Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree - Interior Architecture & Design

Undergraduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:

Human & Global Centered Design

Apply interior solutions that consider users’ cultural and social needs
Apply interiors solutions that consider users’ physical needs
Apply interiors solutions that consider ecological and sustainable principles
Design Process & Conceptual Thinking

Develop appropriate programming documents that identify user needs through the gathering and analysis of information
Produce schematic design solutions that meet programmatic requirements and conceptual intent
Create refined design solutions culminating in design development presentations
Produce construction documentation of interior buildings and FF & E specifications
Furnishings & Materiality

Furniture and fixtures are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent
Textiles are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent
Interior construction materials are appropriate to the programming needs and design intent
Integrated Design

Develop design solutions that consider major construction types and construction systems, such as, electrical, mechanical, energy, security, and acoustics through design decisions
Demonstrate an understanding of lighting systems by creating lighting solutions that address aesthetics, function, and energy conservation
Demonstrate an understanding of federal regulations impacting accessibility and universal/inclusive design principles through the application of these professional standards in design solutions
Demonstrate an understanding of the laws and codes impacting life safety through application of these professional standards on design solutions

BFA Interior Architecture & Design Degree Requirements

Minimum grade of C- in all core courses, major courses, and LA 107 Writing for the Multilangual Artist or LA 108, IAD 230/LA 226, & IAD 231/229
Minimum 2.0 GPA and the following general education requirements:
1 Written Communication: Composition
1 Written Communication: Critical Thinking
1 Written Communication: Context & Style
1 Employment Communications & Practices
1 Interior Architecture History: Traditional
1 Interior Architecture History: Contemporary
1 Historical Awareness