
What is Interior Architecture?
Interior Design/Architecture is not as simple as arranging pretty stuff, it requires education, experience, and examination in order to improve the quality of interior space. As an interior designer, you must be able to understand the customer’s goals and requirements, research and analyse it in order to design a sensible plan to specifically target your customers.
The plan and design concept must be safe, functional, appropriate and welfare requirements. Understanding the knowledge of human behaviour helps you to apply the correct colour pattern in a suitable environment and the selection of furniture, fixtures, and equipment must be functional and safe. It takes a lot of effort and time to properly complete the whole project.

Skills of Interior Designers
Creativity
When it comes to design courses, creativity is a must for most people. It helps you to create and something meaningful from nothing, generating ideas easily that is both effective and efficient in solving the problems.
Good Communication Skills
Due to the nature of art, it is not simple to be evaluated and measured through verbal communication. Therefore, having excellent communication skills help you to understand more about customer’s needs and minimize the risk of errors.
Color Balancing Skills
As an interior designer, understand how colour affects a person’s moods and perceptions is vital. For example, according to research, the color “red” will affect and cause us to be more hungry, therefore, most of the fast food restaurant utilize ‘red’ colour as their signature colour.
General Qualifications
In order to enter into Interior Architecture courses, you will generally need:
Programme | Requirements |
Bachelor’s Degree |
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Note: The information displayed above may vary between universities, colleges, and institutions.
1. Taylor’s University

Campus: Subang Jaya, Selangor
Programme | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Interior Architecture |
Intake | January, March, August |
Duration | 3.5 years |
Full Indicative Fee 2023 | RM108,890 |
2. Segi University

Campus: Kota Damasara, Petaling Jaya
Programme | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Interior Architecture |
Intake | January, May |
Duration | 3.5 years |
Full Indicative Fee 2023 | RM72,000 |
3. LimKokWing University

Campus: Cyberjaya, Selangor
Programme | Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture |
Intake | July, August |
Duration | 3.5 years |
Full Indicative Fee 2023 | RM60,050 |
4. UCSI University

Campus: Taman Connaught, Kuala Lumpur
Programme | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Interior Architecture |
Intake | January, July |
Duration | 3.5 years |
Full Indicative Fee 2023 | RM75,500 |
5. Raffles University

Campus: Johor Bahru, Johor
Programme | BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design |
Intake | January, July |
Duration | 3.5 years |
Full Indicative Fee 2023 |
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