Mode of Study

Full-time

Start Date

25th Aug 2025, 2 years

Location

City Campus

Applications from International Students Welcome

Overview

This course builds on the skills and knowledge gained in HNC Interior Design and allows you to further develop the creative, analytical, technical and professional skills required for a career in interior design. This course can also lead to further study in HE, and allow access to degree programmes in interior design and related fields, at various levels.

The course will be taught by a team of professional interior designers, and other professional designers who have both extensive industry and teaching experience.  A blended learning & teaching approach may continue therefore an important part of your experience will be working independently to complete project work, managing your time and workload, while being supported by lecturing staff.

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Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

• Successful completion of an HNC Interior Design course or HND1 Interior Design, together with a strong portfolio and excellent reference from a course lecturer. 

Additional selection requirements

• You'll be invited for a group and/or individual interview where you can find out more about the course and tell us why you're interested in this subject area or we'll make an offer based on your application form.
• You'll be asked to provide examples of your art and design work.

ESOL entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English should have minimum SQA ESOL National 5 or equivalent for NC/NQ courses and ESOL Higher or equivalent for HNC/D courses.

What you study

You'll study: 

• Advanced practical application of the design process through a series of challenging and exciting interior design projects, which vary in scale and type, including hotels, restaurants, cafes, shops, and museums.
• Professional practice.
• Construction & detailing.
• Lighting Building Regulations. 
• 3D Digital Modelling (CAD).

Including how these integrate with and inform your design projects.

You will also undertake an advanced personal investigation into Design History and context.

Portfolio preparation is also a key focus within HND as students prepare to progress to Degree level study or employment in an Interior Design practice.

After the course

Careers

This course can lead to a variety of careers in interior design and architectural practices, CAD, property development, shop and office fitting, museum, and exhibition design. 

Continuing study

After this course, you can continue on to first, second or third year of a variety of degree courses such as:

• BA (Hons) Design Practice at City of Glasgow College. 
• BDes (Hons) Interior & Spatial Design at Edinburgh Napier University.
• BA (Hons) Interior Design at Glasgow School Of Art.
• BSc (Hons) Architectural Studies at Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
• BSc (Hons) Computer Aided Design University of the West of Scotland, Paisley.
• BA (Hons) Interior Design Edinburgh College of Art.
• BSc (Hons) Interior Environmental Design at Duncan Of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee.
• BA (Hons) Interior Design at Heriot Watt University, Scottish Borders Campus.