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Bachelor of Arts (BFA) Interior Design


 

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Curriculum

First Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADF S101 Foundation Drawing I 3
ADF S151 2-Dimensional Design 3
ADI S108 Perspective & Rendering 3
SF 101 Seminar for Freshman 4
ENG 101  Freshman Writing/English I 
    17
Spring Semester Credits 
ADF S143 Color 3
ADF S152 3-Dimensional Design 3
ADI S106 Interior Design Communications 3
ADI S110 Orthogonal Drawing 3
ENG 102 Freshman Writing/English II  4
    16

Second Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADF 181/
HUM 105
Ideas of Western Art I OR Art History I 4
ADF S102  Foundation Drawing II 
ADI S201 Interior Design Studio I 3
ADI 234 Design Theory & Criticism 3
ADI S264 Advanced Interior Design Communications 3
    16
Spring Semester Credits 
ADF 182/
HUM 106
Ideas of Western Art II OR Art History II 4
ADI S202 Residential Design Studio 3
ADI 242 Interior Codes & Construction 3
ADI 244 Interior Materials & Finishes 3
ADI S372 Construction Documents 3
    16

Third Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADI 221 History of Furniture & Architecture I 4
ADI 254 Lighting 3
ADI S303  Contract Design Studio I
ADI S304 Furniture & Detailing Studio 3
... Natural Science (Lab Option) 4
    17
Spring Semester Credits 
ADI 222 History of Furniture & Architecture II 4
ADI S305 Contract Design Studio II 3
ADI 352 Environmental Systems 3
... Natural Science (Lab Option) 4
    14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADI S308 Institutional Studio 3
ADI 384 Interior Marketing & Contracts 3
... Math or Quantitative Reasoning 4
... Literature 4
    14
Spring Semester  Credits
ADI 400/
ADI 306 
Interior Design Internship OR Portfolio 3
ADI S401 Senior Studio 3
... Ethical or Philosophical Inquiry 4
..... Social Science 4
    14
  BFA Program Total * = 124 credits
* Within the 124-credit requirement you must take 4 credits of Cultural Diversity and satisfy the Expanded Classroom Requirement (ECR). See Academic Catalog for details.