Course Overview

Our BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design course provides you with the skills to transform or give new life to spaces, as well as teaching you how to plan and design creative interiors. You will look at hierarchies and relationships between different spaces, describing these relationships in new ways.

This industry-aligned degree course offers you the opportunity to study and practice the adaption and re-use of space within new and existing building stock, while also addressing aesthetics, human needs, materiality and more, as well as the ephemeral qualities of atmosphere, character, colour, light and shade.

Alongside the regeneration of existing space, you will discover new interior environments, in a broad range of industry sectors, such as hospitality, retail, leisure and residential, using an experimental approach to design to develop the refined techniques required for effective space planning, conceptual design, development, visualization and the refurbishment of space.

During each year of study you will be working closely with our team of Industry Professionals that dedicate time each week to working alongside you as students, helping to align all projects and work output with the industry standards, and in context of present day projects.

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

1st Year

  • 20th Century Movements in Architecture and Design
  • Re-ordering Space
  • Manipulating Space
  • Design Devices
  • Transforming Space 1
  • English for Academic Purposes

2nd Year

  • Design Communication
  • Interior Strategies
  • Collaborative Practice
  • Transforming Space 2
  • MPU 1 & 2

3rd Year

  • Critical Study
  • Design Integration
  • Major Project
  • MPU 3 & 4

Industry Training

Campus Life

MIA City Campus 

Students enrolled into the Interior Architecture and Design Program will enjoy the privilege of having studied at the Malaysian Institute of Art City Campus at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Landed conveniently at Jalan Ampang next to the Dang Wangi LRT stationit is just two stops away from KLCC and moving around saves you a lot on travelling expenses.  

You will find the Campus equipped with facilities that will keep you occupied with your course work even after scheduled classes. This will include the library which scenically faces the KL Forrest Eco Park, open work studios, virtual study space, gallery available for events and exhibitions, laser cutting room for model making and much more.  

Life at the Campus gets going with various eateries and supermarkets which are just a few minutes’ walk away from the Campus or you can choose to hop on the train to KLCC for more choices and entertainment. Besides the regular course work, students get to organize their own festive gatherings, parties or plan for a trip to study sites. 

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Career Opportunities

  • Self –practice in Interior Design
  • Designer in Architecture and Interior Design Firms
  • Practice in Furniture Industry
  • Showroom / Window Display Designer
  • Colour Scheme Advisor
  • Sales Personnel for Building Materials
  • Exhibition / Event Designer
  • Building Model Maker
  • 3-D Visualizer