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Interior Design or Architecture

I'm interested in both of these careers but I just wanted to find out some information about them? Here are the main things that I want to know but any advice would be great.

1) How do A-level subjects differ between the two professions?

2) Does architecture have better career prospects and salary than interior design?

3) Which career is the least competitive?

Reply 1

Lifeismad

1) With Architecture you need A-Levels like Art, Maths, Physics (etc) with Interior Design, you only need Art as an A-Level
2) Architecture is more complex than Interior Design so higher salary
3) Interior Design

To become an architect you need very high A-Levels in subjects like Maths, Physics and Art. Universities have very high entry requirements for doing an Architecture course especially since it's a 7 years (understandably) whereas Interior Design is 3 years which is the average.