What DOes NDA Offer?
Explore Our Courses
Choose your preferred design subject, learning level and study option. Not sure what’s the right course for you? Contact our support team, they’ll be happy to help!
4 Learning Levels
Short Courses, Professional Diplomas, Bachelor's & Master's degrees available
3 Study Options
Study flexibly online, fast-track (via zoom) or in our UK or Dubai design studios
Guaranteed Progression
Completion of each level opens access to the next. Progression Scholarships available
Choose Your Learning Level
Professional Diplomas
Choose from flexible online learning, fast-track online (Zoom lectures), or in-studio classes.
Our Level 3 Professional Diplomas, accredited by AIM Qualifications and regulated by Ofqual, are British Government-approved and globally recognised. The NDA is the World’s leading interior design school, with students in 108+ countries.
Professional Interior Design
A great introduction to interior design. Learn skills to design projects for your home, help friends and family with theirs, enter a design career, or set up your own business. Guaranteed progression to an NDA Bachelor’s Degree.
Most Flexible
Online
8 to 10 months online study. This course offers the most flexibility
- Choose your own start date
- No class commitments, responsive learning from anywhere in the world
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
Fastest Option
In-Studio
12 weeks total. Study 2 weeks in studio + 10 weeks home study
- Attend our Nottingham or Dubai design studios
- Study alongside like-minded designers
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
via Zoom
Online Fast-Track
14 weeks total. Online live lessons blended with home study
- 2.5hr live lessons twice a week for 8 weeks + 6 independent study weeks
- Study alongside like-minded designers
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
Professional Garden Design
A great introduction to garden design. Learn skills to design projects for your garden, help friends and family with theirs, enter a design career, or set up your own business. Guaranteed progression to an NDA Bachelor’s Degree.
Most Flexible
Online
8 to 10 months online study. This course offers the most flexibility
- Choose your own start date
- No class commitments, responsive learning from anywhere in the world
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
via Zoom
Online Fast-Track
14 weeks total. Online live lessons blended with home study
- 2.5hr live lessons twice a week for 8 weeks + 6 independent study weeks
- Study alongside like-minded designers
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
Professional Soft Furnishings & Curtain Making
Learn specialist curtain making techniques to create beautiful hand finished curtains for your home, help friends and family with theirs, or set up your own business. Guaranteed progression to an NDA Bachelor’s Degree.
Most Flexible
Online
8 to 10 months online study. This course offers the most flexibility
- Choose your own start date
- No class commitments, responsive learning from anywhere in the world
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
Fastest Option
In-Studio
12 weeks total. Study 2 weeks in studio + 10 weeks home study
- Attend our specialist workroom & design studio in Nottingham, UK
- Study alongside like-minded designers
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
via Zoom
Online Fast-Track
17 weeks total. Online live lessons blended with home study
- 2.5hr live lessons twice a week for 10 weeks + 7 independent study weeks
- Study alongside like-minded designers
- Flexible study, earn while you learn
- No entry requirements
- No exams
Online Interior Design Degree Courses
With a Level 3 design qualification or an NDA diploma, you can progress to our online interior design degrees.
Develop your creative interest and enter a career as an interior designer or progress to Master’s level, by expanding your skills and knowledge of the global design industry.
All NDA degrees are fully accredited by De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), ranked in Times’ top 3% of world universities.
Bachelor's Degree
BA (Hons) Interior Design
3 years flexible online study
- Choose your own start date
- Flexible online study, earn while you learn
- Study around work & family commitments
- No exams
- Gauranteed progression to our Master's (MA) Degree
Top-Up Degree
BA (Hons) Interior Design Top-Up
12 months flexible online study
- Choose your own start date
- Flexible online study, earn while you learn
- Study around work & family commitments
- No exams
- Top up your FdA, BTEC, HND or equivalent to a full BA (Hons)
Master's Degree
MA Interior Design with Practice Management
18 months to 2 years online study
- Choose your own start date
- Flexible online study, earn while you learn
- Study around work & family commitments
- No exams
- Qualify for senior interior design management level roles
Other Online Degree Courses
You can also study online bachelor’s degree courses in the specialist subjects of Heritage Interior Design, Retail Design and Design for Outdoor Living.
Top-Up Degree
BA (Hons) Top-Up Design for Outdoor Living
12 months flexible online study
Online Short Courses
NDA also offers online short courses, focussed on different subjects. All our online short courses are endorsed by the AIM Qualifications Quality Mark.
Online
Interior Design For Your Home
Approx. 30 to 40hrs self paced online learning
via Zoom
Interior Design Software Course
12 live lessons via zoom 3 days per week. 4 weeks total
via Zoom
Exterior Design
6 live lessons via zoom over 3 weeks + 3 weeks home study. 6 weeks total
What Our Students Say
With the course being online, it was really convenient, as I could fit the course around my children and family life…. My tutor was Simone. The support was wonderful, and she was always super helpful.
Last year, I set up my own online furniture shop and this year I have started an interior design service in and around Norfolk.
Laura Ruddy
Professional Interior Design
My favourite course module has definitely been Module 04: Cultural Contexts in Interior Design. I find this fascinating, especially since I often design for heritage clients.
The flexibility of the program, coupled with its excellent reviews, made it the perfect choice. I’m really pleased with the decision, as it has significantly enhanced my design expertise.
Giorgia Lacey-Colley
MA Interior Design
I actually did the in-studio diploma course in Dubai, but navigating around the VLS upon completion of tasks was easy. Deadlines were good in order to keep me on my toes. My tutor was fun, intuitive and friendly. Just the way a teacher should be!…
Kadambari Uppal
Professional Interior Design
Online learning wasn’t something new to me; I enjoyed it and it was ideal for my needs of working during the day and studying in the evenings and on the weekends.
The VLS was simple to navigate and easy to find anything you wanted.
Ashley Dawkins
Professional Interior Design
The course has been brilliant throughout. Being able to study online and having that flexibility is what made me decide to apply with NDA.
The VLS platform is very straightforward to use and has a lot of resources and guidance tools to help the learning process. It’s a great system to have.
Denisa Jusic
MA Interior Design
I wanted to study the subject at a professional level. I found the NDA which enabled me to carry on working whilst still studying.
I enjoyed the diploma course so much, I decided to use the NDA’s Progression Scholarship to move onto the BA (Hons) Degree…
Rachel Fowler
BA(Hons) Interior Design
Studying with NDA was a great experience. I really enjoyed the course. It was extremely beneficial, helpful and informative. I gained so much confidence after each module.
It was my first time to learn online and at first I was worried how to communicate with my tutors and friends, but I was really surprised how I was really supported by my tutors.
Azza Refaat
BA(Hons) Interior Design