Griffith College Dublin

BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture (HETAC) FINAL YEAR ADD ON (part-time)

This honours degree, add-on year, has been designed in response to increasing industry demand for honours degree level graduates possessing design skills pertaining to interior architecture. On completion of this one additional year of study, graduates are also entitled to progress to any masters level course under the national framework.

This course is restricted to 20 places and applicants for this programme will be assessed on an interview basis to ensure candidates have the knowledge and motivation to study at honours level on a part time basis.

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.

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