Diploma in Interior Design

School of Built Environment

Equator College offers a range of comprehensively designed Diploma Programmes.

These programmes are highly regarded for equipping students with specialist knowledge and skills which are designed to stimulate the imagination and provoke deals and creativity in students who will themselves shape the future of the nation.

Vision

To be the leading school in the fields of built environment and emerging engineering technologies.

Mission

To provide experiential learning for students to practice ethical leadership and professional responsibilities while stimulating innovation and creativity in architectural, engineering and construction industries.

Diploma In Interior Design

Course Detail

The Diploma in Interior Design course is designed to provide students the opportunity to study all aspects of Interior Design, Spatial Design, and Furniture Design. Students are trained to develop functional, creative, and attractive designs for residential and commercial interior projects.

The course emphasises skills in analysing design problems so as to produce creative and technically proficient designs that can be communicated through both the computer technology and traditional media. Students are also taught the theoretical and historical aspects of art and architecture, building technology, project management, and professional practice which will prepare them for a professional career in the field of interior design.

Study trips are included in the course to broaden students’ awareness of contemporary development in built environment. Furthermore, the course also utilises the latest computer-aided design technologies suitable for the modern industry.

Programme Code

R2/0212/4/0028 (30/05/2027) | MQA (A8155)

Duration

3 Years

Mode of Study

Full-time

Financial Assistance & Scholarship

PTPTN, EPF & Equator College

Entry Requirement

Malaysian Student

Must pass in SPM / UEC / IGCSE/ ‘O’ level with 3 credits; OR
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) Level 3 and SPM (1 credit); OR
Other equivalent qualification approved by MOHE.

International Student

Please refer to “List of Entry Qualifications for International Student”; AND
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) A competitive score is 4.0 or higher

Course Components

Practical and Theory

Internship / Industry Training

12 Weeks/ 3 Months

Awarded

Diploma in Interior Design

Intake

January / April / August

Note: Candidates are required to pass a drawing test / portfolio assessment conducted by Equator College to determine their suitability for the course. Applicants are also required to demonstrate proficiency in English, a pass in SPM/O-Levels English or have studied subjects that require a satisfactory level in English. All design students are required to have a laptop by the start of 2nd Semester.

Programme Module

Drawing I
2 Dimensional Design
Colour Studies
Basic Photography
Sketching Workshop
Basic Computer Graphic
Presentation Techniques
Major Discipline: Intro to Interior Design
Minor Discipline: Elective
Principles of Design
Interior Design I
Interior Design II
Interior Design III
Interior Design IV
Furniture Design I
Furniture Design II
Furniture Design III
Detailed Drawing & Specification
Spatial Design

Computer Aided Design & Drafting I
Computer Aided Design & Drafting II
Computer Aided Design & Drafting III
Computer Aided Design & Drafting IV
History of Art
History of Architecture
Building Construction
Building Materials
Building By Law
Building Services
Architectural Renovation
Green Design & Sustainability
Project Management
Professional Practise & Entrepreneurship
Project Report
English for Designers
English for Business Communication
MPU 1, 2, 3, 4
Internship

Note: This information in this website is correct at the time of publishing but may be subject to change.

Partner Universities

Equator College to offer internationally recognised quality education with a wide latitude of flexibility in its programmes. This means that while achieving a specific qualification designed to equip students for a successful professional life.

Equator’s Diploma programmes are also structured to enable students to progress through one of the most comprehensive undergraduate, and subsequently, postgraduate portfolios that are offered by our international partner universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia.

The full-time MQA accredited courses at Equator are recognised by our international university partners where credit transfer are available.

University

Awarded

Universiti Sains Malaysia, MAL

BSc (Hons) in Architecture

Middlesex University, London UK

BA in Interior Architecture
BA in Interior Design

University of Hertfordshire, UK

BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture & Design

University of Wolverhampton, UK

BSc (Hons) Interior Architecture and Property Development

Griffith University, AUS

BDes Interior Environments