Interior Design

Entry requirements

Honours degree, normally 2.1 or above, and/or relevant work experience.

Entry requirements for international students can be found on the course page.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MA Interior Design degree at UCA Canterbury is for designers who want to push their thinking, test their ideas, and grow their practice.

This Interior Design course is about more than mastering skills; it’s about finding your voice and learning how to use it through design. It will give you the space, structure and support to explore what interior design means to you, and how you can use it to shape the world around you.

We see interior design as more than decoration or function. It’s about how people feel in a space, how materials and objects interact, and how we create meaningful connections between people, places and experiences. We encourage you to see space as a medium for communication, culture and change.

This course is open to graduates from interior design and related disciplines who are ready to take the next step. You might be looking to specialise in a new area, experiment with emergent tools and technologies, or refine your approach to spatial design. Whatever your direction, you’ll find the freedom and guidance to build a practice that’s truly your own.

Conversation is a key part of how we teach. Through regular tutorials, critiques and studio discussions, you’ll develop your ideas in dialogue with tutors, peers and visiting professionals. You’ll explore how interior design connects with themes like sustainability, heritage, immersive media, social impact and more — and how you want to position yourself in relation to them.

As part of this Interior Design masters degree you’ll work on a self-directed major project that reflects your personal interests and ambitions. You’ll also take part in hands-on workshops, research, prototyping and testing using both digital and physical tools.

There’s a strong focus on rigorous process development, helping you refine your thinking, test ideas thoroughly, and build a design methodology that is both reflective and robust. Whether you’re drawn to domestic interiors, exhibitions, retail environments or speculative spaces, we'll support you in developing a distinctive and thoughtful design process.

Our studio culture is collaborative and inclusive. You’ll share ideas, feedback and opportunities with students from MA Product Design and MA Architecture, enriching your understanding of how interiors relate to objects, experiences and the built environment. You’ll also take part in study visits and hear from guest critics and practitioners who bring global and industry perspectives.

After you completing your Masters in Interior Design you’ll leave with a strong body of work. You'll also have a clearer sense of your design identity and have gained the confidence to move forward into professional practice, further study or your own design venture.

Information for international students

UCA has a global student community and welcomes creatives from around the world.

Fees and funding

Please visit our website for information on fees and scholarships.