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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
