The Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Bachelor of Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) (Co-op)
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
USD 38,516
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Combine your strategic and design thinking for a career in creating functional spaces.
The Bachelor of Interior Design (Honours) degree program prepares you to pursue a professional career related to the design of the built environment. The curriculum integrates professional and general studies with an emphasis on critical thinking and applied research.
Enriched with a focus on environmental and global perspectives in interior design, you learn to consider ecological, economic, and social aspects to analyze and design healthy living and working environments. Projects increase in scale and complexity from residential scale to medium and large scale projects from commercial sectors such as retail, workplace, hospitality, and healthcare.
The program contains a strong experiential component that includes design studio experiences and an active engagement with the professional design community. In the fourth year, you have the opportunity to specialize in an area of interest specific to the profession and are required to complete an applied research paper.
You also earn a Building Biology Advocate (BBA) Certification upon successful completion of the seven required Construction courses.
Students also gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term(s) (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op work term(s) are subject to availability and academic eligibility. Please note admission to a co-op program does not guarantee a co-op placement.
The integration of theory, analysis, and practice prepares you to assume a leadership role within the profession. As a graduate, you are able to apply strategic thinking and a research orientation to your responsibilities as a professional interior designer and can contribute to the development and evolution of the field of design.
Ideal Students
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Are curious about the space in which they live, work, and play
- Want to combine aesthetics, technology, and human needs into a highly marketable career choice
- Enjoy using creative, strategic, and critical thinking to solve problems
- Are interested in examining sustainable and global design issues
- Enjoy a collaborative and innovative environment for learning
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Level: 01
- Construction I
- Visual Communication I
- Foundations I
- Design Studio I
- Communications and Academic Writing
Level: 02
- Construction II
- Visual Communication II
- Foundations II
- Design Studio II
- Community Connection I
- Logic and Critical Thinking
Level: 03
- Construction III
- Visual Communication III
- Foundations III
- Design Studio III
- Foundations of Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Actions
Level: 04
- Construction IV
- Foundation IV
- Visual Communication IV
- Materials and Products I
- Design Studio IV
- Community Connection II
Level: 05
- Construction V
- Visual Communication V
- Materials and Products II
- Design Studio V
- Professional Practice and Ethics I
- Cooperative Education Readiness
Level: 06
- Construction VI
- Visual Communication VI
- Design Studio VI
- Community Connection III
- Academic and Technical Writing
Level: 07
- Applied Research
- Design Studio VII
- Construction VII
Level: 08
- Senior Project
- Senior Seminar
- Professional Practice and Ethics II
- Community Connection IV
Program Outcome
The graduates have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Be competent knowledgeable workers able to apply fundamental concepts and skills of design in a variety of contexts
- Design built environments consistent with industry standards and best practices
- Be critical and creative thinkers able to analyze situations, draw conclusions, and develop innovative and creative products using an accepted decision-making model
- Be effective collaborators able to use communication and interpersonal skills to fulfill a leadership role on an interdisciplinary, multi-cultural design team
- Be continuous learners and contributing professionals able to assume the responsibilities of a professional designer, work within legal and ethical guidelines governing their practice, and contribute to the development and evolution of the field of design
- Be informed citizens able to adapt their work across cultural, social-political, and geographical contexts
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment, and environmental stewardship
Career Opportunities
This program graduates interior designers equipped to fulfill leadership roles within the profession on a national and international level. Graduates may find employment in interior design offices, architectural firms, government planning and facilities management offices, healthcare environments, educational environments or other design and built-environment related fields. Graduates have the skills to work on interdisciplinary, multi-cultural design teams in a variety of settings. Over time, and with suitable experience, some graduates may wish to develop their own firms.
With this degree, graduates may wish to continue their academic studies in interior design and related disciplines, such as environmental studies, environmental psychology and architecture