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BA (Hons) Interior Design

The Interior Design programme provides students the opportunity to develop their creative and artistic talent within a unique, explorative and highly design-focused course structure where the main emphasis is on international contemporary design.

Throughout the programme, students are educated in design awareness, ability and critique, method construction and the technical characteristics required to advance a career in the vast and complex industry of interior design.

Why study Interior Design at Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Campus?

Strong links and support from a broad range of design industrial partners both in the UAE and within our global network.
Practical based programme addressing in detail all aspects of the interior design sector.
Unique British design education with an emphasis on high academic standards where students are exposed to design-focused collaborations with industry experts.
Praised highly for considerable active press and media coverage received over last three years.
Voted number one in Scotland for art and design and number eight in the UK.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 14

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Upon graduation, students can pursue a range of careers and roles within the interior design industry and its related areas, including:

interior designer (commercial, residential)
lighting designer
television, magazine and film set designer
healthcare design specialist
furniture designer
sole interior design practitioner
design director
retail window designer
interior site coordinator
interior space planner
exhibition designer

PSW Opportunity

After completion of their studies, students can change their study visa to work visa to extend their stay in Dubai.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Our normal entry criteria are listed below. However, please note that the final decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.

Students who are eligible to be admitted directly into second year can choose to join the first year, where available.

First year entry

GCE A-Level CCD (or BBBB at AS-Level)
CBSE or equivalent 65%
American High School Diploma + SAT1s - 1000.
UAE Tawjihiyya 80%
International Baccalaureate 24 points or above.
African WAEC / NECO / WASSCE B2s
BTEC Level 3 Ext Diploma MMM
FBISE grade 12 or equivalent 70%
Curriculum Russian/Kazakhstan (Attestat) with minimum grade of 5 + IELTS 6.0
EmSAT minimum 1400 English and 1200 Maths
Foundation year Successful completion of Heriot-Watt University Degree Entry Programme (Design Studies) with a BBBB. Degree Entry Programme (Management / Psychology) will also be considered.
A mix of A-Levels and AS-Levels are accepted as long as there are no duplicate subjects in each of the levels

Second year entry

Successful completion of first year of a recognized degree programme in related field with a strong portfolio of work. Please contact the Recruitment and Admissions Office to discuss further.
Transfer students from other universities may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus

PO Box 294345 , Dubai ,United Arab Emirates