About the Faculty of Interior Design
- Year the first programme launched
- 2007
- Interior Design programme code
- 7580108
- Length of the bachelor's programme
- 5 years
- Credits, 2026 curriculum
- 165
About the faculty
The Faculty of Interior Design is one of the eight faculties of Danang Architecture University and runs the bachelor's programme in Interior Design (7580108).
The programme began within Applied Fine Arts in 2007 and was one of the first in Vietnam to train interior designers. Since 2019 the curriculum has been redesigned against the standards of NAAB (United States) and CIDA, and it is accredited by an education quality assurance centre under the Ministry of Education and Training.
Students learn by doing: 65–70% of courses are applied practice, every semester brings a new spatial design studio, and the work is presented to lecturers and companies.
Mission and vision
Mission
To educate application-oriented bachelors of Interior Design who can design spaces for living, working and rest from concept to technical drawings, with responsibility towards the community and the environment — contributing to Danang Architecture University's mission of developing high-quality human resources ready for international integration.
Vision to 2030
To become a respected school of interior design with a curriculum to international standards, digital technology built into the design process and close ties with industry — growing alongside the University into a smart, application-oriented university.
Milestones
2007
Applied Fine Arts opens
The Ministry of Education and Training approved the Applied Fine Arts programme (Decision 3313/QĐ-BGDĐT, 26/06/2007), with two departments: Interior Design and Graphic Design.
2010
Interior Design becomes its own programme
Interior Design was separated from Applied Fine Arts; the same year its students took part in the National Architecture Students' Festival for the first time.
2018
Programme code 7580108
The programme moved to code 7580108 under the Ministry of Education and Training's new list of disciplines.
2019
A curriculum to international standards
The curriculum was redesigned against the NAAB (United States) and CIDA standards for interior design education.
2026
A 165-credit curriculum
The new curriculum includes fourteen interior design studios plus courses in Sustainable Design, Surface Design and AI in the Interior Design Process.
How students learn
Learning through studios
Fourteen studios, each a different type of space — homes, restaurants, libraries, hotels, offices… — taken from site survey to technical drawings and models.
Internships with two supervisors
Students intern at architecture and interior design firms, with one supervisor at the company and one lecturer from the faculty.
Designing for the community
The Community Internship and Community Design courses involve students in projects that serve society.
Workshops and competitions
Workshops on materials and surface techniques, and design, photography and drawing competitions on and off campus.
Highlights
- Students in the Top 10 of the Vietnam Interior Design Student Awards 2021
- A student placed first in the 2022 Photography Contest
- Lecturer Tạ Thị Minh Trang, MSc., won Second Prize at the Vietnam Handicraft Products Competition 2022 with the "Sunset handbag collection"
- Student Huỳnh Ngọc Thiện (class 24NT1) received an Encouragement Prize in the 2025 drawing contest "Echoes of History"
- Students took part in the Vietnam Interior Design Students' Festival 2023
Organisation
Dean's Board
The Dean and Vice Deans lead the faculty's teaching, research and cooperation.
Subject groups
Lecturers work in subject groups covering the foundation courses, the sequence of fourteen interior design studios, and the technical and materials courses of the Interior Design programme.
Faculty Office
Academic administration, student affairs, and receiving student applications and requests.
Youth Union and Student Association
Organise the faculty's student movements, academic clubs and volunteer activities.
In the studio and at reviews
Graduation project review: interior scheme for a resort. 
Studio 2 review: interior model of a musical instrument showroom. 
Hand sketching in the studio. 
Surface techniques workshop: water marbling.