Interior Design
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
In this program—accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation—you’ll collaborate with professional interior designers, lighting and graphic designers, and architects to create environments such as homes, offices, restaurants, stores, and hospitals. Industry-standard facilities include a research lighting laboratory, a working drawing print lab, and a model-making shop. The BFA curriculum emphasizes ergonomics, ecology, sustainability, advanced research methods and computer technologies, furniture and product design, presentation methods, and historic preservation. A two-semester senior thesis project, judged by a jury of professionals, pairs you with a faculty member and an industry mentor and becomes part of your professional portfolio.
COURSES INCLUDE
Interior Design Studio, Materials and Methods of Interior Construction, CAD I, Interior Design Working Drawings, Lighting Design, Building Regulations, Ecology and the Built Environment, Professional Practice
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
Semester programs in Florence and Paris
TYPICAL INTERNSHIPS
Gensler, Rockwell Group, Interior Architects
CAREER OUTCOMES
Graduates work as interior designers in large and small firms and as consultants to manufacturers, retail stores, and design showrooms.
Design for Nexus Nephrology Patient Hotel and Center by Jessica Martin.
Students with an AAS in Interior Design may apply to this BFA program. Students with other AAS degrees may require additional coursework. Learn more about 2+2