You may earn a BA in Interior Design and/or Interior Design Merchandising.
Curriculum for the Interior Design major educates and trains you for a variety of entry-level positions in interior design such as residential, commercial, and hospitality design, and in specialization areas such as lighting.
Curriculum for the Interior Design Merchandising major educates and trains you for a variety of entry-level positions in retail or wholesale operations, sales, and promotion components of merchandising products used in interior spaces such as furniture, textiles, and lighting.
- A minimum 91–110 credits are required for these majors, including 25 upper-division credits.
- In either major, your courses will involve interdisciplinary courses with art; business; and family and consumer sciences.
- These majors require completion of the Family and Consumer Sciences Core, which includes:
- FCS 1050 “Introduction to FCS,” completed in your freshman or sophomore year. (If you are a transfer student, you may complete this in your junior year.)
- FCS 3240 “Individual and Family Development,” completed after FCS 1050.
- FCS 4899 “Senior Capstone,” completed after FCS 3240 and during your senior year.
- You can apply directly for admission into either Interior majors, but a maximum of 16 students will be accepted into the Interior Design major each year.
- Principles of universal design and sustainability are integrated into all your studio courses.
- A student Interior Design Club is on campus to assist you as you prepare for entrance into the professional design community.