Degree Plan

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

Core Curriculum - Total Hours 40
Major - Total Hours 84
Degree - Total Hours 124

B.F.A. in Interior Design 4-year degree plan (PDF).

Fall of Freshman Year
Course Hours
INTD 1111 Interior Design Orientation 1
INTD 1320 Architectural Drafting 3
INTD 1364 Color and Environment-Behavior Theory 3
INTD 2300 Introduction to Interior Design 3
*FYES 1211 First Year Experience Seminar 2
*English 1311 Composition I 3
Total Hours 15
Spring of Freshman Year
Course Hours
INTD 1410 Form, Space, and Theory 4
INTD 2363 Sketching & Rendering 3
INTD 2325 Construction and Details 3
*Religious Studies (1000 Level) 3
*ENGL 1312: Composition II 3
Total Hours 16

* = UIW Core Requirements. These courses are generally offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters.

Fall of Sophomore Year
Course Hours
INTD 2301 Computer Applications for Int. Design 3
INTD 2375 Space Planning 3
INTD 2355 History of the Built Environment I 3
*ENSC 1410 Environmental Science 4
*PHIL 1381 Introduction to Philosophy 3
Total Hours 16
Spring of Sophomore Year
Course Hours
INTD 2370 Lighting and Design 3
INTD 3315 CADD for Interior Design 3
INTD 2360 Textiles for Interior Design 3
INTD 3363 History of the Built Environment II 3
INTD 3367 Studio I 3
Total Hours 15

* = UIW Core Requirements. These courses are generally offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters.

Fall of Junior Year
Course Hours
INTD 3325 Codes and Construction Documents 3
INTD 2350 Interior Materials 3
INTD 3355 Advanced CADD for Interior Design 3
**INTD Elective Fall– Choose one from the following:
INTD 3320 Furniture Design (odd years), OR INTD 3365 Kitchen & Bath Design (even years)
3
INTD 3370 Studio II 3
ARTH 2361 Art History: Ancient through Medieval 3
Total Hours 15-18
Spring of Junior Year
Course Hours
INTD 4161 Interior Design Internship 1
INTD 4340 Studio III 3
**INTD Elective Spring – Choose one from the following:
INTD 3340 Study Tour, FMGT 3310 Creativity in Practice (odd years), INTD 4380 Historic Preservation (even years) OR INTD 4382 Wellness and Transparency in ID (odd years)
3
*MATH 1306 Geometry 3
ARTH 2362 Art History: Renaissance to Modern 3
*ENGL 2310 World Literature Studies 3
Total Hours 13-16

* = UIW Core Requirements. These courses are generally offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters.

** = Only one INTD elective is required and certain courses can be taken in the Fall or Spring of Junior Year pending all prerequisites are met.

Fall of Senior Year
Course Hours
INTD 4355 Capstone I 3
INTD 4210 Portfolio I 2
INTD 3336 Environmental Systems and Sustainability 3
*Modern Language I 3
*PEHP Physical Activity Course 1
*PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology 3
Total Hours 15
Spring of Senior Year
Course Hours
INTD 4395 Professional Practice 3
INTD 4375 Capstone II 3
INTD 4120 Portfolio II 1
*Modern Language II 3
*History Core 3
*RELS or PHIL (Upper Division) 3
Total Hours 16

* = UIW Core Requirements. These courses are generally offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters.