BA (Hons) 3D Design (Pathways in Interior Design or Product Design)

  • International students can apply
  • Overseas study available
  • Work placement opportunity
Qualification Entry requirements 2013
UCAS tariff points 240-280 points
GCE A level 240-280 points including an A2 in an Art and Design or a Design and Technology subject at grade C
GCE A level double award 240-280 points in an Art and Design or a Design and Technology subject
BTEC National Diploma DMM
BTEC Higher National Diploma applicants may be considered for entry into year 2
Foundation Degree overall pass
Scottish Highers 240-280 points including an appropriate subject
Irish Leaving Certificate 240-280 points including an appropriate subject
International Baccalaureate 26 points including an appropriate subject

Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

English Language Requirements

International applicants will be required to show a proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.0 (no element below 5.5) is proof of this.

Applicant profile

The UCAS application should indicate, as well as the required academic qualifications, an awareness of Interior Design through the applicant’s statement. This may be evidenced by some knowledge and understanding of the chosen subject area through visits to exhibitions, buildings, knowledge of practitioners, appropriate technical journals, You should be verbally articulate and be able to demonstrate reasoned judgment in written formats relevant to their chosen subject of study.  

As with all design courses, good visual communication skills are required. This can include drawing in its broadest sense, from observational drawing through sketch development, to presentation drawings and scale technical drawing.

The ability to understand 3D form and scale needs to be shown within a portfolio of work if invited for interview. The portfolio should contain evidence of both observed and experimental media application.  

All suitable applicants to the course are interviewed.