Courses
Program Temporarily on Hiatus
The Interior Design Certificate program is temporarily on hiatus as we review the curriculum for long-term sustainability.
A Capstone course will be offered during the fall 2026 semester to provide eligible students the opportunity to complete their certificate requirements.
We appreciate your patience and support during this transition.
Students have the flexibility to take individual courses without committing to the full program, or they can complete all requirements to earn a certificate.
Full List of Interior Design Certificate Courses
Delve into the art of planning interior spaces. Develop the conceptual approaches that solve interior design problems. Understand the design process, elements of design, concepts, and drawings, as well as basic styles in residential interiors. Explore the use of color, fabric, and lighting in successful interior space design.
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Explore the design process from concept to the finished commercial or residential project. Review spatial layout and significance, materials and finishes, and furniture. Learn ways to solve design problems and analyze design styles and needs. Students present their final projects, complete with rendered drawings and presentation boards.
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PREREQ: IDC1000 And IDC1020
Using the skills you have acquired upon completion of all the required courses, undertake a complex project that requires research into historical styles and includes special-purpose spaces in residential areas. Complete the final project demonstrating your familiarity with major interior design components, including lighting design, finishes, and material standards.
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PREREQ: IDC1000 And IDC1020
Acquire the necessary skills to express interior design concepts. Learn to draw and create architectural and three-dimensional drawings using the correct tools and techniques. Basic rendered pencil drawings emphasize methods for correct visual clarity and representation of interior spaces.
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Having a good design is not enough—you need to sell it! Become a confident and effective presenter with this workshop. In taped sessions and presentations to peers, you will learn how to effectively communicate and connect with your audience. Explore verbal and nonverbal communication, successful use of visual aids, and other critical presentation skills.
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Explore important elements of interior styles and furnishings from antiquity to the late 18th century. Understand the development of archetypal furniture forms and private interiors, which were increasingly based on living functions. Gain insight into Western civilization’s fascination with ancient Greece and Rome, culminating in neoclassicism as the dominant mode in Europe and America by the 1780s.
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Learn how interior designers can create supportive environments by considering and understanding the five senses. Develop an understanding of the physiology of each of the five senses and how each sense influences our perception of the space around us. Learn how to tap into the senses as a designer to develop your most valued assets: your imagination, creativity, and yourself.
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Investigate interior decoration from 1800 to modern times as numerous changes take place, based on evolving social, industrial, political, and technological reform. Learn how the modern movement responded to these changes, creating a full-fledged interior design industry by 1950. Understand why today’s designers acknowledge a continuing social fascination with period styles, modern innovations, and postmodern practices.
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Learn to design with color—how to develop a color palette and apply it to a well-appointed interior space using fabrics, artwork, accessories, and surface materials. Analyze and create a desired mood using colors. Learn how and why colors can affect a space.
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Learn the basics of creating digital 3-D models for the purpose of producing and communicating real world designs. Acquire the skills to make a model from hand-drawn or CAD-generated plans. Review the fundamentals of this software program, plus numerous short cuts and “tricks of the trade” to become efficient in its use.
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Learn the stylistic, structural, and formal characteristics of major architectural styles, and discover how these styles have been adapted in modern times. Explore the history of shelter outside the Western mainstream, including residences found in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Understand specific geographic areas, their houses, and interiors, as well as the cultural forces that determine their form.
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Develop skills in computer-aided drafting and design (CADD), using AutoCAD software. Learn the features and considerations associated with the computer as a drafting/design tool. Receive step-by-step instruction on AutoCAD commands, mode settings, drawing aids, shortcuts, and other valuable characteristics of AutoCAD. No previous AutoCAD knowledge or prior experience required.
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PREREQ: IDC1020
Learn how to establish your own design firm; create a portfolio; read a client’s taste, personality, and opinion; charge for services; develop a company logo; and address routine issues associated with the design profession. Explore marketing tools that enable you to reach prospective clients. Develop a business plan to capture your goals and make plans to maximize profits.
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Learn the principles of good lighting design and practical information on lamps, fixtures, controls, and how to utilize them in an interior design. Develop lighting plans and specifications and resolve specific residential lighting challenges for bath, kitchens, home offices, and multistory foyers. Work in small groups to solve the various lighting issues.
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PREREQ: IDC1000 And IDC1020
Enhance your knowledge of all aspects of window treatments and upholstery use, design, and fabrication. Work on various stages of window treatments and upholstery projects, including measuring, estimating materials, and line drawings for workroom. Increase your confidence in selecting appropriate fabrics for specific uses.
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Learn to display tabletop decorative objects, accessories, and prized possessions to their best advantage. Understand how scale, balance, and proportion play into the way separate pieces become one beautiful display.
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Discover various materials and finishes, their properties, functions, and aesthetic qualities. Explore their use in interior applications through lectures, demonstrations, and/or field trips. Learn methods of working with a variety of materials and finishes and understand how to use them effectively in the interior design field.
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Continue to develop basic AutoCAD skills with this introduction to Autodesk’s Revit Architecture and the world of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Expand your basic knowledge and learn the tools and techniques associated with creating 3-D models and views in Revit Architecture. Previous AutoCAD knowledge required.
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PREREQ: IDC1100
Gain an understanding of traffic and usage patterns, lighting needs, and solutions to ventilation and storage problems. You will be introduced to available materials, including fixtures, appliances, wall and floor coverings, and cabinetry. Take the first step in designing for this essential household space.
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PREREQ: IDC1020
Gain an understanding of traffic and usage patterns, lighting needs, and solutions to ventilation and storage problems. You will be introduced to available materials, including fixtures, wall and floor coverings, and cabinetry. Take the first step in designing for this essential household space.
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PREREQ: IDC1020
Learn carpet and rug basics and how to customize rugs offering a unique product to your clients. Explore a variety of fibers and carpet and rug construction and learn how to select the best type for the job. Review a variety of installation methods and learn how to work with vendors.
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Using design principals such as proportion, scale, rhythm and emphasis, learn to accessorize a room using a variety of home decor. Explore textile products such as pillows, throws, small rugs, trimming, and bedding. Understand how to create a wall arrangement using artwork, mirrors, frames, and mats. Learn how to select and arrange glass, ceramics and metal accessories and collectibles.
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Learn about diverse products and services available locally to the interior designer and their use in home décor. Gain an understanding of trade pricing structures, discounts, insider tips, and market shows, along with digital and online trade resources.
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Explore additional programs to enhance your expertise in the field through our online partners.
In the AutoCAD certification course, you will learn to create sets of construction documents. The skills learned are state-of-the-art professional workflows and also prepare you to pass the Autodesk AutoCAD User certification exam.
Revit is the world’s-leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software program. In this BIM course, you will start at the beginning. The Revit Basics course is an introduction to the use of Revit and its involvement in Building Information Modeling (BIM).
The Revit Architecture Professional course is a comprehensive online training course that covers fundamental and intermediate BIM concepts.
The Civil 3D Certification Training course is a hands-on, real-world, project-based course designed to teach you the fundamentals of AutoCAD and Civil 3D. The course prepares you to develop intermediate-level Civil 3D skills and create a set of construction documents.
Learn how blueprint drawings are organized and how information is referenced throughout a set of construction blueprint drawings.