An environmental designer takes part in the elaboration of interior design, environment, and communication spaces projects. This person must be able to intervene in several areas of environment design : inside (walls, floors, ceilings, architectural ornament), or outside (façades, spaces, urban furniture), also be capable of setting up an ephemeral environment such as scenography for street shows, theatre, cinema, TV etc., and restore heritage buildings.
A graduate in environmental design will find employment in an architect’s studio, within a multi-function group of designers (state or private), or as an independent designer, taking whole programmes in charge.
Applicants must have obtained a secondary degree in art and design, or have attended a one year foundation course. Admittance is granted after close scrutiny of academic records and shortlisted students are then interviewed and asked to present a personal portfolio.
After graduation, students can apply for the dsaa (post-graduate) course, teachers’ training college preparatory course, the National School of Decorative Arts, the National School of Fine Arts, the school of landscape design, the school of scenography, the school of architecture, or various schools abroad.

Beside academic tuition, environmental design provides courses in plastic art, art history, scenography, event design, professional work and research, technology, computer assisted design.