Interior Decorating Certificate (Online, Part-Time)

Bow Valley College’s Interior Decorating Certificate is now available online. These courses offer the flexibility to study at home. As you work through a course, your instructor will be available to answer questions, explain concepts, and provide support and feedback through email, fax or phone. This is a part-time certificate and will take a minimum of two and a half years to complete. There are a total of 14 required courses. See full-time Interior Decorating Diploma program listing for admission requirements.

Courses in Program

FALL 2012 - SEMESTER 1
BUS0003: Computer Applications
IDEC184: Principles & Elements of Design

WINTER 2013 - SEMESTER 2
IDEC183: Drawing & Sketching
COMM170: Business Communication

SPRING 2013 - SEMESTER 3
MKTG180: The Essentials of Customer Service
IDEC186: Space Planning & Blueprints (Prerequisite: IDEC183)

FALL 2013 - SEMESTER 4
COMP180: Computer-Assisted Design - AutoCAD (Prerequisites: BUS0003, IDEC183, IDEC186)

WINTER 2014 - SEMESTER 5
IDEC180: Colour & Light in Decorating (Prerequisite: IDEC184)
IDEC181: Decorating Backgrounds (Prerequisites: IDEC183, IDEC184)

SPRING 2014 - SEMESTER 6
IDEC182: Decorating Styles (Prerequisite: IDEC 184)
BUS0066: Textiles & Window Coverings (Prerequisites: IDEC 180, IDEC 184)

FALL 2014 - SEMESTER 7
IDEC185: Professional Interior Decorating (Prerequisites: all required IDM courses)
JOBS100: Career Advancement (Prerequisite: Six (6) successfully completed IDM courses)

WINTER 2015 - SEMESTER 8
COMP171: Microsoft Excel for Business (Prerequisite: BUS0003)

Note: Fall 2012 courses will be offered again in fall 2013. Registration into the online courses of Interior Decorating & Merchandising can be completed through eCampusAlberta.ca. Students who are not able to access Bow Valley College for testing must choose a partner college that will provide testing services to them during the course of study.

Transferability

• Mount Royal University

Credits in this program may be transfered to:

• Bow Valley College - Interior Decorating credits in this program can be transferred to the Diploma program

Note: These programs are recognized by the Canadian Decorators' Association (CDECA).