Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Interior Architecture (Penang Campus)
This degree program will enable students to be knowledgeable and skillful in the Interior Architecture industry, facilitating the creation of quality products or services, and successfully engaging in multidisciplinary problem solving tasks through effective communication. We allow our students to delve deeper into the creative aspect of interior design. Besides hands on experience with design, this program also emphasizes project management and feasability project costing through the understanding of efficient design processes, green-building materials and the application of high-tech digital software.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
Year 1
– Materials & Finishes
– 2D & 3D Studies
– Drawings & Illustrations
– Colour Theories
– Critical Design Studio
– Technical Drawing & Digital Visual Composition
– Competition Brief: Furniture Design
– Critical and Cultural Studies 1
Year 2
– Design Studio 1: Interior Architecture (Residential)
– Computer Aided Design Visualisation
– Critical and Cultural Studies 2
– Construction Technology 1: Environmental Design
– Construction Technology 2: Contemporary Technologies
– Construction Technology 3: Advanced Technologies
– Design Visualisation
– Heritage & Conservation 1
– 3D Visualizations
– Design Studio 2: Interior Architecture (Commercial)
Year 3
– Professional Practice
– Practical Training
– Travelling Studio
– Heritage & Conservation 2
Year 4
– Design Studio 3: Interior Architecture (Macro Project - Heritage)
MPU
– Hubungan Etnik and Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (Malaysian Students) / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 and Pengajian Malaysia 3 (International Students)
– Entrepreneurship
– Malaysia and Global Issues
– Global Social Responsibility
– Bahasa Kebangsaan A*
* Bahasa Kebangsaan A is compulsory for all Malaysian students
– without a credit in SPM Bahasa Malaysia.
– without SPM Bahasa Malaysia (applicable to students from UEC, O Level, or other equivalent programs)
GCE A Level : 2 Principal Passes
STPM : 2 Principal Passes
UEC : 5 Credits
Foundation/ Matriculation : Pass with min. CGPA of 2.00
Australian Matriculation : ATAR score of 55
Diploma : Pass with min. CGPA of 2.00
*Pass interview and art test which will be conducted by UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College
ENGLISH REQUIREMENT
Local Student : MUET Band 2
International Student : Band 5.0 in IELTS; or a min score of 42 (IBT) or 410 (PBT) in TOEFL; or Cambridge English CAE & CPE (from 2015) (154); or PTE Academic (47).
If English Language requirements are not fulfilled, additional English module(s) may be taken at UOW Malaysia KDU