The course focuses and builds on the spatial design and a critical theoretical framework associated with the 2 main disciplines; it is open to architects and interior designers and is taught in parallel with the professional Diploma in Architecture; the course is design-based and research-orientated; it enables students to focus their skills and develop excellence in their work; the main subject areas: Design; history; and theory are taught through tutors, studios and interest groups with a strong emphasis on self-directed study.