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Interior Design Program

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An interior design major seeks to teach students the importance and value of the design process and design thinking, promote the awareness and knowledge of the contributions of the profession to the health, safety and well-being of people in the built environment, and to prepare graduates of the program to succeed as professional interior designers.

Upon graduation from this program accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, students are eligible to begin the National Council for Interior Design Qualification certificate examination process.

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Interior Design (B.F.A.)

Interior design is a multifaceted profession in which creative and technical solutions are implemented within a structure to achieve a built interior environment. The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied. 
Areas of Design Practice
  • Health care
  • Retail corporate
  • Residential
  • Human factors and behaviors
  • Materials
  • History
  • Building systems
  • Construction
  • Building codes and regulations
  • Lighting
  • Acoustics
  • Professional practice

The curriculum is interactive, haptic and performance-based, offering problem-solving experiences in all major areas of design practice.

My favorite part is the studios. They are four hours long. It seems long, but when you're there with your classmates and professors, it really goes quick.
Tessa Klarenbeek, interior design major
Opportunities

Our alumni work in creative capacities in local, regional and national organizations, such as:

  • Gensler
  • RSP Architects
  • Shive-Hattery
  • Lux, Perspective
  • Architecture Incorporated
  • TSP
  • Koch Hazard Architects
  • CO-OP Architecture
  • FourFront Architecture
  • Interstate Office Products 
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Travel Study

To heighten cultural and global awareness, students engage in international or national travel study. Past professional travel study locations have include Scandinavia, India, Italy, New York, Chicago and Denver.

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Activities
Interior Design Club

The Interior Design Club holds monthly meetings, invites practitioners to speak, hosts lively social activities, and organizes an annual professional development trip to a regional city such as Des Moines, Minneapolis or Omaha. Special events include Interior Design Week, organized by the students to publicize, educate and connect design students with practitioners.

Accreditation

The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts is accredited by the .

The accredited program prepares students for entry-level interior design practice, for advanced study and to apply for membership in professional interior design organizations. The Bachelor of Fine Arts granted by South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination.