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4Interior Design & Decorating Certificate
Interior Design & Decorating
Certificate
Effective Spring 2012:
Complete This Certificate in One Year!
Program Coordinator: Rita Plush, MA,
president, Rita Plush Interiors
To earn the Certificate in Interior Design
& Decorating, candidates must successfully
complete a total of seven courses:
four (4) required courses and three (3)
electives. Students who do not wish to
earn the certificate may take individual
courses.
The program has been redesigned with
the Certificate requirement to take:
• Four (4) Required classes
• Three (3) Elective classes
Each class will be offered only once a year
in distinct semesters delineated below,
with two (2) Required & one (1) Elective
class each available in the Fall and Spring
semester(s), and one (1) Elective class during
the Summer semester.
FALL Offerings:
2 Required: Basic Introduction • Interior
Design CAD (formerly/merged: IDX-122
Interior Design CAD & IDX-120 Drafting)
1 Elective: Accessories & Color (formerly/
merged: IDX-110 Art, Accessories, Hardware
& IDX-119 Color Concepts)
SPRING Offerings:
2 Required: History of Design • Portfolio
Presentations
1 Elective:
Designing Spaces: Kitchen, Bath, and
Lighting (formerly/merged: IDX-113
Kitchens & Baths & IDX-112 Lighting)
SUMMER Offering:
1 Elective: Business Resource Seminar
(formerly/merged: IDX-140 Resource Tours
& IDX-105 Business Basics)
Non-Certificate Courses
• Decorative Faux Finish Painting
• Feng Shui
• Home Staging
Required Courses
History of Interior Design
Rita Plush, MA, President, Rita Plush Interiors
Learn about decorative styles and motifs,
ornamentation, historical backgrounds
from the 18th Century and the grace of the
Queen Anne style to 20th Century French
styles, flamboyant Art Deco. Also, the Arts &
Crafts movement, the Mission style, and Art
Nouveau discussed.
IDX-101 8 sessions (20 hours) / $290
W Wed, 6:15-8:45pm, March 13-May 8
(skip 3/27)
Portfolio Presentations
Mario J. Mulea, BFA
Construct final presentation boards essential
for client projects and related applications,
showing details and actual samples to be
used, with recommendations for all aspects
of the project. Bring your own project to
develop. Please ask for the materials list at
time of registration. Prerequisite: drafting
course/experience.
IDX-106 10 sessions (20 hours) / $245
T Tues, 6:15-9:30pm, March 5-May 21
(skip 3/26, 4/2)
Elective Course
Designing Spaces:
Kitchens, Baths, and Lighting
Mario J. Mulea, BFA
Kitchens and baths are receiving a big percentage
of the building and redecorating
budget. New trends and fixtures, budgeting
needs and plumbing requirements will be
covered, as well as appropriate lighting for
the entire home. Please ask for materials list
at time of registration.
IDX-123 10 sessions (25 hours) / $300
M Mon, 6:15-8:45pm, Feb. 25-May 13
(skip 3/25, 4/1)
Plus 1 field trip to be announced.
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