Environmental Design, B.S./Interior Design (First Professional), M.S.

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Minimum Total Credit Hours: 156

Major Hours: 41

Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48

Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00

Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00

Program Code: A384/F587 Q224

Major Requirements

Some courses required for the major may also fulfill the University General Education Requirements.

A grade of C or better must be earned in each course counted for major and major support credit.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
ARCH 4453	Modern and Contemporary Architecture	3
L A 4613	Landscape Architecture Computer Applications	3
L A 4103	Introduction to Landscape Architecture	3
RCPL 4213	Principles and Practice of Urban Planning	3
EN D 3893	Intro to Urban Real Estate Development	3
EN D 3993	Environmental Design Practicum	3
EN D 4893	Historic Preservation Planning	3
EN D 4993	Environmental Design Capstone	3
Electives
Choose 17 hours from a list of approved courses maintained by the department ¹		17
Total Credit Hours		41

¹: I D 2223 Human-Centered Design and I D 3473 History of Interior Design are recommended major electives.

Major Support Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
ECON 1113	Principles of Economics-Macro	3
ECON 1123	Principles of Economics-Micro	3
Choose one of the following:		3
COMM 1113	Principles of Communication
COMM 2213	Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2613	Public Speaking
ECON 2843	Elements of Statistics	3
or PSY 2003	Understanding Statistics
Ecology Elective
Choose 3 hours from a list of approved courses maintained by the department		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Shared Hours

These 27 hours of graduate credit may count for both the undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
I D 5523	Graduate Studio I	3
I D 5793	Interior Materials and Specifications	3
I D 5763	Graduate Interior Design Computer Application	3
I D 5533	Graduate Studio II	3
I D 5123	Environment and Human Behavior	3
I D 5773	Graduate Interior Construction	3
I D 5163	Design Computation Visualization and Analysis	3
I D 5343	Indoor Environmental Quality	3
ARCH 5543	Architectural Theory and Criticism	3
Total Credit Hours		27

M.S. in Interior Design (First Professional) Component

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core
I D 5534	Graduate Studio III	4
ARCH 5463	Advanced Sustainable and Resilient Systems	3
Choose 3 hours of any Gibbs College of Architecture Research Methods course approved by the graduate liaison		3
I D 5544	Graduate Studio IV	4
I D 5564	Graduate Studio V	4
I D 5573	Interior Lighting	3
I D 5413	Indoor Controls and Technology	3
I D 5463	Interior Design Office Professional Practice	3
Research Elective
Choose 3 hours of graduate-level research coursework from the approved list of courses maintained by the department		3
Project
I D 5950	Masters of Science in Interior Design Project	6
Total Credit Hours		36

General Education and College Requirements

Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.

UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS)

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Area 1: Symbolic and Oral Communication
English Composition
ENGL 1113	Principles of English Composition	3
ENGL 1213	Principles of English Composition	3
or EXPO 1213	Expository Writing
Language (0-10 hours in the same language)
This requirement can be met by two years of the same language in high school:		0-10
Beginning Course (0-5 hours)
Beginning Course, continued (0-5 hours)
Mathmatics
Choose one course		3
Core Area II: Natural Science (including one laboratory)
Natural Science
Choose one course		3
Natural Science with Lab
Choose one course from a different topic than natural science		4
Coure Area III: Social Science
P SC 1113	American Federal Government	3
Choose one course		3
Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities
Artistic Forms
Choose one course		3
Western Culture
HIST 1483	United States to 1865	3
or HIST 1493	United States, 1865 to the Present
Choose one course ¹		3
World Culture
Choose one general education course at the upper division (3000-4000) level and outside of the major		3
Core Area V: First-Year Experience
Choose one FYE course ²		3
Total Credit Hours		37-47

¹: Excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493.
²: PDC 1003 Gateway to Building Communities is the recommended FYE course for Gibbs College of Architecture students.

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

A minimum grade of C is required in all major and major support coursework.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First Semester		Credit Hours
ENGL 1113	Principles of English Composition	3
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493	United States to 1865 or United States, 1865 to the Present	3
Natural Science - Advised Elective (Core II)		3
Communications Elective		3
First-Year Experience (Core V) ¹		3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
Any Gen. Ed. Approved MATH course (Core I)		3
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213	Principles of English Composition or Expository Writing	3
P SC 1113	American Federal Government	3
Ecology Elective		3
ECON 1113	Principles of Economics-Macro	3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Year
First Semester
Natural Science with Lab - Advised Elective (Core II)		4
Western Civilization - Advised Elective (Core IV)		3
ECON 1123	Principles of Economics-Micro	3
L A 4103	Introduction to Landscape Architecture	3
Major Elective ²		3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
Artistic Forms (Core IV)		3
Social Science - Advised Elective (Core III)		3
Major Elective ²		3
ECON 2843 or PSY 2003	Elements of Statistics or Understanding Statistics	3
Major Elective		3
	Credit Hours	15
Summer
Upper-Division World Culture (Core IV)		3
Major Elective		3
	Credit Hours	6
Third Year
First Semester
RCPL 4213	Principles and Practice of Urban Planning	3
EN D 3893	Intro to Urban Real Estate Development	3
I D 5523	Graduate Studio I ³	3
ARCH 4453	Modern and Contemporary Architecture	3
EN D 4893	Historic Preservation Planning	3
	Credit Hours	15
Second Semester
EN D 3993	Environmental Design Practicum	3
L A 4613	Landscape Architecture Computer Applications	3
I D 5793	Interior Materials and Specifications ³	3
I D 5533	Graduate Studio II ³	3
I D 5763	Graduate Interior Design Computer Application ³	3
	Credit Hours	15
Summer
Major Elective		2
Major Elective		3
	Credit Hours	5
Fourth Year
First Semester
ARCH 5463	Advanced Sustainable and Resilient Systems	3
I D 5534	Graduate Studio III	4
I D 5123	Environment and Human Behavior ³	3
I D 5773	Graduate Interior Construction ³	3
I D 5163	Design Computation Visualization and Analysis ³	3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Semester
EN D 4993	Environmental Design Capstone	3
I D 5343	Indoor Environmental Quality ³	3
ARCH 5543	Architectural Theory and Criticism ³	3
I D 5544	Graduate Studio IV	4
Approved Research Methods ⁴		3
	Credit Hours	16
Fifth Year
First Semester
I D 5564	Graduate Studio V	4
I D 5573	Interior Lighting	3
I D 5950	Masters of Science in Interior Design Project	2
Approved Research Elective		3
	Credit Hours	12
Second Semester
I D 5413	Indoor Controls and Technology	3
I D 5950	Masters of Science in Interior Design Project	4
I D 5463	Interior Design Office Professional Practice	3
	Credit Hours	10
	Total Credit Hours	156

¹: PDC 1003 is the recommended First-Year Experience (Core V) course for Gibbs College of Architecture students.
²: I D 2223 and I D 3473 are recommended as major electives.
³: Shared coursework: 27 hours may be used to meet the degree requirements for both the B.S. and M.S.
⁴: Any research methods course offered by the Gibbs College of Architecture and approved by the graduate liaison.