The Interior Design MA at the Royal College of Art explores interior design practice while considering its ability for social change.

The MA Interior Design focuses on emergent ideas and issues concerning the design of the interior through research, practice and making.

You will investigate how the interior acts as an interface between its occupants and the built environment and consider it as an agent for social change.

The programme encourages speculation, analysis and rigour, challenging you to develop your own independent and critical responses through reworking existing structures, designing installations or creating permanent interventions using space, objects and materials.

You learn through design studios, supported by lectures, seminars and workshops and are encouraged to question, experiment and challenge your processes by 'thinking through making' in both analogue and digital media.

The course modules include Primer, Media Studies, Platforms, AcrossRCA and Independent Research Project.

School: Royal College of Art
Course: Interior Design MA
Type: Postgraduate
Location: London, UK
Course dates: September 2026 to July 2027
Application deadline: 19 January 2026

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What will I learn during this course?

– Critical ideas and methods about interior space to help generate new meanings for buildings, objects and interiors
– Collaboration with students from other programmes on a self-initiated themed project that addresses cultural, social, environmental or economic issues
– Apply intellectual, technical and professional skills to briefs

What are the requirements?

– A portfolio showcasing your work and artistic vision
– A personal statement (around 300 words) describing interests, motivations and future goals
– An introduction video (maximum two minutes) to introduce yourself and explain artistic approach and project ideas

What facilities and resources are available?

– Infrastructure, discipline-specific tooling and support for students to master the skills for their particular aesthetic and approach
– Guidance from technicians in glass, metalwork, jewellery, embroidery, screen printing, dying or letterpress printing
– Specialist facilities across cutting-edge digital technologies such as VR, 360 sound, robotics, rapid prototyping, CNC milling and 3D scanning

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