Professional Standards and Codes of Conduct Course Online (Coming Soon)

Self-paced online training with expert support

Learn how interior design works as a profession, from running a firm and pricing projects to ethics, liability, and presenting yourself to employers.

$579 30 clock hours Live Support Start anytime

This course includes

  • 30 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution

This course covers the standards, business practices, ethics, and career expectations of the interior design profession. You'll study the field's history and value, its practice areas and career paths, the qualifications designers need, and how technology and AI are changing the work. You'll also learn how design firms are started, structured, marketed, and kept financially healthy, from business models and staffing to client communication, fees, proposals, contracts, invoicing, and profitability.

You'll then follow the full design process, from programming and concept development through documentation, procurement, construction administration, closeout, and post-occupancy evaluation, with a focus on the designer's responsibilities in each phase. The course ends with codes of conduct, ethical decision-making, liability, intellectual property, and the professional growth that sustains a career. You'll also create a résumé and business card that present your professional identity.

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