Established in 1990, The Design School Southern Africa (DSSA) is committed to furthering the Design education process in South Africa by imparting internationally accepted philosophies and learning paradigms through the provision of innovative, creative and challenging teaching techniques in an environment that ensures and promotes understanding and awareness of social values and differences.

Highly qualified, experienced and motivated teaching staff of the highest calibre ensures that curricula are up to date with the continually changing, leading edge of design developments both in South Africa and the world at large, and take pride in imparting this valuable store of knowledge and experience to the learners.

DSSA’s Full Time Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design (SAQA ID: 87306) is three years in length and covers technological developments in addition to critical theories. The programme encourages students to develop a thorough and imaginative approach to creative problem solving in the context of any human environment.

Through challenging project briefs and well-equipped lectures, learners are introduced to the applications of Interior Design which include: drawing, presentation, surveying, material studies, construction, specifying, context and history of design, draughting and CAD.

With the emphasis on the design process (research, analysis, synthesis and evaluation), DSSA’s Interior Design qualification helps make young talented South African designers more competitive in a global economy and equips them for progression in the industry.