Program highlights
Work placement opportunity
Attend classes with a 1:20 professor to student ratio ― receive personalized feedback and help on projects and assignments.
Industry paid internship ― graduate prepared for the career of your choice with 450 hours of paid experience.
Interior Design students' society ― gain studio design and networking experience through extra-curricular activities.
Create interior environments that shape how we live, work, play and learn. Informed by theories of design, an understanding of building systems and the application of technology, you will develop critical design thinking skills. Through assignments, exercises and studio-based projects, apply and expand your design abilities. Gain industry experience with a required 450-hour paid internship.
Mount Royal has offered the Bachelor of Applied Interior Design degree, a Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) accredited program, for more than 15 years. To become a registered or licensed interior designer in Canada, applicants must have graduated from a CIDA accredited program. Learn more about our program accreditation.
Career possibilities
- Interior designer (interior design or architectural firms)
- Design consultant (home builder, developer or retail)
- Facilities manager
- Furniture or materials manufacturer representative
Admission requirements and costs
Curriculum and courses
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Faculty of Arts
Mount Royal offers three bachelor's degrees out of the Faculty of Arts: The Bachelor of Interior Design, Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice and the Bachelor of Arts with majors in Anthropology, English, History, Policy Studies, Psychology and Sociology.
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