and interior designers in Ireland.

Progression
Holders of this qualification may wish to pursue a postgraduate diploma or masters programme in interior architecture or related disciplines.

Careers
Graduates of this course will be able to work as an interior architect in architectural and design practices. On entering the workplace they will be equipped to undertake interior architectural projects and independently carry them through to completion. Typically graduates work on projects in commercial design (galleries, leisure complexes, retail units, hotels) and specialist conversion projects, some involving building conservation. Due to the extensive training in new methods of computer-visualisation, including 3-D modelling, rendering and simulations, there are also significant opportunities as CAD specialists.

Fees

For all Design Course's Fee's are for tuition only. Materials for the course are not included in the course Fees. Material and printing costs vary for each student and each year.

Module List for BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture

Year 1
Semester I

• Studio I
• Analytical Drawing
• Architectural Drawing I
• History of Design
• Computer Studies

Semester II

• Studio II
• Architectural Drawing II
• Building Technology
• Design Principles

Year 2
Semester III

• Studio III
• Building Construction I
• Building Services
• Historicism
• Space Planning
• CAD I
• Material Science

Semester IV

• Studio IV
• Modernism
• Furniture and Fitting
• CAD II
• Building Construction II
• Structural Mechanics

Year 3
Semester V

• Studio V
• Building Regulations
• Health & Safety
• CAD III
• Post-Modernism

Semester VI

• Studio VI
• Building Conservation
• Themes and Issues in Contemporary Design
• CAD IV
• Professional Practice

Year 4
Semester VII

• Degree Project
• Contemporary Interior Architecture
• Vernacular Design
• Advanced CAD/3D Modelling I
• Project Management I
• Professional Communications
• Planning and Contract Law

Semester VIII

• Degree Project
• Practice Management
• Advanced CAD/3D Modelling II
• Project Management II
• Environmental Studies
• Sustainability