Course description
The Master of Fine Arts - Post-Professional Level (MFA-2) in interior design is a full-time 60-credit program for those who have undergraduate degrees in architecture, interior design, or closely related fields. The program focuses on advanced studio and academic research in history, theory and methods as they relate to an interdisciplinary approach to interiors and design.
Admission to the MFA Post-Professional degree program requires submission of a portfolio demonstrating the applicant's creative abilities and professional work.
There are four components to the MFA program: a core design studio sequence, specialty studios, lectures/seminars and electives. The core design studio sequence consists of a series of experiences of increasing complexity culminating in the thesis studio. The thesis (11 credits), consists of 3 credits of directed research followed by an 8-credit studio project. Each student must demonstrate originality, research and design skills, and creative capacity to resolve advanced problems in design. The thesis is presented to a graduate faculty jury for evaluation.
Completion of the full-time 60-credit program with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for the degree. Forty-nine (49) credits are in required courses and 11 credits in elective courses.
Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design
Post Professional Level Curriculum
60 Credits (A minimum of 39 credits must be taken in studio courses)
Core Studios
640 Design Studio I (6)
650 Design Studio II (6)
660 Directed Thesis Research (3)
670 Thesis Studio (8)
[23 Credits Studio]
Specialty Studios
612 Product Design (3)
613 Lighting Design (3)
614 Set Design (3)
622 Green Design (3)
623 Furniture Design (3)
624 Hospitality Design (3)
625 Exhibition Design (3)
651 Landscape Design (3)
[15 Credits Studio]
Lecture/Seminars
645 History & Theory of Interior Design I: The Classical Tradition (4)
655 History & Theory of Interior Design II: The Modern Tradition (4)
621 Office Design (3)
647 Sociology of the Domestic Interior (3)
656 Sociology of the Contemporary Environment (3)
665 History & Theory of Aesthetics (3)
[11 Credits Lecture/Seminar]
Electives
(Studio courses are by followed by S)
Choice of:
119 Textiles and Finishes (2)
132 Construction Documents Using AutoCAD I (2) S
138 Presentation Techniques Using PowerPoint (1) S
139 Presentation Techniques Using Photoshop (1) S
141 Color for Interiors (2) S
231 Kitchen and Bath Design (3) S
236 Construction Documents Using AutoCAD II (2) S
245 Photography for Interior Designers (2) S
260 Systems of Ornamental Design (2) S
315 History of Building Types (2)
325 Landscape Design in History (2)
336 Advanced Computer Graphics I (2) S
340 Architectural Woodwork Detailing (3) S
357 Retail Design (2)
358 Health Care Design (2)
370 Historic Preservation (2)
436 Advanced Computer Graphics II (2) S
680 Independent Study (variable)
690 Internship (3)
[11 Credits Electives]
