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Interior Design, BFA

Degree Requirements - 124 credits

Students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with this major

Internship

With the assistance of the faculty advisor, each student will identify an appropriate internship site with a local interior design firm. All interns are required to complete 120 hours of work/study within the semester, working under the direction of a qualified design professional. Interns are expected to contribute to the host firm at a high level of design interaction. Although the internship experience is non-credit bearing, students will prepare documentation and share learning experiences as part of the course ADI-390.

Interior Design Major Requirements: 28 courses, 88 credits

ADF-S101Foundation Drawing I

3
ADF-S102Foundation Drawing II

3
ADF-S1523-Dimensional Design

3
ADF-S1662D/Color

3
ADF-S172CI: Integrated Studio II

3
ADI-S106Interior Design Communications

3
ADI-S107Spatial Graphics

3
ADI-S110Digital Orthographics

3
ADI-S201Interior Design Studio I

3
ADI-S202Residential Design Studio

3
ADI-S215Human Factors & Inclusive Design

3
ADI-223History of Furniture & Architecture

4
ADI-234History & Theory of Interior Architecture

3
ADI-242Interior Codes & Construction

3
ADI-244Interior Materials & Finishes

3
ADI-254Lighting

3
ADI-S264Advanced Interior Design Communication

3
ADI-S303Contract Design Studio I Workplace

3
ADI-S304Furniture and Detailing Studio

3
ADI-S305Contract Design Studio II Urban Ecology

3
ADI-306Portfolio

3
ADI-352Environmental Systems

3
ADI-S372Construction Documents

3
ADI-390Marketing, Contracts, & Internship

4
ADI-S398Senior Programming & Pre-Design

3
ADI-S401Senior Studio

3
ARH-101Art History I

4
ARH-102Art History II

4

Notes:

  • Courses numbered 200 and above have as a prerequisite the completion of ADI-S110 and the Foundation Studies program (or its equivalent). Other exceptions may be made only with the permission of the instructor and the Interior Design program director.

  • The letter "S" preceding a course number indicates a studio course, for which a studio fee is assessed.

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

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Interior Design Major Learning Goals and Objectives

Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.

Learning Goals Learning Objectives
Students will... Students will be able to...
Understand and employ the principles of visual language - Demonstrate perceptual acuity in two and three dimensional work
- Demonstrate conceptual understanding of complex visual systems
- Demonstrate technical facility with the tools current to their chosen art & design field
- Demonstrate visual communication skills common to their chosen art & design field
Understand and employ the creative thinking process - Effectively solve visual and design problems specific to their chosen discipline
- Use experimentation to test new ideas
- Evaluate their work and the work of their peers through the critique process
- Use the reiterative process to develop new and original solutions to visual and design problems
Understand their potential in the professional art & design field of their choosing - Evaluate their work in relation to the historical precedents of their chosen field
- Visually present their work in a professional manner using the tools current to their chosen field
- Orally present and support their work in a professional manner to peers and professionals from their chosen field
- Demonstrate fluency in the technologies current to their chosen field
- Demonstrate knowledge of the significant contemporary aesthetics and social issues relevant to their chosen field
- Employ professional practices current to their chosen field

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Honors

Interior Design students that wish to receive departmental honors will follow the regular course sequence and complete honors contracted courses to fulfill honors requirements.

CAS Honors Program students only: Also present work from the senior honors experience at the Honors Symposium or Pecha Kucha event.

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