What do Interior Designers do?
A degree in interior design prepares graduates for a multifaceted career that merges
creativity and technology into the design of the built environment, addressing aesthetics
and supporting human well-being and quality of life. Designers work in a variety of
market sectors and apply knowledge of human experience and behavior to the design
of the built interior environment considering social, cultural, economic and ecological
contexts in all aspects of their work.
Students first complete the required foundation courses in Art and Interior Design,
including Drawing I, Design I and II, Interior Design I and II, Human Factors in the
Built Environment, hand drafting, AutoCAD and BIM for Interior Designers.
Students then move into a progressive sequence of studio and lecture courses such
as Interior Systems, Interior Construction Documentation, Design Presentation Media,
Residential Interior Design I and II, Contract Interior Design I and II, Architecture/Art/Interior
Design History, Textiles for Interiors, and Professional Practices and Procedures