The Sheridan Interior Design program will begin offering a bachelor’s degree in the 2010-11 academic year, becoming just the third interior design college program in Canada to offer a bachelor’s degree. Our innovative program has always kept pace with rising professional standards in the interior design industry. We are recognized by the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO).
Sheridan’s Interior Design bachelor’s degree will provide the practical, hands-on training and creative approach that we built our reputation on, while also introducing more theoretical and research components. You’ll learn:
- 2-D and 3-D computer software, including AUTOCAD, SketchUp and various other design software programs
- Project management
- Sustainability and socially responsible practices
- Architectural standards
- Lighting and HVAC systems
- Residential, corporate, commercial, hospitality, and other related sectors
- Fire, safety and local Building Codes
- Professional business practice
A Professional Learning Environment
At Sheridan, we’ve applied interior design principles to our own learning environments. They’re 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 — whether you’re on campus or off. See the Mobile Computing page for details.
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.
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
Interior design courses are taught at the Trafalgar Road Campus in Oakville, Ontario.
Employers value graduates of Sheridan’s Interior Design program for their job-ready skills. You’ll enter the job market with significant advantages over competitors, such as knowledge of AUTOCAD and the ability to write specs and read building codes. You’ll also have a three-week work placement under your belt, completed during your third year at Sheridan.
While many of our graduates go directly into established architectural or interior design firms, many other career paths beckon, including:
- Government planning
- Facilities management
- Real estate development
- Manufacturing
- Independent consulting
- Product representation for suppliers, dealers or manufacturers
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
- One English, Grade 12 (ENG4U) with a minimum 65%
plus:
- One Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics (U or M) with a minimum 60%
- Four other Grade 12 subjects at the U or M level
- Minimum 65% overall average
APPLICANT SELECTION
Eligible applicants are selected on the assessment of their previous academic achievement (the average of their six highest senior-level credits, including required courses) and the results of a portfolio assessment. A portfolio fee is required with submission.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs.
Sheridan has been granted a consent by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a further seven-year term starting May 25, 2009. Sheridan will ensure that all students admitted to the Bachelor of Applied Arts (Interior Design) Program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.
| CODE |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| |
|
|
| TERM 1 |
|
|
DESN14857
|
Interior Design Studio 1 |
|
DESN17545
|
Design Theory 1 |
|
DESN18448
|
Sustainable Practices 1 |
|
DESN13431
|
Design Communications 1 |
|
ENGL17889GD
|
Composition and Rhetoric |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
| |
|
|
| TERM 2 |
|
|
DESN20036
|
Interior Design Studio 2 |
|
DESN15288
|
Human Factors |
|
DESN17198
|
Interior Detailing 1 |
|
DESN27900
|
Design Communications 2 |
|
| DESN18263 |
Design and Material Culture |
|
TOTAL
|
|
21.0
|
|
|
|
| TERM 3 |
|
|
DESN36529
|
Interior Design Studio 3 |
|
DESN22550
|
Interior Detailing 2
|
|
| DESN33314 |
Design Communications 3 |
|
| TBA |
Contemporary Design: Origins and Issues
|
|
| TBA |
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
| |
|
|
TERM 4
|
|
|
DESN46367
|
Interior Design Studio 4 |
|
DESN14310
|
Building Technology 1: Lighting |
|
| TBA |
Interior Detailing 3 |
|
DESN44998
|
Design Communications 4 |
|
TBA
|
Statistics |
|
TBA
|
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
| |
|
|
| TERM 5 |
|
|
TBA
|
Interior Design Studio 5 |
|
TBA
|
Building Technology 2: Mechanical & Safety Systems |
|
| TBA |
Design Communications 5 |
|
TBA
|
Sustainable Practices 2 |
|
| DESN12350 |
Research Methods |
|
TBA
|
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
|
|
TERM 6
|
|
|
| TBA |
Interior Design Studio 6
|
|
| TBA |
Professional Practice 1
|
|
| TBA |
Interdisciplinary Design Practices
|
|
| TBA |
Design Theory 2
|
|
| TBA |
Case Studies in Design |
|
| TBA |
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
14-week Work Term (May-August)
|
|
|
| TERM 7 |
|
|
| TBA |
Interior Design Advanced Studio 1
|
|
| TBA |
Interior Design Thesis: Research & Programming
|
|
| TBA |
Site Studies |
|
| TBA |
Professional Practices 2 |
|
| TBA |
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
|
|
|
TERM 8
|
|
|
| TBA |
Interior Design Advanced Studio 2 (Thesis 2)
|
|
TBA
|
Design Communications 6 |
|
| TBA |
Interior Detailing 4 |
|
| TBA |
Gen Ed Elective |
|
| TOTAL: |
|
21.0 |
Note: Credit values for individual courses not available at press time. Courses subject to change.