Interior Design (First Professional), M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 63
Program Code: M587
General Information
The Master of Science in Interior Design First Professional option offers an opportunity for pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in Interior Design for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in Interior Design or closely related fields.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Leveling Courses | ||
| I D 5523 | Graduate Studio I | 3 |
| I D 5533 | Graduate Studio II | 3 |
| I D 5534 | Graduate Studio III | 4 |
| I D 5544 | Graduate Studio IV | 4 |
| I D 5564 | Graduate Studio V | 4 |
| I D 5763 | Graduate Interior Design Computer Application | 3 |
| I D 5773 | Graduate Interior Construction | 3 |
| I D 5793 | Interior Materials and Specifications | 3 |
| I D 5573 | Interior Lighting | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| I D 5133 | Research Methods (OR any Research Methods course offered in the Gibbs College of Architecture with approval of the graduate liaison) | 3 |
| I D 5123 | Environment and Human Behavior | 3 |
| I D 5143 | Design Theory Analysis and Evaluation | 3 |
| or ARCH 5543 | Architectural Theory and Criticism | |
| I D 5163 | Design Computation Visualization and Analysis | 3 |
| I D 5343 | Indoor Environmental Quality | 3 |
| I D 5413 | Indoor Controls and Technology | 3 |
| ARCH 5463 | Advanced Sustainable and Resilient Systems | 3 |
| I D 5940 | Field Work (or Research Elective) | 3 |
| I D 5463 | Interior Design Office Professional Practice | 3 |
| or ARCH 5053 | Methods X - Tools of Practice | |
| I D 5950 | Masters of Science in Interior Design Project | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 63 | |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.
- A student who has done satisfactory graduate work and has earned a 3.0 grade point average may file for master’s candidacy.