Department of Interior Design Courses

UNDERGRADUATE

Name of programme
BA in Interior Design
B8BA6Q
Offered in the Department of Interior Design.

Purpose of the programme

The purpose of the Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design is to develop and prepare students for entry into a career in interior design or into postgraduate studies, by enabling them to apply integrated knowledge and conceptual thinking skills to innovatively solve a range of interior design problems. This programme will equip students with a thorough foundation in the knowledge of design practice and theory, to conduct design criticism and research.

Brief description of the programme

Interior Designers engage with a range of interior spaces to create innovative spatial solutions with a thorough knowledge of building technology, materials and human environment needs.

The Department of Interior Design offers an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree, a fourth-year Bachelor’s Honours Degree and a Master of Design. The Department’s facilities include designated studio areas for first-year to Master’s students and a centrally-located specialist computer studio.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are qualified for interior design careers in:

• Retail and commercial display
• Hospitality design
• Corporate design
• Exhibition design and display systems
• Residential design

Duration of Study

Three years

Curriculum

CODE                    MODULE
BAID6Y1              Interior Design 1
BACD6Y1             Interior Design Construction and Detailing 1
BACT6Y1             Interior Design Communication Technology 1
BAHT6Y1             History and Theory of Interior Design 1
BABS6Y1             Building Services and Materials 1
BAEN6A1            Entrepreneurship 1 (Semester 1)
BASD6B1             Sustainable Design 1 (Semester 2)

BAID6Y2              Interior Design 2
BACD6Y2             Interior Design Construction and Detailing 2
BACT6Y2             Interior Design Communication Technology 2
BAHT6Y2             History and Theory of Interior Design 2
BABS6Y2             Building Services and Materials 2
BAEN6A2            Entrepreneurship 2 (Semester 1)
BASD6B2             Sustainable Interior Design 2 (Semester 2)

BAID6Y3              Interior Design 3
BACD6Y3             Interior Design Construction and Detailing 3
BAHT6Y3             History and Theory of Interior Design 3
BAPP6A3              Professional Interior Design Practice 3 (Semester 1)

Admission Requirements

• The following minimum admission requirements must be met:
  • A National Senior Certificate with requirements as outlined below or
  • An equivalent qualification at an equivalent standard as determined by a Status Committee. A National Certificate (Vocational) would not be considered.
    • A minimum APS of 23 with Mathematics or 24 with Mathematical Literacy is required to apply for the programme
    • Language of teaching and learning *: 4
    • Other recognised language **: 4
    • Mathematics (Maths) only: 4 OR Mathematical Literacy: 5

* English, Home Language or English First Additional Language / ** Home Language or English First Additional Language

• Recommended subjects include Art and Mathematics.
• Additional requirements after meeting minimum requirements: Entrance assessment and submission of a specified portfolio

Selection Criteria

• Applicants meeting the minimum entrance requirements outlined above (APS or M-score) for the BA (Interior Design) Degree will be invited to participate in an entrance selection portfolio process.
• You will be informed by means of an official entrance selection letter from the faculty regarding the portfolio requirements and the submission process.

Entrance Selection Portfolio Requirements

The entrance selection portfolio requirements for the BA Interior Design (B8BA6Q) will consist of the following sections:

• Section 1 – Self-Introduction Video

Upload a video of yourself.
This video must not be longer than 30 seconds.
A video that is longer than 30 seconds will not be assessed.
Very briefly, in 30 seconds, tell us who you are and what you find most exciting about studying at FADA.
Submission Format:  MP4, 40MB

• Section 2 – Three-Dimensional Drawing

Draw a three-dimensional drawing of a chair OR a shoe OR a prominent South African building of your choice.
Submission Format:  jpg, jpeg, png, 2MB

• Section 3 – Written Component

Essay Question:
Write an essay of 300 words only, about a recent news story or article that had an impact on your life and how did it influence you or change the way you think about an issue?
Submission Format: MS Word document

• Section 4 – Departmental Assessment

Creative task: Constructing a three-dimensional model and drawing selected views.

Phase one: Using any cardboard (such as a cereal box, brown cardboard, or white Triplex*), you are required to construct a three-dimensional model. The concept of INSIDE-OUT should drive the design of the cardboard model. This model must only feature a cube, a cone, and a cylinder (all constructed from cardboard). No prefabricated items may be used in the model. The model should be built to a professional, neat standard.

Model making equipment that would aid you in your model making process includes a metal-edged ruler, a cutting knife for cardboard, a tube of clear Bostik glue, a compass and cardboard (such as Triplex, a cereal box or brown cardboard). The model must be stuck on a 200 mm x 200 mm square piece of cardboard. Consider the placement of the model onto the square base.

Use the keywords below to guide your thinking process when planning your model according to the INSIDE-OUT concept: Composition, the overlap and intersection of objects, relative sizes (proportion), angles and perspective, form, and negative space.

After you have constructed the model, take a clear photograph and position it on the left of the page in the provided square. Carefully consider the view from which you are photographing the model. It is best to photograph the model at eye level.

Phase two: In this phase, you need to draw the model you constructed. You are required to draw three views of the model. Draw a front, side and top view of the model from observation. Complete this phase using graphite pencils.

The model will be evaluated on neatness, creative interpretation of the concept and adhering to the model making requirements.

The drawings will be evaluated on the accurate representation and documentation of the final model in a two-dimensional format.

Submission format: Please use the submission format guideline to organise your creative task on a single A3 page.  See layout below.

Either photograph or scan the completed page and upload it as a PDF file.  Applications like CamScanner are available for free from the App Store or Google Play. When you use a phone to photograph your completed page, ensure your camera is parallel to the page. Please rename your file using your student number only (refer to your entrance selection letter to find out what your student number is).

Submission Format: PDF, 2MB

Disclaimer:

Submission of a portfolio must only take place once you have officially applied to the university and have been officially invited by the faculty to participate in the entrance selection portfolio process.
You will be informed by means of an official entrance selection letter from the faculty regarding the portfolio requirements and the submission process.
No emailed portfolios (or part thereof) will be accepted.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the entrance selection portfolio process in an official letter from the faculty.

Contacts

Ms. Nombuso P. Luthuli
Departmental Secretary
Telephone: +27 11 559 1115
E-mail: lluthuli@uj.ac.za

Faculty Administration
Telephone: +27 11 559 1098
E-mail: fadaadmin@uj.ac.za