Interior Design, BFA

• Degree Requirements
• Learning Goals and Objectives

Degree Requirements - 124 credits

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

Interior Design Major Requirements: 28 courses, 88 credits

ADF-S101	Foundation Drawing I	3
ADF-S102	Foundation Drawing II	3
ADF-S152	3-Dimensional Design	3
ADF-S166	2D/Color	3
ADF-S172	Creativity and Innovation: Integrated Studio II	3
ADI-S106	Interior Design Communications	3
ADI-S107	Spatial Graphics	3
ADI-S110	Digital Orthographics	3
ADI-S201	Interior Design Studio I	3
ADI-S202	Residential Design Studio	3
ADI-S215	Human Factors and Inclusive Design	3
ADI-223	History of Furniture and Architecture	4
ADI-234	History and Theory of Interior Architecture	3
ADI-242	Interior Codes and Construction	3
ADI-244	Interior Materials and Finishes	3
ADI-254	Lighting	3
ADI-S264	Advanced Interior Design Communication	3
ADI-S303	Contract Design Studio I Workplace	3
ADI-S304	Furniture and Detailing Studio	3
ADI-S305	Contract Design Studio II Urban Ecology	3
ADI-306	Portfolio	3
ADI-352	Environmental Systems	3
ADI-S372	Construction Documents	3
ADI-390	Marketing, Contracts, and Internship	4
ADI-S398	Senior Programming and Pre-Design	3
ADI-S401	Senior Studio	6
ADI-HS401	Honors Senior Studio	3
ARH-101	Art History I	4
ARH-102	Art History II	4

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.

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

About the Interior Design Major

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