Interior Design/Decorating Certificate
150 Hours/Instructor Supported/Textbooks included

Overview

This interior decorating course can teach you about a number of innovative interior decorating ideas for the home, office, and more. We can help you learn how to combine creativity with practical design solutions to create unique and powerfully designed spaces for you and others to enjoy.

Our interior decorating course could be a stepping stone toward working for design firms, home design stores, construction companies, home builders, or even be self-employed! Take the first step toward earning an attractive salary in a rewarding new career as an interior decorator!

Our interior decorating correspondence course offers comprehensive career training in many subjects, including:

	Elements and principles of design
	Design related to construction trades
	Color
	Furniture, textiles, and flooring
	Historical and period styles
	Window treatments
	Traditional and modern designs
	The design business and much more...

 

Outline

Interior Decorating Module 1
The Interior Design Profession & History

 

• Development of Interior Design
• Professional Preparation
• Professional Organizations
• Design Quality
• Defining Design
• Evaluating Design
• Analyzing Existing Spaces
• Design Basics
• Design and Human Perception
• Elements and Principles of Design
• Design as an Expressive Medium
• Design History
• Ancient World to Middle Ages
• Renaissance to Rococo
• Neoclassicism to the Victorian Era
• The Twentieth and Twenty-First Century

 

Interior Decorating Module 2
The Design Process

 

• Project Beginnings
• Establishing Contact with the Client
• Researching the Project
• Planning the Space
• Developing Preliminary Design
• Making Formal Drawings
• Estimating Costs
• Preparing Final the Design
• Design Implementation
• Preparing Construction Drawings
• Setting a Time Schedule for Construction
• Selecting Contractors
• Project Supervision
• Post-Completion
• Human Factors
• Social Responsibility in Design
• Interior Design for Special Needs

 

 Interior Decorating Module 3
The Various "Mediums" of Design

 

• Structural and Interior Materials
• Environmental or Green Issues
• Types of Materials
• Material Selection
• Light and Color
• Psychological Impact of Colors
• Special Color Effects
• Vision and Lighting
• Planning Lighting
• Selecting Fixtures
• Selecting Textiles
• Fabric Types and Construction
• Preliminary Furniture Decision
• Selecting Furniture
• Furniture Design
• Accessories and Art
• Signage and Graphics

 

Interior Decorating Module 4
Technical Issues for Designers

 

• Mechanical Systems
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
• Electrical and Plumbing Systems
• Safety Issues
• Building Codes
• Planning Kitchens and Bathrooms
• Storage Spaces
• Commercial Spaces
• Hospitality Spaces
• Institutional Spaces
• Cultural and Recreational Spaces
• The Business of Interior Design
• Employment in Interior Design
• Information Technology
• Budgeting, Marketing and Contracts
• Project Management
• Types of Businesses

 

Textbook included with course:

·         Interior Design: 4^th Edition by John F. Pile

Instructor: Rusty Barrier, Ph.D.,

 

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

§  Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors

Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)

§  Adobe Flash Player

§  Adobe Acrobat Reader

§  Apple Quicktime

§  Windows Media Player

§  Real Player

§  PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don't have PowerPoint)