Online Interior Design Courses

Available Courses

• FREE "Sampler" Online Interior Decorating Course

  

  Test your interior design aptitude and knowledge with this free online interior decoration course, and qualify for a certificate on successful completion.

  The content of this free sampler interior decorator course is taken from the much more in-depth Online Interior Decorator Course and allows you to "try before you buy" with no obligation. If you enjoy your journey through our rich course content, slide shows and interactive quizzes, imagine how much more rewarding the full course will be!

  Self-registration - start studying immediately!

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• Online Interior Decorator Course

    

  

  A thorough introduction to the subject, our online interior decorator course comprises 10 detailed lessons with accompanying self-assessment assignments, plus 30 optional worksheets for you to complete if you wish. (You will not have a tutor to grade tests.) This course will teach you what you need to know to get a foot on the Interior Design education and career ladder.

  Topics covered include: elements and principles of design; detailed colour theory, including full development of colour schemes; materials such as wood, stone, metal, glass, etc.; how to present sample boards; measuring rooms and estimating materials quantities; simple plans and elevations; decorative paint finishes; planning rooms; soft furnishings - textiles, window treatments, upholstery, carpets; internal fittings; lighting; making the most of your time when you visit exhibitions; professional practice; and much more besides.

  Along with the self-assessment assignments, you will have access to pdfs of all the worksheets provided with the Interior Decorator Course, to enable you to complete optional extra self-assessment projects in your spare time if you wish.

  Full instructions are included in the course documentation, and you will qualify for a certificate on successful completion.

  Enrol and start studying at any time during the year.

  Register now at a cost of just STG£140.

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  Some of the course content requires Adobe Flash, and the default Safari browser on the Apple iPad does not support Flash.

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course

    

  

  This professional interior design programme trains you to know, understand and put into practice the essentials of interior design. The course materials have been prepared by many qualified specialists, and comprise some 350,000 words and over 1,000 illustrations, including hundreds in colour.

  Ten Units: Materials; History of Interior Design; Drafting; Design; Colour, Furniture & Fittings, Part 1; Furniture & Fittings, Part 2; Construction of Interiors; Professional Practice; Final Test.

  SEE THE INDIVIDUAL UNIT LISTINGS BELOW

  Click here to see a 44-page Course Preview as a pdf file

  Monthly start dates for each Unit - start studying on the 1st of the month after payment is processed.

  Credit Transfer - Can you take the FAST TRACK to the Diploma?

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD01 Materials

    

  
  

  Diploma Course Unit RD01: Materials

  

  Course orientation; General approach; Sample boards; The elements and principles of design; Natural materials - stone, wood, slate etc; Synthetic materials - brick, glass, plastics, etc; Applied materials - wallpapers, paints, murals etc; Soft furnishings - textiles, carpets, curtains etc; Properties and suitability of materials; Collecting samples; Cataloguing and storage of samples, brochures etc; Dealing with suppliers and manufacturers; Measuring Rooms and Estimating Materials Quantities; Sketchbook studies.

  10 Tests : M1 - M10. Unit duration: Four calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£325 if paid in full | STG£90 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£90 each (STG£360 total)

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD02 History

    

  
  

  Diploma Course Unit RD02: A History of Interior Design

  

  Advice on Planning and Writing Your Essays; Introduction and Survey of Early Historical Styles; From Ancient Greece to the Middle Ages; A Golden Age: Interiors of the Renaissance; The Age of Exuberance: European Baroque; The Aristocratic Age: Rococo and Contemporary Styles; The Neo-Classical Interior; Towards Stylistic Variety: from Empire and Regency to the Romantic Period and Historicism; 19th Century Reforms and the Art Nouveau; The Modern Age; Sketchbook studies.

  8 Tests : HD1 - HD8. Unit duration: Four calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£295 if paid in full | STG£80 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£80 each (STG£320 total)

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD03 Drafting

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD03: Drafting for the Interior Designer

  

  Materials and their use; Drawing practice; Ink drawing; Scale drawing; Orthographic, Axonometric, Isometric and Oblique projection; Lettering - origin, Roman, free-hand and stencil lettering; Drawing office practice for representing details on drawings; Presentation drawing; One- and Two-Point Perspective drawing; An Introduction to CAD (Computer-Aided Design); Sketchbook studies.

