As you master your design skills, you will be competent in completing a fully developed room design complete with lighting, spatial layout, and finish selections. The built environment in all its aspects including the furniture and design impacts peoples immediate living and society. In this interior architecture design qualifications, you will be trained as a professional to ensure that living, working and leisure spaces are functional and comfortable, but it will also give you the know-how needed to design a room from floor to ceiling. Our contextualized course will provide you with the theoretical design foundation necessary to test the feasibility of your designs. The learner will delve into colour theory, industry trends, floor plans, spatial arrangements, modern interior design ideas and other basics.
Entrance requirements: National Senior Certificate (Grade 12), NQF Level 4 Qualification, Mathematics literacy, Communication / English at Gr 12, Engineering Graphics & Design or Visual Arts at Grade 12, EDG Academy membership at grade 11 & 12 (advantageous)
Duration: 24 Months (Year 1 Certificate & Year 2 Diploma)
Method of Learning : Full-Time & Part time in Tygervalley – Blended – Online
Career Opportunities: Interior Designer, Interior Decorator, Space Planner, Architectural Draughtsperson, CAD2D Design, Cad 3D Design, Building and Planning
Career advancement: CAD 2 (Multi-Disciplinary & Piping Draughting NC), Architectural Technology, Construction Technology, Project Management, Property Management, CAD Global Designer, MEP Designer, Interior Designer
Accreditation: Construction Education Training Authority (CETA) & endorsed by SACAP ( South African Council for the Architectural Profession)
International certifications: Global Use Licence in AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor Fusion 360, Maya, 3DS Max Adobe Suite, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
Course outline & subjects
YEAR 1 Certificate
- The Visual language of Design
- The History of Style, Decoration and Architecture
- Design Style
- Space Planning
- Lighting
- Colour
- Interior Finishes
- Decorative Textiles and Fabrics
- Furniture, Art & Accessories
- Working with Clients
YEAR 2 Certificate
- Visual Communication
- Setting Up and Interior Design Business
- February Enrolment
- 8 x 1h45 min sessions per week
- Continuous Project-based
- Assessment
- 240 hour of Work Integrated
- Learning to be completed in 3rd year
- Final year portfolio
