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Program Overview

The MS Interior Architecture graduate program is a post-professional degree designed for students with a background in interior design or architecture. The curriculum reinforces design fundamentals, advances technical skills and conceptual approaches, and allows for specialization in areas such as health/wellness, making/fabrication, or technology/representation. The program culminates in a comprehensive thesis research and design project.

Program Structure

The program is comprised of 45 graduate credits and can be completed in 4-6 quarters. Students select from a range of studio, seminar, and elective courses to create a program tailored to their professional interests.

Affiliations and Collaborations

The program is closely affiliated with the graduate MS in Design and the MS in Urban Strategy programs within the Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism. This affiliation provides access to graduate programs across the University, allowing students to engage and collaborate with experts from a variety of disciplines and preparing them to take leadership roles in the profession.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program requires a first professional degree from an accredited program in interior design or a non-professional degree in architecture. Applicants with degrees in related fields or unaccredited programs who have professional experience in interior design or architecture will be considered through review of transcript and portfolio. The submission of a design portfolio is required.

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements include:

• IA Studios:
  • INTR 622 Graduate Studio A
  • INTR 632 Graduate Studio B
  • INTR 642 Graduate Studio C
  • INTR 652 Graduate Studio D
  • INTR 662 Graduate Studio E
  • INTR 641 Furniture Design
  • INTR 674 Fabrication and Making
  • INTR T680 Special Topics in Interior Design
• IA Seminars:
  • INTR 623 Studio A Seminar
  • INTR 633 Studio B Seminar
  • INTR 643 Studio C Seminar
  • INTR 653 Studio D Seminar
  • INTR 663 Studio E Seminar
• IA Electives:
  • INTR 624 Material Investigations
  • INTR 625 Advanced Visual Methods
  • INTR 634 Interior Systems I
  • INTR 645 Advanced Digital Methods
  • INTR 654 Interior Systems II
  • DSRE 625 Technologies of Making
  • DSRE 630 Data Visualization for Design Professionals
  • DSRE 635 Translational Design Research
  • URBS 610 Civic Engagement & Participatory Methods
  • URBS 620 City of Systems
  • URBS 650 Urbanism, Health & the Built Environment
• Thesis:
  • INTR 694 Thesis Programming
  • INTR 697 Thesis - Development
  • INTR 698 Thesis - Documentation
• Comprehensive Exam:
  • INTR 699 Comp Exam for Interior Design

Comprehensive Exam Details

The comprehensive exam, INTR 699, consists of several components: a series of sketch problems, design competitions, professional experience, and portfolio review. These must be completed during the two+ graduate years.