As an Auburn University student, you have the option of receiving a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. The curriculum teaches art history and its evolution and how it applies to the design of indoor environments today. When you attend this program, you also learn general concepts about decorative arts, textiles and furnishings.
In addition, one of the goals of this major is to train students to set their preferences aside and to use their academic knowledge to design environments from the perspective of the person who will use it. Besides in-class work, students are required to complete a 10-week internship before the school awards a degree. This program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
Auburn University
308 Spidle Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-4084
humsci.auburn.edu
The interior design curriculum at this Tucson, Arizona, college teaches not only how to plan the space, but also how to design the furniture that adds functionality and beauty to interior environments. Students learn about textiles, fabrics, color and lighting in preparation for hands-on assignments during the required senior-year internship. This advanced work involves projects in a number of fields. Students can improve an area for someone with special needs, for instance, or make a public area environmentally friendly.
The school also takes students out in the field to see how interior-design principles have been implemented in various situations. Graduates of this program obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree and the training to work both in residential and commercial interior designing. This program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
The Art Center Design College
2525 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-325-0123
theartcenter.edu
This San Francisco college, with an additional campus in Oakland, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. The curriculum uses technology, interior-designing concepts and art to prepare students to work with the conditions of the present while also showing them how to adapt their skills to what the industry might demand of them in the future. This program includes an opportunity for juniors to travel and observe how other cultures' aspects influence interior designing within them.
To graduate, seniors must complete a final project and thesis. The interior design program at the California College of the Arts is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-703-9500
cca.edu
Mississippi State University offers a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design that's accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. At this program, teachers guide students to use critical thinking and creativity to design residential and commercial spaces.
One of the goals of the faculty is to train professionals who will use their interior-designing skills to make people's lives better. As a graduate of this program, you're expected to not only make the world more pleasing to the eyes, but use your skills to create safe environments where individuals live and work without risk to their health and general well-being.
Mississippi State University
899 Collegeview Street
240 Giles Hall
Post Office Box AQ
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-2202
sarc.msstate.edu