Diploma in Interior Design

AIU's Interior Design diploma offers a 64-credit alternative to the full Bachelor of Fine Arts track for students who want a shorter, practice-focused credential. The diploma splits its credits between 18 hours of general education, spanning English composition, speech, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics, and science, and 46 hours of major coursework built around interior design fundamentals. Major coursework includes technical drawing, freehand sketching, an introduction to interior design, and a first interior design studio course, giving students the drafting and design-communication skills needed before moving into more advanced studio work. The department lists lighting designer and kitchen designer among the career paths open to diploma graduates, reflecting the applied, residential-and-commercial focus of the credential, which is structured as a standalone credential separate from the school's Bachelor of Fine Arts track.