Course units
Year 1
Unit 1:Introduction to Interior and Spatial Design
Unit 1 is an introduction to the course, the College, the University and to the local neighbourhood of Camberwell.
Unit 2: Collaborative spatial interventions (Design studio 1)
In Unit 2, you’ll undertake a live build collaborative project with local community partners. This will introduce you to socially and environmentally engaged spatial design practice and key interior and spatial design skills.
Unit 3: Spatial narratives (Theory and practice 1)
Unit 3 introduces historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts of interior and spatial design. You’ll craft a scale model in response to a spatial text and compose an illustrated research journal that narrates the research and process of your theoretical and practical studies.
Unit 4: Socially engaged design (Design studio 2)
Unit 4 deals with the research, development, and material resolution of a speculative interior and spatial design project. You’ll address global social, racial and environmental concerns at a local scale, articulating your own responses and suggested resolutions.
Year 2
Unit 5: Collaborative and collective practices
You’ll be introduced to different ways in which collaborative working can help you to focus and enhance your own creative strengths. You’ll have the chance to work with fellow students and creative communities.
Unit 6: Inclusive spatial practices (Design studio 3)
Unit 6 develops an understanding of the theory and practice of inclusive design. The brief will offer you the opportunity to explore and develop approaches to create inclusive spaces within an existing interior context.
Unit 7: Narratives for spatial agency (Theory and practice 2)
In unit 7 you’ll explore the potential of interior and spatial design to accelerate advocacy and imagine and realise fairer worlds for nature and humanity. You’ll apply your thinking to the research of complex urban site condition and compose a journal that narrates the research process in visuals and text.
Unit 8: Spatial design agency (Design studio 4)
In unit 8 you’ll apply unit 7 site and theoretical research findings to develop a detailed interior and spatial design proposal. This will communicate your position on the role of design as a tool for social, racial, and environmental change.
Year 3
Unit 9: Professional futures
This unit aims to address the 3Es: employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship. You'll reflect on your learning and skills across the entirety of your study. You’ll have an opportunity to showcase your outcomes and intentions. You'll consider your next steps as you enter industry or continue with your education.
Unit 10: Critical spatial narratives (Theory and practice 3)
In unit 10 you’ll compose a multimodal research journal centred around ideas of climate justice. This will demonstrate your personal position towards interior and spatial design as a critical practice.
Unit 11: Design for climate justice (Design studio 5)
Unit 11 asks you to develop a self-led design project which concludes with a design proposition centred around ideas of climate justice.
Optional Diploma between Years 2 and 3
Between Years 2 and 3 of the course you will have the opportunity to undertake one of the following additional UAL qualifications:
Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS)
This optional diploma can be taken between years 2 and 3. With support from your tutors, you will undertake an industry placement for a minimum of 100 days/20 weeks. As well as developing industry skills, you will gain an additional qualification upon successful completion.
Diploma in Creative Computing
Between years 2 and 3, you can undertake the year-long Diploma in Creative Computing. This will develop your skills in creative computing alongside your degree. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate course, you will graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design (with Creative Computing).
Diploma in Apple Development
This optional diploma can be taken between years’ 2 and 3. You’ll have the opportunity to become an accredited Apple developer, undertaking a learning programme designed by Apple for UAL. After successfully completing the diploma and your undergraduate degree, you’ll graduate with an enhanced degree: BA (Hons) Interior and Spatial Design (with Apple Development).