Curriculum & Courses

Bachelor of Interior Design

 

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The Bachelor of Interior Design requires students to complete a total of 120 credits (the equivalent of 40-three credit courses). The program of study is prescriptive, students must successfully complete all core courses in the term with a final grade of C or higher in order to continue to the subsequent term. The program of study includes eight semesters of courses plus one (450 hours) Internship with a design-related industry employer.

Year One

  • DEST 1101 - Design History
  • INDS 1141 - Studio 1: Space + Experience
  • INDS 1142 - Design + Precedent 1
  • INDS 1144 - Design Tools 1
  • INDS 1241 - Studio 2: Inhabitation
  • INDS 1242 - Design + Precedent 2
  • INDS 1243 - Systems 2
  • INDS 1244 - Design Tools 2
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 1 (recommended), Foundation level
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 4, Foundation level, GNED 1401/ENGL 1101, GNED 1403, or GNED 1404 


Year Two

  • INDS 2141 - Studio 3: Spatial Connectivity
  • INDS 2142 - Design + Precedent 3
  • INDS 2143 - Systems 3
  • INDS 2144 - Design Tools 3
  • INDS 2241 - Studio 4: The Collective
  • INDS 2242 - Design + Precedent 4
  • INDS 2243 - Systems 4
  • INDS 2244 - Design Tools 4
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 2 (recommended), Foundation level
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 2 (Art History course recommended), Tier 2


Year Three

  • DEST 3201 - Design + Material Culture
  • INDS 3141 - Studio 5: Context
  • INDS 3142 - Design + Precedent 5
  • INDS 3143 - Systems 5
  • INDS 3144 - Design Tools 5
  • INDS 3241 - Studio 6: Transformations
  • INDS 3242 - Design + Precedent 6
  • INDS 3244 - Design Tools 6
  • INDS 3345 - Internship
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 3 (recommended), Foundation level
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 2 (Art History course recommended), Tier 3


Year Four

  • INDS 4141 - Studio 7: Investigation
  • INDS 4142 - Design + Precedent 7
  • INDS 4143 - Systems 7
  • INDS 4245 - Professional Practice
  • INDS 5241 - Studio 8: Integration
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 1, 3 or 4 (recommended), Tier 2
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 1, 3 or 4 (recommended), Tier 2
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 1, 3 or 4 (recommended), Tier 3
  • General Education requirement, Cluster 1, 3 or 4 (recommended), Tier 3
  • Elective (One university-level three-credit course of the student's choosing without restriction.)


General Education Requirements

Ten courses must be completed to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design.

  1. Four courses will be taken at the foundational level: one from each of the thematic clusters. 
  2. Three courses will be taken at the second tier: no more than one from each of the thematic clusters. One of these courses must be an Art History (ARTH) course in Cluster 2.
  3. Three courses must be taken at the third tier, selected from at least two of the thematic clusters. One of these courses must be an Art History (ARTH) course in Cluster 2.