M.Design - Interior Architecture & Design
The Postgraduate Program in Interior Architecture is designed for advanced learners seeking deeper critical, technical, and research-oriented engagement with spatial design, built on intensive learning over 4 semesters (2 years).
Building on undergraduate competencies, the program emphasises theoretical grounding, material culture studies, advanced construction systems, and specialised studios that address contemporary challenges in interior environments. Students undertake modules in research methods, writing, semiotics, and interdisciplinary inquiry, enabling them to analyse spatial practices through historical, cultural, and technological lenses. Varied subject offerings allow focused exploration in areas such as AI, sustainability, experiential environments, craft studies, architectural technologies, and design communication.
Studio projects encourage experimentation with complex programmatic needs, emerging materials, and systems-driven design. The program also incorporates industry exposure, on-the-job training, and collaborative work with experts. The culminating Graduation Project enables students to synthesise research, design rigour, and professional documentation into a comprehensive thesis project. The PG program cultivates practitioners equipped for leadership in interior architecture.
Program Specialisation
Experience design takes center stage, focusing on enhancing user experiences and crafting culturally resonant solutions for retail spaces, exhibitions, and museums. Industry immersion, including internships and project engagements, equips students for seamless integration into professional environments. Hands-on workshops, augmented by expert presentations, enrich theoretical understanding, while immersive tours augment real-world insights.
Our curriculum encourages diverse thinking, broadening students’ perspectives on spatial design. We focus on developing their skills and understanding of global interior and furniture design standards. Students are prepared to adapt to changing creative markets and contribute effectively. Faculty promote interdisciplinary mindsets and experiences that go beyond spatial contexts to influence individual behavior. We offer diverse global opportunities in a supportive environment, fostering user-centric design approaches. Our institute provides state-of-the-art workshops for real prototyping and offers mentorship from experienced academics and industry professionals. We oversee student internships and placements, prioritizing valuable experience with renowned designers and organizations in interior and furniture design.
Curriculum Details
The program fosters critical inquiry, conceptual clarity and technical mastery that are linked by an interest in the growing cultural importance of the design of buildings. Architectural ambition is achieved through a hybridized formalism that defies antiquated architectural categories, merging innovation with expression and ethics.
Key areas of learning include:
- Develop advanced capabilities in spatial design and research-led interior practice
- Gain expertise in advanced construction, detailing, and execution management
- Learn building services coordination, material technology, lighting, and acoustics
- Build practical knowledge of costing, BOQs, and project execution processes
- Develop digital fluency through AI-integrated workflows and BIM
- Explore computational modelling and immersive visualisation tools
- Strengthen critical thinking through semiotics, material culture, and research methods
- Understand user experience and contextual responsiveness in design
- Integrate sustainability principles across all projects and design approaches
- Combine technical, conceptual, and research competencies in a final Graduation Project
Fee Structure
Yearly
| 1st Year | 2nd Year |
|---|---|
| ₹5,00,000 | ₹5,00,000 |
Semester Wise
| 1st Sem | 2nd Sem | 3rd Sem | 4th Sem |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₹2,50,000 | ₹2,50,000 | ₹2,50,000 | ₹2,50,000 |
Admission Requirement
10+2 pass/appearing (Any Stream) or 3 Years Diploma (Equivalent to 10+2+3/4 Years degree or 5 years Diploma pass/appearing (Any Stream) from any recognized institution or university.
General Category: Clearance of UID’s Two-Tier Evaluation process and a minimum 50% aggregate score in the last qualifying examination.
NRI/ NRI Spons. / Mgmt./ Foreign: Selection based on Digital Portfolio Evaluated and a minimum 50% aggregate score in the last qualifying examination.
Evaluation Process
- General Category Window - UID’s Two-Tier Evaluation Process
- Tier 1
- UID DAT (100 Marks) Schedules in Online Mode in January
- Sample Papers available on our website.
- Tier 2
- Offline Mode ST-PE (Ahmedabad +NCR) Situation Test (ST) and Portfolio Evaluation (PE) in Offline mode at UID Ahmedabad /NCR Campus based on preference given in the UID Application.
- Online Mode PE-PI-(Only NCR) Portfolio Evaluation (PE) and Personal Interview (PI) in Online mode.
Career Prospects
Graduates will be future-oriented professionals able to head design practices, direct large spatial projects, or engage in research and academia. Career opportunities include:
- nterior Architect / Interior Designer
- Material and Technology Consultant
- Immersive Experience Designer
- Design Technologist
- Interior Project Manager
- Millwork, Storage & Modular Systems Specialist
- Sustainability and Environmental Interior Consultant
- Exhibition Space Designer & Spatial Stylist
- Experiential Retail / Hospitality / Commercial Designer
- Interior Systems & Services Coordinator (HVAC–MEP Integration)
Areas of Specialization
- Spatial Spaces as residential, commercial, hospitality, retail design
- Climatology
- Acoustics
- Heritage & Conservation
- Interior Styling
- Traditional Hindu System of Architecture(vastu)
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