Interior Architecture and Design Major

Master the art and science of transforming an indoor space.

At a glance

The Interior Architecture and Design program provides you with broad exposure to aspects of interior design and prepares you to enhance function and quality of life, increase productivity, and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public through design. The program is grounded in research-based problem solving in addition to a variety of cultural, environmental, and historical perspectives.

This major is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) and National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Degree type	Bachelor of Science
Format	On campus
Part of	College of Health and Human Sciences
Additional requirements?	Yes, for some concentrations
Accelerated option?	No

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Concentrations

A concentration allows you to specialize in a certain area within your major, offering a depth of information and hands-on experiences that you may not otherwise get. Many students in this major will concentrate in one area to work in a specific field after college, as well as find mentors and internships before they even graduate.

Interior Architecture

With dynamic experiences that include studio instruction, service learning, and internships, this concentration will help you learn to design sustainable, functional, and beautiful spaces that enhance quality of life. This concentration requires completion of a Design Scenario at the end of year one to continue on in the major.

Interior Products and Retailing

Learn about interior products and furnishings, design thinking processes, marketing and consumer behavior, and relationship building for business development and entrepreneurship in the interiors industry.

Some Career Options

Your degree will prepare you to practice interior architecture/interior design with competency in design fundamentals, space planning and programming, code compliance, lighting, materials research, project management, and professional practices in the design of diverse interior spaces. You’ll have a range of paths open to you in design and architecture firms as a residential, corporate, retail, health care, institutional, education, and hospitality designer, and can also work in lighting design, product development, design-related journalism, illustration, facility/showroom management, and as manufacturers’ representatives.