Online Bachelor of Interior Design

Students will realize their potential with Yorkville University’s Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) accredited Bachelor of Interior Design degree. Through immersive studio experiences and industry internships, they’ll equip them with technical skills, well-developed visual literacy, and creative problem-solving skills to prepare them for the next step in their career. Yorkville’s Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) accredited program culminates in a thesis project where students design their dream space and enhance the role of interior design in serving the society. Yorkville University’s graduates also move closer to becoming registered interior designers by taking their National Council of Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam.

With this program students can balance work, home and study demands with online courses and study at their own pace. Students choose their course load and study in the evenings or on the weekends.

Earn a degree in three years or less with a full course load and year-round study or with approved transfer credits. This means students graduate faster and make their education more affordable by earning employment income sooner.

Yorkville University’s professional, industry-connected faculty know the design industry and are dedicated to helping students achieve their career goals. Students learn up-to-date industry design skills and understand the business side of interior design. This rigorous, industry-based curriculum develops professional skills and experience with internship work, volunteering and a portfolio.

What You’ll Learn

• Create designs for a variety of market sectors that effectively interpret the relationship of the human response to the built environment.
• Apply the principles and psychology of design theory, and colour methodology.
• Articulate the challenges of the changing world of design, and its connection to culture, history and empathy for an interior environment.
• Apply a systematic design process to creatively solve challenging design problems.