Mar 29, 2024  
Extended & Executive Education Catalog 
    
Extended & Executive Education Catalog [Published Catalog]

Interior Design


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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

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