  8 Tests : D1 - D8. Unit duration: Four calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£295 if paid in full | STG£80 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£80 each (STG£320 total)

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD04 Design

    

  
  

  Diploma Course Unit RD04: Design

  

  Creativity; The Design Process; Spatial Relationships (organisation of two dimensional space, organisation of three dimensional space); Natural Form (observations of surface patterns and textures); Construction and Proportion; The Golden Section; Fibonacci Series; Light and Optical Illusion; Bauhaus; Illuminated Space Studies; The Scheme; Sketchbook studies.

  5 Tests : De 1 - De 5. Unit duration: Three calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£195 if paid in full | STG£70 deposit followed by two monthly instalments of STG£70 each (STG£210 total)

• Online Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD05 Colour

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD05: Colour

  

  The nature of colour; Primaries including Additive, Subtractive and Medials; Secondary and tertiary colour; The natural order of colour; Discordant colour; Watercolour equipment; Gouache; Colour notation; The Munsell System; Comparisons; Colour Standards; Pastel tints and shades; Colour mixing to graded scales; Neutral grey; Hues and tones; The use of pencil crayon to modify gouache; Colour harmony; Psychology of colour; Colour rendering; Textures and reflections; Basic schemes; Colour and safety in industry; Colour for non-residential applications; Period colour; Introduction to other colouring media; Practical applications; Planning a colour scheme; Techniques and interiors; Sketchbook studies.

  6 Tests : C1 - C6. Unit duration: Three calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£215 if paid in full | STG£80 deposit followed by two monthly instalments of STG£80 each (STG£240 total)

• Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD06 Furniture & Fittings Part 1

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD06: Furniture and Fittings, Part 1

  

  Planning rooms; Presenting your ideas; Space in the home; Heating; Kitchens and bathrooms; Universal Design (Designing for Special Needs); Accessories; Antiques; Lighting; Window treatments; Sketchbook studies.

  6 Tests : FF1 - FF6. Unit duration: Three calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£215 if paid in full | STG£80 deposit followed by two monthly instalments of STG£80 each (STG£140 total)

• Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD07 Furniture & Fittings Part 2

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD07: Furniture and Fittings, Part 2

  

  Furniture materials; Building materials; Metals; Timber; Plastics; Upholstery; Anthropometrics and ergonomics; Design 'Off The Top Of Your Head'; Sketchbook studies.

  7 Tests : FF7 - FF13. Unit duration: Four calendar months from start date.
  

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£255 if paid in full | STG£70 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£70 each (STG£280 total)

• Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD08 Construction

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD08: Construction of Interiors

  

  Basic Principles; Foundations and External Walls; Windows and External Doors; Roofs; Floors and Ceilings; Partitions; Stairs; Environmental Services; Structural Materials; Surfaces; A Building Survey and Measured Drawings; Sketchbook studies.

  11 Tests : Con 1 - Con 11. Unit duration: Four calendar months from start date.
  

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£355 if paid in full | STG£90 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£90 each (STG£360 total)

• Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD09 Professional Practice

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD09: Professional Practice

  

  First Requirements; Setting Up Your Own Business; Managing Projects; Attending Exhibitions and Obtaining Discounts; Sketchbook studies.

  3 Tests - PP1 - PP3. Unit duration: Two calendar months from start date.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£145 if paid in full | STG£80 deposit followed by one monthly instalment of STG£80 (STG£160 total)

• Interior Design Diploma Course Unit RD10 Final Test

    

  Diploma Course Unit RD10: Final Test

  

  A major project which requires you to put into practice the skills which have been acquired over the course to produce a Portfolio of drawn and written work to professional standards in answer to a number of design questions. When the whole course and this Final Test have been satisfactorily completed your Diploma will be forwarded in due course.

  Click here to see four sample pages as a pdf file | Enter Course (Enrolment key required)

  Enrol to study this Unit: STG£395 if paid in full | STG£110 deposit followed by three monthly instalments of STG£110 each (STG£440 total)