BA Interior & 3D-design
Creating the ideal environment
Creating atmospheres, crafting experiences, designing interiors? Focusing not on the grand scale, but on the details and the ephemeral? Using the space itself as a creative playground? Even though we usually talk about enclosed spaces, the possibilities of interior design are virtually limitless, and its impact is undeniable. Interior design surrounds us constantly and directly influences our behavior. Embrace the “inner values”—become an interior designer and learn to create the ideal environment for every situation!
Course Overview
The degree programme
Interior design involves the creative, technical, and economic planning of interior spaces, spatial layouts, and furnishings; the boundaries between architecture and product design are fluid. The program therefore addresses spatial concepts in existing buildings as well as temporary structures, lighting design, and object design. The curriculum includes visualization and CAD, structural systems and building materials, lighting design, as well as art and cultural studies, economics, and law. At the end of the bachelor’s program, students develop an individual, independent design project.
Meeting place: Room
The fields of interior design are diverse and wide-ranging, with blurred boundaries between them and other disciplines. However, it is always about combining artistic design with technical expertise – and it is always about space. Everything we do takes place within a space: space is the setting for human interaction. We now spend 90% of our time indoors. This makes it increasingly important to design these spaces optimally. It is a major challenge, not least because our working and living environments are changing rapidly and becoming ever more complex – innovative and well-trained interior designers are therefore increasingly in demand.
The NDU is currently the only university in Austria to offer interior design as a separate degree programme.
NDU Benefits: Practical focus and business relevance
The combination of academic training and practical experience lies at the heart of the degree programme at NDU. The programme provides a comprehensive understanding of contemporary theory, equips students to develop solutions independently and to lead interdisciplinary teams. Tackling practical design tasks allows you to develop both your technical skills and your individual creativity: this leads you to your own personal forms of expression and to a sound understanding of spatial relationships and their design.
To help you tackle the complex challenges of the profession, you will work on real-world project briefs from the business sector throughout your degree: you will develop genuine solutions that are implemented and used by the client. In doing so, your academic training will make you aware of the needs of the business world, whilst ensuring that you create solutions that are both aesthetically and environmentally sustainable. You will be supervised by lecturers with practical experience and renowned guest speakers; this means you will be directly integrated into a valuable professional network right from the start.
Job and career opportunities
The fields of application are numerous and varied: residential, commercial, hospitality, retail, leisure... As an interior designer of the future, you will design offices, bars and hotel lobbies, oversee shop design, and wow visitors with innovative exhibition architecture.
Career opportunities are available in design and architecture firms, in manufacturing companies (e.g. furniture manufacturers, and producers of exhibition and retail display systems), in retail and sales, in the cultural sector (stage and exhibition design) and, of course, as a freelance creative professional.
- In addition, there is an annual CPI adjustment of up to 5% (calculated each winter semester based on the previous year’s figures from January to December, rounded to the nearest ten).
- Please also note that, in addition to the NDU tuition fees, you must also pay the ÖH membership fee.
Funding
No portfolio? No problem!
In this case we recommend our Foundation Course! During this 2-semester preparatory course, you will, among other things, put together a comprehensive portfolio.
And: if you complete the Foundation Course with a ‘very good’ or ‘good’ grade, you won’t need to sit an entrance exam – your place at New Design University is therefore guaranteed!
Further Questions?
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