Alison’s Free Online Course in Interior Design
Learn about interior design with this 6-10 hour course
About the interior design course:
Alison offers a free online course on interior design.
In this course, you will learn the qualities and qualifications that an interior designer needs to start working in this field as well as the practical considerations that must be taken into account when starting your own project.
Curriculum of the Interior Design Course:
Module 1: What is interior design?
What is interior design? – Learning Outcomes.
Introduction to interior design.
Become an interior designer.
What is interior design? – Summary.
Module 2: Project Planning and Communication with Clients.
Project Planning and Client Communication – Learning Outcomes.
Communicate with clients.
Project planning.
Project Planning and Client Communication – Summary.
Module 3: Planning of rooms and spaces.
Room and Space Planning – Learning Outcomes.
Designing Rooms and Spaces – Part 1.
Designing Rooms and Spaces – Part Two.
Planning of rooms and spaces – summary.
Module 4: Colors in Interior Design.
Colors in Interior Design – Learning Outcomes.
Colors – Part 1.
Colors – Part Two.
Colors in interior design – a summary.
Module 5: Materials for surfaces and fabrics.
Surface materials and fabrics – learning outcomes.
Surface materials.
Surface materials and fabrics – summary.
Module 6: Use of lighting.
Illumination use – learning outcomes.
Lighting and timber.
Natural light.
Lighting use – a summary.
Module 7: Sourcing and selecting furniture.
Furniture sources and selection – learning outcomes.
A Brief History of Furniture.
Furniture supply and customization.
Furniture Sources and Selection – Summary.
Module 8: Textiles and Accessories.
Textiles and accessories – learning outcomes.
Textile accessories.
Textiles and accessories – summary.
Module 9: Sustainability and Ethics.
Sustainability and Ethics – Learning Outcomes.
Sustainability.
Moral.
Sustainability and Ethics – Summary.
Unit 10: Interior Design Business.
Interior design work – learning outcomes.
Interior Design Work – Part 1.
Interior Design Work – Part Two.
Interior Design Work – Summary.
Outcomes of the Interior Design Course:
By the end of the course you will be able to:
Explain how to plan projects and communicate with clients.
Description of planning considerations for different rooms and spaces.
Explain how to handle color.
Describe how surface and textile materials are used.
Explain how to use lighting.
Description of furniture sources and how to choose it.
Explain how to work with textiles and accessories.
Discuss issues of sustainability and ethics in interior design.
Discuss how to run your interior design business.
Interior design course costs:
All Alison courses can be registered, studied, and completed free of charge. Thus, in order to obtain the course certificate, in order for a learner to be classified as a graduate from the Alison platform, they will have to achieve an 80% score in the course test. Once the course and the test are completed, the student gets the opportunity to optionally obtain an official certificate, which is an excellent way to share what he achieved on the course.
