Interior Design

Learn more about the concepts, styles, methods and processes of interior space design in this comprehensive program.

Program Requirements
Candidates for the certificate must complete:

• Four core courses
• One elective course
• One capstone

Program Overview
Each course in this program focuses on a different aspect of the interior design process. The topics covered in the program include:

• Human factors: ambient environment and psychological effects
• Design for sensorial qualities
• History and theory of the interior
• Interior materials and finishing elements
• Design graphics, visualization and presentation techniques
• Professional practice: creating an interior design project
• A design workshop where creative thinking and individual ideas are developed in a design studio

Program Objectives
After completing the diploma participants should be able to:

• Understand the conceptual and design aspects of interior design
• Integrate human and functional requirements into design decisions of interior spaces
• Understand aesthetic design criteria and space qualities that improve the utilization of interior spaces
• Identify and proper use of interior design styles
• Understand the basis of finishing materials selection and components suitable for different interior applications and the associated implications
• Analyze existing interior spaces and be able to functionally and aesthetically improve their utilization
• Design simple interior spaces successfully
• Communicate and present effectively interior design projects