Interior Architecture and Design BA

IT Sligo

Bachelor degree

36 months

Application deadlines: February 1

Processing time: 14 days

Application fee: €250

Full-time

Intakes: September

International tuition: €10,500

Domestic tuition: €3,000

The learning experience is accessible, experiential, self−directed and supported in order to promote both independence and responsibility as part of a design team. Our graduates are confident, critical thinkers with a personal vision toward quality design, equipped to become active and enthusiastic participants within their local communities and with the potential to transfer these skills to a global context.Through our progressive approach to design education we aim to empower students with a core belief in the genius loci of a region and a desire to make a positive difference.

This program can be done

On campus

Exams:

TOEFL iBT
IELTS
TOEFL PBT

All applicants must apply through the CAO system. CAO applicants who are applying in the year of their Leaving Certificate are awarded a place based on Leaving Certificate points. The requirement for entry to the Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and Design is six subjects at Leaving Certificate level. A limited number of places will be offered to mature students (over 23yrs of age) and graduates and transfers from other third level programmes. Students applying from outside the Republic of Ireland must demonstrate equivalency. Non Standard Applicants may be called for interview and must present a portfolio demonstrating creative ability. Appropriate graduates from other programmes must apply directly to The Registrar’s Office of IT Sligo. Mature students apply through the CAO and will be called for interview. A request for supplementary information will be made including certified transcript of previous results. Places may be awarded based on this supplementary information.

Interior Architecture and Design graduates work in a variety of environments including architectural practice, in-house and freelance design for retail, public spaces, leisure environments, contract interiors and workspaces. There are also opportunities in exhibition design, TV and film, lighting design, visualisation, 3D modelling and point of purchase design. Our programme gives students the opportunity to develop a broad range of transferable skills and design understanding that will enable them to work worldwide in many different contexts. Many graduates will go straight into design practice while others choose to pursue further academic study in areas of architecture, interiors, furniture design and conservation of historic buildings. Students who achieve a 70% average overall in the BA in Interior Architecture and Design Level 7 course may be eligible to transfer into Year 4 of our BA (Honours) in Interior Architecture Level 8 course. Students who achieve a 40% average overall in the BA in Interior Architecture and Design Level 7 course may be eligible to transfer into Year 3 of our BA (Honours) in Interior Architecture Level 8 course. Graduates from our BA in Interior Architecture and Design will be entitled to Associate Membership of the Institute of Designers in Ireland.

Sligo , Ireland