Make This the Year You Get Serious About Design, Whether You Take One Class or Quit Your Job and Go All In
Here are some signs that your interior design hobby might be something more: Friends ask you for decorating advice. You can tell a cool white paint color from a warm one. You geek out on subjects like Rococo architecture, textiles, or color theory.
If any of these sound familiar, we’re here to tell you that it’s never been easier to take your curiosity to the next level — however busy you are. The New York School of Interior Design has classes and programs that can help you broaden your design horizons, whether that means learning a new skill or taking the first step toward a new career. Start smaller with a continuing education course like Intro to Interior Design or the beginner-friendly Basic Interior Design Certificate Program. Dive into undergraduate studies with the Associate’s or BFA in Interior Design programs. Or maybe you’re ready to take your career to new heights? NYSID offers an MFA and as well as specialized degrees in Lighting Design, Sustainability, Healthcare and Digital Practice Management.
A leading authority in the design industry, NYSID has seven different programs and more than 200 courses to suit everyone from traditional students and design enthusiasts to career changers and experienced interior designers. With undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education options, it’s easy to find a track that suits you — or create your own. Here are three ways NYSID flexes to fit your busy schedule and help you find your own unique path.
You can dip your toe in before you leap.
NYSID’s Institute for Continuing & Professional Studies lets you test the waters with non-matriculating classes (one-offs that aren’t part of a degree program) that fit your schedule. Join a live online workshop about choosing the perfect paint color or take a deep dive on upholstered furniture. Or try the popular Introduction to Interior Design, which is offered as both a self-paced online course and a conveniently scheduled in-person class. You’ll come away with both a deeper knowledge of interior design principles and a better understanding of what a career in the field entails.
You can take courses offered at realistic class times.
Options like the one-year Basic Interior Design Certificate Program offer both on-site and online options that suit students seeking part-time or evening options. (And with no portfolio requirements, BID is a great first step in your journey.) Plus, if you decide that a degree is in your future, your BID credits can be applied to other NYSID associate or bachelor programs.
You can study online with well-known instructors.
Whatever your professional pursuits, NYSID can help you bring them to life with a high-flexibility, high-quality curriculum taught by the industry’s top talents. And you don’t need to be on campus to soak up their expertise: You can learn from superstar instructors like Lissette Carrera and Holly Hayden Taylor (the executive design director at Jeremiah Brent Design) online, too!
NYSID designs its graduate and undergraduate programs to let you create the curriculum you want when you need it. Explore degrees like:
- Basic Interior Design Certificate Program
- AAS in Interior Design
- BFA in Interior Design
- MFA in Interior Design
- MPS in Design of Healthcare Environments
- MPS in Digital Practice Management
- MPS in Lighting Design
- MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments
And if you decide to go after a career in interior design, your studies at NYSID will prepare you for the industry’s certification exam, the NCIDQ. So it’s not a question of if you have a path to pursuing interior design — it’s just a matter of taking the first step that makes sense for you.