DT1S29 - Interior Design in Context 1 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: DT1S29
Module Title: Interior Design in Context 1
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Games and Design
Faculty Sub Group: Design
Module Leader: Aimee Ward
Module Team: Heddus Davies, Emma Marshman
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2025
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
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Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

Recognise the link between design history, theory, and practice in specific times and places through the study of precedent projects and related literature.
Establish the visual and academic research skills necessary to understand the context in which Interior Design practice operates.
Enable students to follow academic convention to construct an argument and support it with visual and written evidence.
Encourage communication, collaboration, and project management through teamwork.

Content Summary

This module lays the foundation for understanding how to analyse, research, and discuss designed objects and ideas surrounding their design, production, or consumption, with particular reference to Interior Design and Architecture. This equips students with the necessary skills and vocabulary that will assist them across the remainder of the course and beyond.

Through the study of precedent projects, students begin to understand how design is influenced by the context(s) of a specific time and place, as well as to appreciate that their own design work relates to the context(s) in which they operate.

Students will have the opportunity to work alongside their peers to develop collaboration skills.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 8
Seminar 4
Tutorial 1
Practical classes and workshops 27
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 50
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Groupwork 8
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Employ appropriate research methods to engage with the discourses related to design covered by the module.
LO2 Discuss the significant factors that have helped to construct design practice and visual culture using specific examples.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Poster 1 A two or three-dimensional visual presentation of information on a specific topic (e.g. relating to a design issue or piece of design), aimed at a particular audience without the need for the author's presence. 0 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A written composition with a specified word length which, on the basis of existing literature, proceeds to sustain a coherent argument about a design issue, designer, or piece of design. 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Poster 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Barnet, S. (2011) A Short Guide to Writing about Art, 10th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.

Conway, H. and Roenisch, R. (2005) Understanding Architecture: An introduction to architecture and architectural history, 2nd ed. London, New York: Routledge.

D’Alleva, A. (2012) Methods & Theories of Art History, 2nd ed. London: Laurence King.

Massey, A. (2008) Interior Design since 1900, New and expanded edition. London: Thames & Hudson.

Sparke, P. (2013) An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the present, 3rd ed. London, New York: Routledge.