Key Objectives | The Curriculum | Prerequisites | Completing Your Program | How to Apply

The Evening Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture equips you to meet the highest standards of the profession. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the acknowledged centers of design in North America and around the world. The program provides you with a conceptual design background as well as practical skills, offering you an unparalleled hands-on experience.

All courses are taught by prominent, practicing design professionals, and the program is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER). The San Francisco Chronicle has called this certificate program a "serious program for serious students," underscoring the rigorous nature of the courses.

Key Objectives

Completing the Evening Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture will help you

• build a professional design portfolio
• understand interior design and architectural concepts accepted throughout the world
• become a member of one of today's fastest growing professions

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The Curriculum

The standard curriculum consists of a total of 77 units (1,155 hours of instruction), including 28 courses plus one elective. Courses are offered in four phases and must be taken in sequence. For complete course descriptions, please see the UC Berkeley Extension course catalog.

Phase I

• Introduction to Interior Design
• Principles and Elements of Design
• Drafting
• Fundamentals of Drawing I
• Perspective Drawing
• Rapid Visualization Techniques
• Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting for Designers: CAD Level I
• Space Planning

Phase II

• Materials of Interior Design
• History of Architecture, Interiors, and Decorative Arts I
• History of Architecture, Interiors, and Decorative Arts II
• Color Theory and Application for Interiors
• Design Presentation Techniques
• Design Theory and Process
• Studio I: Conceptual Design, Residential and Commercial
• Current Issues in Design

Phase III

• Lighting Design
• Using Computers in Design Practice: CAD Level II
• Studio II: Residential
• Design Presentation Techniques II
• Building Construction and Systems for Interior Architecture
• Construction Documents
• Detailing for Interiors
• Studio III: Commercial

Phase IV

• Studio IV: Advanced Commercial
• Business Practices for Interior Designers
• Portfolio and Professional Presentation
• Internship in Interior Design

Electives

• Electives vary by term

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Prerequisites

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Experience in interior design, architecture, art, art history, or other related disciplines is helpful but not required. It is sometimes possible to substitute or waive courses based on previous coursework in related subjects. Academic transcripts and a portfolio review are required for transfers and waivers.

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Completing Your Program

The minimum time required to complete an Evening Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture is three years, though your individual program may take longer due to the fact that not all courses are offered each term, some courses may be canceled, and some courses may fill before you register. You may begin the program in any term.

For more information, contact:
Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture
UC Berkeley Extension
Department of Arts and Letters
1995 University Ave.
Suite 110
Berkeley, CA 94704-7000
tel: (415) 284-1070
fax: (415) 369-9002
e-mail: e-mail:

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