Program Overview

Interior Design - Bachelor of Fine Arts

This professional degree program prepares graduates to enter the interior design field or a graduate program in interior design, architecture, or a related discipline.

Program Description

The curriculum promotes competency in fundamental design, design process, and visual communication, and an understanding of interior materials and systems, history and theory, and professional procedures. Graduates integrate the various aesthetic, social, technical, and graphic requirements of interior design problems.

Program Requirements

The program requires a minimum of 86 semester hours. The course list includes:

• Design Studio courses:
  • ARC 101: Beginning Design Studio (5 credit hours)
  • ARC 102: Beginning Design Studio (5 credit hours)
  • ARC 103: Shop Methods and Materials (1 credit hour)
  • ARC 203: Interior Design Studio (5 credit hours)
  • ARC 204: Interior Design Studio (5 credit hours)
  • ARC 304: Interior Design Studio (6 credit hours)
  • ARC 403: Interior Design Studio (6 credit hours)
  • ARC 408: Interior Design Studio (6 credit hours)
• Design Studio elective (select one):
  • ARC 301: Architecture Studio
  • ARC 302: Architecture Studio
  • ARC 303: Interior Design Studio
  • ARC 401: Architecture Studio
  • ART 221: Intermediate Drawing 1
  • ART 222: Intermediate Drawing 2
  • ART 231: Painting I
  • ART 241: Printmaking I
  • ART 251: Typography
  • ART 252: Image
  • ART 257: Photography
  • ART 261: Ceramics I
  • ART 264: Jewelry Design and Metals I
  • ART 271: Sculpture I
  • ART 331: Painting II
  • ART 332: Painting III
  • THE 251: Visual Communication for the Theatre
  • THE 253: Costume Fundamentals
  • THE 257: Stagecraft and Theatre Technologies
  • THE 258: Scene Painting Fundamentals
  • THE 352: Scenic Design
  • THE 353: Costume Design
  • THE 354: Lighting Design
• Interior Design Support courses:
  • ARC 113: Methods of Presentation, Representation and Re-Presentation (2 credit hours)
  • ARC 114: Methods of Presentation, Representation and Re-Presentation (2 credit hours)
  • ARC 212: Principles of Environmental Systems (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 213: Graphic Media III (2 credit hours)
  • ARC 214: Graphic Media IV (2 credit hours)
  • ARC 221: History of Architecture I (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 222: History of Architecture II (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 225: Design: Behavior, Perception, Aesthetics (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 309: Furniture Design and Construction (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 321: History of Interiors (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 414: Environmental Systems II (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 417: Architectural Materials (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 419: Materials of Interior Design (3 credit hours)
  • ARC 444: Professional Practice in Interior Design (3 credit hours)
• Business elective (select one):
  • CCA 201: Introduction to Arts Management
  • Select from ACC, BUS, ECO, ESP, FIN, MGT, MKT
• Independent Study course (select one):
  • ARC 436: Independent Research & Programming
  • ARC 490: Independent Studies

Total Credit Hours

The total credit hours required for the program range from 86 to 89.