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Interior Design 1: Design for Living

Overview

This course in interior design and decoration is focused on the domestic environment and offers numerous opportunities to use your own home in the design projects. You are encouraged to look at historical and contemporary examples of interior design through case studies. Anyone with an interest in Interior Design is welcome to enrol. No drawing skills are required as you will be shown ways of creating the drawings you need.

What does the course cover?

  • The meaning of design
  • Producing a design brief
  • Elements of design
  • Presentation and drawing
  • Measured surveys
  • Colour, pattern and texture
  • Lighting.

Course Assessment

You will receive comments and direction from your tutor throughout the course. If you choose to have your work formally assessed, you will receive details on submitting a folio of work with the course materials.

Higher Education Credit: 40 credit points at Level 1.

Tuition:


Postal tuition you send work to your tutor for comments and direction.


Face-to-face tuition you have an opportunity for one-to-one meetings with your course tutor. Our Locations list will show you where face-to-face tuition is available. Please note that some centres offer group tuition and these start with an August/October introductory meeting.

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Time Guide:

To complete the course in 9-12 months requires about 7 hours study a week.

Materials:

A course pack is provided and will be sent to you by post. In addition to the course book you will receive FREE a text on interior design history and aids to producing scale drawings.

Fees:

£580 full fee or £215 deposit and 6 x £74 monthly payments, totalling £659