This programme is crafted to develop creative and knowledgeable graduates who are armed with skills and ability to embark on careers as professional interior architects.
Graduates will be able to:
• Understand the role of design and the designer within a professional context.
• Have a theoretical and critical perspective of design within its cultural, social, political and economic context.
• Align the design and development of interior spaces with the architectural context and building envelope.
• Understand structural, technical and material considerations at an appropriate level.
• Design interior spaces in a rational, sensitive and articulate manner that contributes to the creation of a physical framework for a sustainable environment and society.
PROFESSIONAL BODY RECOGNITION
• Graduates are eligible to be Non-Corporate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID).
• After relevant working experience and fulfilling the requirements by MIID, members are eligible to be upgraded to Corporate Member.
• Thereafter one may apply to the Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM) to be a registered Interior Designer, subject to meeting LAM’s condition.
• First City UC will pay for the student membership subscription to the MIID. Student have the opportunity to keep abreast with developments in the industry.
- Understand the role of design and the designer within a professional context.
- Have a theoretical and critical perspective of design within its cultural, social, political and economic context.
- Align the design and development of interior spaces with the architectural context and building envelope.
- Understand structural, technical and material considerations at an appropriate level.
- Design interior spaces in a rational, sensitive and articulate manner that contributes to the creation of a physical framework for a sustainable environment and society.
Year 1
• Design Studio 1
• Design Communication 1
• Architectural History and Context 1
• Building Material and Construction 1
• Communication Writing Skills
• Design Studio 2
• Design Communication 2
• Architectural History and Context 2
• Building Material and Construction 2
• Communication Presentation Skills
Year 2
• Design Studio 3
• Building Technology and Services 1
• Architectural History and Context 3
• Computer Aided Design 1
• Elective Subjects (select one)
– Creative Entrepreneurship
– Consumer Behavior
• Design Studio 4
• Building Technology and Services 2
• Architectural History and Context 4
• Computer Aided Design 2
• Professional Practice
Year 3
• Design Studio 5
• Project Management and Documentation
• Research Proposal and Methodology
• Elective Subjects (select one)
– Visual Merchandising
– Sustainable Design
– Design Competition and Special Project
• Design Studio 6
• Design Portfolio
• Dissertation
• Interior Design Companies
• Architecture Firms
• Furniture Manufacturer
• Lighting Design Consultant
• Exhibition Design Consultant
• Exhibition Designer
• Set Designers and Retail Designers
Minimum 2Cs with credit in Malay Language and a pass in English in SPM
Minimum 5Bs
Minimum 2Es with credit in Malay Language and a pass in English in SPM and its equivalent
Pass with minimum CGPA 2.0
Pass with minimum CGPA 2.0 in Diploma in Interior Design / Art and Design / Design / Multimedia Design / Interior and Architecture Design and a pass in English in SPM or its equivalent
Other equivalent qualifications which are recognized by the Malaysian government
Note: Portfolio review required
