Our MA Interior Architecture and Design is designed for those with art, design, and architectural backgrounds. The postgraduate masters programme provides you with a creative blend of practical skills, research, and technology to develop designs that offer tangible solutions to current socio-economic issues and sustainability.
Youll study Interior Architecture and Design through a range of studio projects, specialist subjects and cross-disciplinary theoretical courses and will give you the chance to develop your own project and concepts that test and challenge the perceived norms. Youll gain the knowledge and skills to understand and explore interior architecture and design from a creative, theoretical, and practical perspective with emphasis on innovation, technology, and commercial relevance.
MA Interior Architecture and Design will allow you to understand the concepts, principles and theories of specialist design issues to help meet your individual professional aspirations. Youll develop the practical expertise and apply intellectual awareness to address interior architecture and design issues, problems and scenarios in an innovative, sustainable and socially conscious manner.
The programme offers specialised courses in interior architecture tectonics, tools and technology design thinking and innovation sustainable design and management interior architecture communities, engagement and practice and research methodologies. Youll apply your learned skills, techniques, and knowledge to undertake your final project and fine-tune your expertise within the industry.
Upon completion of the programme, youll be able to effectively approach and explore interior architecture and design and communicate ideas critically and effectively to a wide range of individuals and organisations, through professional visual, written, and verbal communication.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2026
Scottish Borders Campus
Nether Road Galashiels,
Galashiels,
Scottish Borders,
TD1 3HF, Scotland, United Kingdom
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
September 2025
Scottish Borders Campus
Nether Road Galashiels,
Galashiels,
Scottish Borders,
TD1 3HF, Scotland, United Kingdom
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or non-UK equivalent in interior design or architecture. Engineering degrees may also be considered. You should include a portfolio demonstrating your skills in Auto Computer Aided Design and creativity of interiors, floor plans and elevations as part of your application. In addition, extensive work or project experience in a related company role will be taken into consideration, please include your CV as part of your application. The minimum English language requirement for entry to this programme is IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.5 except for writing which must be at 6.0 minimum.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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