Interior Design is a profession that existed because of the needs for qualified professionals to plan and create well designed interior spaces for human activities such as working, recreation, entertaining, shopping and living. The growth in the building industry has enabled this new profession to develop and further assist the industry in planning and designing the built environment that may answer and satisfy the human needs.

The Centre of Studies for Interior Architecture was established in 1975 in Shah Alam as the centre of studies of Interior Design and was a pioneer interior design education in Malaysia. The centre of studies changed its name to the Department of Interior Architecture in1997.

Two programmes are currently offered by the centre of studies, the Diploma in Interior Design and Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Hons). The Diploma programme is currently conducted at Seri Iskandar campus only while the Degree programme is at Puncak Alam campus.