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Interior Design Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Interior Design via distance learning
This program examines the planning and the technical as well as the decorative elements needed to design the interiors of residential and commercial buildings. It stresses on individual residences, offices, and commercial spaces (bars, hotels, banks, public restrooms, etc.). It describes the furniture that are best suited to a given space and the distribution of closets and bathrooms. In addition, it covers the construction details of walls, floors, stairs, fireplaces, lighting, kitchens, and woodwork. It also deals with other decorative elements such as the use of indoor plants, audiovisual systems, security, color theory, window treatments, elevators, indoors sports areas, etc.
Academic Supervisor : Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
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Interior Design Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Interior Design.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Advertising Creativity - Architecture & Architectural Design - Artistic Design - Building Technology & Design - Creative Arts - Creative Writing - Ergonomics - Landscape Architecture - Multimedia Design - Sustainable Architecture - Systems Analysis & Design .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Interior Design Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Interior Design via distance learning = 36 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Interior Design Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Interior Design via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design.
Master's Degree - Interior Design Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Interior Design via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Interior Design Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Interior Design via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Interior Design Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Interior Design Resources & Materials
This course presents the materials and resources used in the design of interior spaces, both commercial and residential. It covers various topics related to products and their finishes such as suppliers, properties, specification, installation techniques, and code regulations for interior environments.
Academic Supervisor: Flavia Arizaga Ónega
Decorative Elements
This course describes suitable furniture for specific spaces. It covers construction details such as walls and floors, stairs, fireplaces, lighting, kitchen distribution, and woodwork. It also deals with decorative elements such the use of plants in interiors, audiovisual systems, security, color theory, window treatments, elevators, indoors sports areas, etc. It explains lighting principles and technologies and the appropriate selection of lighting effects.
Academic Supervisor: Flavia Arizaga Ónega
Planting & Recreational Design
This course explains the utilization of plants as design elements to manipulate space, plant selection, composition, planting techniques and maintenance requirements. It also studies recreational design in metropolitan, urban, and neighborhood areas, including parks, playgrounds, public places, and commercial areas.
Academic Supervisor: Flavia Arizaga Ónega
Construction Materials & Assemblies
This course examines the principles, techniques, equipment, and materials used in the construction industry. It focuses on selecting the proper materials and equipment for specific construction tasks and estimating costs. It evaluates the properties of building materials such as: concrete, brick, wood, steel, plastics, synthetic fibers, adhesives, sealants, and composites.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Building Acoustics & Illumination
This course explores vibration, noise, and acoustics control: walls, barriers and enclosures, acoustical materials, and structures. It also considers production, measurement, and control of light, as well as the design of natural and artificial lighting systems.
Academic Supervisor: Safa Chouchane
HVAC System Design
This course examines HVAC system design and analysis; including room air distribution, fans and air circulation, humidifying and dehumidifying processes, piping and ducting design, elements of indoor air quality, physical/ chemical characteristics of contaminants, health effects, and standard requirements.
Academic Supervisor: Safa Chouchane
Residential Design
This course focuses on generating ideas and creating plans for residential designs using preliminary design concepts. It studies design elements and principles, contemporary issues relative to interior residential design, as well as issues related to human needs in the residence, and the functions and spatial proportions in the built environment.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Commercial Spaces
The course explores the design of commercial spaces through creative thinking based on planning and programming techniques. It focuses on problem solving within a specialized environment and provides creative design solutions to unique situations while resolving common issues related to public and commercial facilities.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Architecture Design
This course examines the various human purposes in architecture, the types of architectural styles, and the different approaches to construction. It presents architectural design theories, methods, ideas, and technologies. Finally, it finally explores new views on architectural aesthetics.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Ergonomics
Ergonomics provides us with efficient and comfortable places to work and to live. This is explored by considering body and work physiology, biomechanics, anthropometry, information processing, environmental factors, and the effect of thermal factors, noise, vibration, and illumination.
Academic Supervisor: Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val
Domotics
This course of domotics studies building automation for a home, called a smart home or smart house. A home automation system will control lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances. It may also include home security such as access control and alarm systems.
Academic Supervisor: Safa Chouchane
Interior Design
This course explores the concepts of interior design, the sketching of ideas, and the techniques of informative presentation of decoration projects. It examines the plans, technical details, and decorative elements needed to design residential and commercial interiors as well as offices, and commercial spaces (bars, hotels, banks, public restrooms, etc.).
Academic Supervisor: Flavia Arizaga Ónega
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Interior Design Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
ABD - Associação Brasileira de Designers de Interiores
ABERGO - Associação Brasileira de Ergonomia
ADPSR - Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility
ASID - American Society of Interior Designers
CFAI - Conseil Français des Architectes d'Intérieur
CFSD - Centre for Sustainable Design
DAS - Decorative Arts Society
ECIA - European Council of Interior Architects
EDA - Eco Decorator's Association
FDAI - Fédération des Décorateurs et Architectes d'intérieur
FND - Fédération Nationale de la Décoration
IDEC - Interior Design Educators Council
IDS - Interior Design Society
IFI - International Federation of Interior Architects Designers
IIDA - International Interior Design Association
NADFAS - National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
PDA - Painting & Decorating Association
UFDI - Union Francophone des Décorateurs d'Intérieur
UNAID - Union Nationale des Architectes d'Intérieur, Designers
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Admission requirements - Interior Design
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Interior Design Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Interior Design Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
