Diploma in Interior Design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

The practice of interior design relates to architecture on the one hand and to industrial design on the other. The aim of the course is to develop awareness and skills in creative problem-solving processes focusing on three-dimensional design, primarily related to the interior of the built environment. Knowledge of the performance of materials and the possibilities they offer in construction is thoroughly researched and understood. Offering type listed: FULLTIME - DISTRICT 6 CAMPUS.

Faculty: Faculty of Informatics and Design  |  Department: Architectural Technology and Id  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed on the programme page include Environmental Design 1; Interior Design 1; Interior Literacy 1; Interior Practice 1; Interior Technology 1; Environmental Design 2.

Career pathways

Interior Design firms or architectural pracitices. Graduates can work towards a partnership, or with experience, to establish their own practice; Shop-fitting firms providing a design and supply service for the installation of shop and office interiors; Retail groups planning their own interiors and employing shop fitters on a contract basis for installation; Furniture manufacturers offering a contract or design and supply service; Interior design shops and suppliers of office furniture offering a design service; Architectural practices also employ interior design specialists as part of their design teams. Graduates can register with the South African Institute for the Interior Design Professions (IID) as a candidate Junior Interior Designer and subsequently an Interior Designer or even Senior Interior Designer.

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