design and the environment

This 6-module home study course provides a comprehensive introduction to the environmental impact of design. It is relevant to the work of both garden designers and interior designers and has a strong practical focus. Includes course book, Natural Remodelling For The Not-So-Green Home.

(normal price: £245)

Subjects covered include: sustainable design; sourcing environmentally sound products and services; carbon footprint; energy alternatives; reducing the environmental impact of home and garden; running the environmentally friendly business; interior design and the environment; garden design and the environment; wildlife gardening; habitat creation.

Whether you are a professional interior or garden designer, or would simply like to know more about this subject for your own interest, this course is an ideal starting point.

Our tutorial support is second-to-none. As with all Learning Curve courses, Design and the Environment includes full tutorial support from an experienced and enthusiastic tutor. Students are assigned a personal tutor at the beginning of their course who will work with them all the way through. Tutors can be contacted at any time by e-mail if students have questions or problems or would simply like a chat about their studies. The course includes six tutor marked assignments and leads to a certificate recognising your achievement.

Students have up to three years to complete this course, allowing them to work through the modules at their own pace. On average, however, it takes students around 6 - 8 months to complete the course, based on 3 - 4 hours study time per week.

You can spread the cost of your course over four monthly payments by choosing our instalment option. There is a £20 administration fee if you choose this option.

Note: you can also pay for this course by our monthly instalment plan. Normal instalment price £265: Deposit - £55; four monthly instalments - £52.50 each.If booking on-line: £228.25; deposit - £55; four monthly instalments - £43.31. (This includes an administration fee of £20.) You will only be charged the deposit when you enrol.

If you wish to pay by instalments please contact us on: 01896 860661.

Learning Curve is one of the UK's leading distance learning providers. All of our home study courses include study material, which is sent out in an attractive, hardwearing folder, essential course books and full tutorial support. We are accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council, members of the Association of British Correspondence Colleges and the British Learning Association, and registered as providers with the Learning Skills Council. For more about Learning Curve click here.