Advanced Diploma in Interior Design

George Brown College - Casa Loma Campus

Canada,Ontario

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36 Months

Duration

CAD 18,290/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 110 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 32,117 +

Int. Students: 4,900 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

160 Kendal Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 1M3, Canada

Advanced Diploma in Interior Design

Program Overview

At George Brown College, our focus is on people-centred design, and we believe in nurturing creativity through education. While you don't need a portfolio to join us, a strong enthusiasm and passion for design are essential. We'll handle the teaching—you bring the curiosity!

Interior design listens, empathizes, learns, creates, excites, and educates. Design is everywhere and affects everyone, and it is part of our everyday shared experiences. Interior design involves the integration of concepts and ideas, light fixtures, materials, textures, furniture, and other elements to create innovative interior spaces that are functional and meet all required codes.

In the three-year Interior Design advanced diploma program, you'll develop a thorough understanding of interior design theory, concept application, and technical drawing. Using a conceptual approach, you'll design for retrofits, renovations, and new construction in studios with the most up-to-date equipment and software. For these studio projects, you'll communicate the technical aspects of building interiors by developing plans, elevations, sections, renderings, and 3D models.

As a graduate, your area of specialization might include, but is not limited to:

    interior design
    interior design technology (2D and 3D computer drawing)
    bathroom and kitchen design/build
    project management
    architectural software (rendering and modelling)
    product manufacturer sales
    specification writing

Note: If you enrol in the program in January, you must complete semester 2 in the summer (May to August) of the same year in order to continue into semester 3 in the fall.

Computer requirements: We are a PC-based program and currently require you to use: Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and Vray. Gaming computers are a good choice to meet the program's requirement, and we recommend a laptop for in-classroom use. For exact specifications, please speak to your first year CAD professor after starting the program.

Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • Adhere to building and accessibility codes, regulations, standards and practices that protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
  • Produce accurate construction and detailed drawings with accompanying specifications to fully convey the design proposal.
  • Employ principles of sustainability in the specification of new and conventional materials, equipment and technologies to create objects, interiors and assemblies.
  • Develop design solutions considering the use of space, the physical environment, accessibility needs, and preferences to meet client needs.
  • Employ the principles and elements of design, and the relationship between form and function to create the design solution.
  • Communicate design ideas, concepts and trends for various projects, reflecting the use of theory and contemporary practice in the design solution.
  • Develop plans for design objects and space using appropriate volumetric manipulation conventions and technologies to create design solutions.
  • Effectively manage time, budgets and workloads to achieve the desired design solution.
  • Employ business ethics and professional practices in all design work for establishing and maintaining organizational and practitioner reputation.
  • Employ verbal, written, visual and digital communication skills to formally present well-articulated design proposals and solutions to a client, and/or other involved parties.
  • Employ professional communication practices in interaction, negotiation and collaboration with coworkers, consultants, contractors, clients, end-users and others.
  • Evaluate designs on the basis of concept, appropriateness, effectiveness, sustainability, codes and regulations, accessibility, user experience, and cost for the development of design solutions that will meet client needs.