雪尔顿学院

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.

Career Opportunities

While many of our graduates will be able to go directly into established architectural or interior design firms, many other career paths beckon.

Sample Employment Areas

Educator

Facilities management

Independent consulting

LEED certified consulting

Product manufacturing and sales

Real estate development

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.