Environmental Design BA Bachelor's
This is for you
if you have a responsible and affective attitude towards your built environment and if you have a rich imagination and good visual and communication skills. It is for you if you would like to present and realize your design ideas in a professional manner.
Short description
The Environmental Design Bachelor’s program equips students with the skills and knowledge that allow them to design practical and sophisticated spaces and objects, both when working individually and as a creative associate.
Our teaching methods put great emphasis on personal contact and consultation, and practical workshops are an important pillar of the program.
What can you study with us?
exploration of the links between mankind and the environment
international trends in the built environment
ecological approach
building prototypes in our in-house workshop led by experts, design project modelling
environment- and health-conscious design and sustainable solutions
complex design skills through practical and conceptual methods
involvement in recent technologies and materials
acquiring skills and knowledge in interior and object design during real-life projects at our internship places
Structure of the program
First year: Introduction to forms, spaces and materials through practical foundation courses, with plenty of experimentation and research opportunities that help you gain the skills needed to complete professional tasks.
Second year: Practical courses with a special focus on interior space, furniture and architecture design, complemented by courses about related fields in each semester to equip students with comprehensive knowledge.
Third year: One main complex design course along with co-related practical subjects that extend the design progress with technical and theoretical knowledge of art, design, and technical and up-to-date computing-specific subjects.
Recommended Curriculum:
Specialization
- Interior and Spatial Design
The specialization equips students with a general understanding of the fields of architecture, interior design, environmental design, object design and urban studies. Students can learn about multiple fields connected to the shaping of the environment, and how to find answers to human and environmental challenges.
The specialization focuses on the functional use and atmosphere of architectural spaces, including forms, materials, colors and lightning, with a special emphasis placed on creating environment- and health-conscious spaces. Along with design and art history, art theory and psychology, students also have technical subjects and gain a comprehensive understanding of architectural spaces and objects, and of how to present and communicate artworks and the values they stand for.
Career opportunities
interior designer/object designer
design consultant for professionals
independent artist
Main topics
Interior Design
Creative and Complex Design
Form and Material Studies
Furniture Prototypes
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Modeling
Free-hand Drawing and Painting
Art Theory and History of Design
Space, Object and Environment Studies
Further information on detailed curriculum clickHERE
Quotes
“Although the education focuses on interior design, thanks to comprehensive design approach, we have the opportunity to study other art branches in the field, like industrial design or landscape architecture. As a result of practical training and a creative cooperation between faculties, we also have the opportunity to get to know a wide range of materials, techniques as well as establish new relationships, thus we can acquire a wider spectrum of knowledge.” - Our alumna ANNA FEHÉR
“I had the feeling, based on the name of the specialization that environmental design monitors architectural, interior design and design processes in general comprehensively, from far and also from very close, and this was what persuaded me to study here.” - Our alumna ESZTER ANNA MAROSI
"The major at METU is amazing and I would love to share the knowledge in my community after I finish" - Our alumna HEBA HASSAN from Egypt
Our Success Stories
OMDK 2021: Renátó Tajthy 1st prize / Kevin Kapui 3rd prize
4x4 Workshop 2021 Participation in China, organized by CAFA: Ingrid Manthertz, Dóra Szurdok 1st prize
4x4 Workshop Participation in China, organized by CAFA 2018: Alexandra Andróczi, Szandra Feth 2nd prize
HELLO WOOD Architectural Summer Camps participation 2016-2020: 5 projects realized all over Hungary
OMDK 2017: Emese Pancsa 1st prize and Rector’s special prize / Diana Alchabbi 2nd prize / Gábor Domonkos Varga Architecture special prize
CONSTRUMA 2015-17: Chamber of Hungarian Architects exhibition pavilion designed by METU students
Our Alumni
HEBAHASSAN – freelance interior designer in Egypt
JOUDY AYOUBI – freelance interior designer in Dubai
BAKOSANNA – interior designer at Kroki Studio