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Interior Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts


BFA Curriculum

The grid below applies to students entering the BFA Interior Design Program in fall 2011. Current BFA candidates should refer to the advising grids that correspond to their date of entry into the program.

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 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 English II  4
    16

Second Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADF 181 or
ARH 101*
Ideas of Western Art I or Art History I* 4
ADF S102  Foundation Drawing II 
ADI S201 Interior Design Studio I 3
ADI 234 Introduction to Interior Design Theory & Criticism 3
ADI S264 Advanced Interior Design Communications 3
    16
Spring Semester Credits 
ADF 182 or
ARH 102*
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 S304 Furniture & Detaling Studio 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 S372 Construction Documents 3
... 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
... Science (Lab Option) 4
    14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester Credits
ADI 398 Senior Programming & Pre-Design 3
ADI 384 Interior Marketing & Contracts 3
... Math or Quantitative Reasoning 4
... Literature 4
    14
Spring Semester  Credits
ADI 400 or
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

*Students who want to pursue an Art History minor must take ARH 105 and ARH 106.

** Within the 124-credit requirement students must take 4 credits of Cultural Diversity and satisfy the Expanded Classroom Requirement (ECR). See the Undergraduate Academic Catalogue for details.