AU926 · Level 8 · 4 years

Interior Architecture and Design

Atlantic Technological University - Sligo · Connacht

2026 Round 1 points

400

Down 16 points since 2023 (416).

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About this course

A Level 8 honours degree about designing the inside of buildings and spaces. It is taught in studios with project work rather than exams.

How long
4 years
What you study
Studio projects are the core, with work for real clients, community projects and design competitions. You also take modules shared with other creative courses in the Yeats Academy. After two core years comes a sandwich year, then a final year. There is a yearly trip to a European design city.
Placement and abroad
The sandwich year can be used for work placement, study abroad, enterprise training or a year in another creative subject.
Who it suits
Suits students who are creative, enjoy design and drawing, and prefer project work to written exams.

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About Architecture and construction

Building design, engineering, and construction management

The study of these courses involves learning about the design, planning, and building of structures. Students will develop such skills as architectural design, engineering principles, construction management, and sustainability practices. E.g. Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, and Construction Management.

Points history

2023416202440120254002026400

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026400Published after the final round
2025 400400440
2024 401401444
2023 416416453

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the Atlantic Technological University - Sligo website ↗

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