• Interior designers work with light and texture to create innovative designs.interior stairwell image by jimcox40 from Fotolia.com
  
  Individuals interested in interior design can take online courses to begin a career as a designer. Few accredited interior design colleges offer online degrees or certificates in this field, but those that do tend to offer extensive course and degree options able to meet the needs of most students.
  
  

Harrington College of Design

• The Harrington College of Design in Chicago provides one of the more extensive offerings of online degree programs for would-be interior designers. Harrington offers entry-level design degrees at the Associate and Bachelor's levels for those who intend on breaking into the field. For interior designers who wish to apply for senior level positions or enhance their own skills, Harrington offers a Master of Arts in Interior Design. A second master's degree, a Master of Interior Design, is available as well. Associate degree courses include studies in Programming for Interior Design and Architectural Detailing and Construction. Bachelor's degree courses include additional studies in business practice and portfolio development. The Master's degree programs tend to be more project and research-oriented courses. Coursework focuses on design process and theory.
  
  Harrington College of Design
  
  200 W. Madison Street, 2nd Floor
  
  Chicago, IL 60606
  
  866-590-4423
  
  interiordesign.edu
  
  

Westwood College

• Westwood College also offers online accredited studies in interior design. Westwood offers an online Bachelor's degree in the interior design field. The school emphasizes studies that can prepare students for careers as not only designers, but also as a showroom manager or a drafter. Much of the curriculum focuses on the use of computer aided drafting, which gives students a technical level of knowledge that can translate into various career options. As part of the curriculum of the program, students learn to plan interior spaces, design commercial interiors, select proper lighting, decorate residential interiors, recognize basic theories of design and how to implement them and how to use computer technology to help visualize and review digital designs.
  
  Westwood College
  
  100 Spring Street, Suite 102
  
  Atlanta, GA 30309
  
  404-745-9862
  
  westwood.edu
  
  

Limpert's Academy of Design

• Thanks to the innovation of online education, students in interior design need not take classes only from schools located in the U.S. Instead, in an artistic field like interior design, students can benefit greatly from learning from an international perspective. Limpert's Academy of Design in Dublin, Ireland, provides one option for online students to do so. The school has an established reputation and is accredited by multiple agencies, such as the International Federation of Interior Architects/Interior Designers (IFI) and the British Interior Design Association. Students at Limpert's Academy can obtain a certificate in the field, a diploma or a bachelor's degree.
  
  Limperts Academy of Design
  
  Block D, Unit 14
  
  Nutgrove Office Park
  
  Nutgrove Avenue
  
  Rathfarnham
  
  Dublin 14
  
  Ireland
  
  353-1-2993003
  
  limpertsacademy.com