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Graduates of the International Academy's Interior
Design Program become specialists in the relationship between
people and spaces. Attracting creative and detail-minded individuals
with a desire to improve the condition of our built environment,
students discover how interiors designed properly and inventively,
can influence human interaction, emotional response and improve
the quality of our lives.
The curriculum encourages the student to experiment with form,
space, texture and colour, drawing on holistic and cultural
references, technical expertise, intellectual disciplines, creative
sensitivity, and environmental and global awareness. Course
work examines the basics of two-dimensional design and three-dimensional
thinking; the study of space planning and human factors in design;
colour, lighting and material knowledge; and historical reference.
Visual communication skills are developed and perfected to transmit
our ideas into reality for our clients.
Technical drawing skills begin with manual drafting, leading
to AutoCAD, R2000 competency in the second year. Students relate
design theory and conceptual skills to the development of simple
one room and minimal dwellings to complex residential, retail,
corporate, and hospitality projects intended for diverse social
and economic populations throughout the two-year program.
The program consists of six terms divided into ten-week quarter
terms of course-specific interior design education. Students
may complete the program in two years or in eighteen months
of continuous study.
The curriculum includes all interior design theory, technical,
and supporting courses necessary for entry level into the profession.
Until 2005 a graduate from the program is accepted by ARIDO
(Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario) as
entry level for Intern membership, leading to the recommended
sequence including formal education, entry level experience,
and satisfactory completion of the NCIDQ (National Council for
Interior Design Qualification) qualifying examination for registered
or licensed professional status in the province or state of
residence.
The program provides a foundation for the third year study and
the FIDER (Foundation for Interior Design Education Research)
First Professional Degree Level Program. |
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