Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours)

Recognized by ARIDO and IDC, and accredited by CIDA, Sheridan’s Interior Design degree program will prepare you for an exciting career.

Practical hands-on training

• 2D and 3D computer software, including AUTOCAD, SketchUp, Revit and other design software.

• Project management skills.

• Sustainability and socially responsible practices.

• 4-month co-op semester.

• Building systems and construction knowledge.

A professional learning environment

At Sheridan, we've applied interior design principles to our own learning environments. Our studios are designed to look and feel like professional spaces, rather than classrooms. Interior design is a mobile computing program, which means you'll have unlimited access to software, class lecture notes, PowerPoint presentations, reading lists, assignment outlines, and all other course resources.

Annual field trips

We organize an annual field trip to New York, plus occasional trips to Chicago and other locations. You'll even have an opportunity to take courses in Italy throughout the Spring/Summer session.

ARIDO-recognized and CIDA-accredited program

Sheridan's innovative Honours Bachelor of Interior Design program has always kept pace with rising professional standards in the interior design industry. Our program is recognized by the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO), and accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Outstanding career preparation

Sheridan's Honours Bachelor of Interior Design program will provide the practical, hands-on training and creative approach that we built our reputation on, while also introducing more theoretical and research components.

Above all, you'll learn by doing. You'll work with practicing interior design professionals who have extensive industry experience. You'll also get a hands-on interior design education, graduating with an applied degree and a set of skills that translate directly to the workplace.

You'll enter the job market with advanced knowledge of AUTOCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator and other relevant software. As well, you'll be prepared to write construction specifications and to read and apply the Ontario Building Code (OBC), along with other relevant codes and legislation. You'll also have a 14-week work placement under your belt, completed at the end of your third year at Sheridan.

Learning Outcomes

• Incorporate a global perspective when making design decisions, based on sustainable, socio-economic and cultural contexts.

• Apply theories of human behaviour to human-centred design solutions.

• Apply the design process to generate creative solutions to complex problems optimizing the human experience within the interior environment.

• Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams respecting a variety of points of view and perspectives that enrich the process and product of the team.

• Communicate complex ideas clearly to specialists and non-specialists through appropriate oral, written and representational media.

• Exemplify accepted standards of professionalism and business practice including a commitment to engage in lifelong learning.

• Analyze interiors, architecture, the decorative arts, and art within a historical and cultural context to inform contemporary design solutions.

• Synthesize theories and concepts of spatial definition and organization into multi-dimensional design solutions.

• Apply theory, psychology and methodology of colour to designs of the interior environment.

• Specify furniture, fixtures, equipment and finish materials to meet the design criteria for a variety of interior spaces.

• Apply principles of lighting, acoustics, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality as required to enhance the health, safety, welfare, and performance of building occupants.

• Produce construction drawings and documents using industry standards for a variety of interior spaces.

• Comply with laws, codes, and standards that impact fire safety and life safety.

• Employ environment-behaviour research methodologies to address open-ended problems in interior design.