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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN

INTERIOR DESIGN

Introduction Program Mission
Interior Design is about the planning, design, construction The educational mission of the Interior Design Program
and operation of indoor facilities essential to modern life, is to provide students with a multidisciplinary curriculum
ranging from indoor space planning, enhancing the quality that is fundamental, yet broad and flexible. The program
of our indoor environment, to accommodating human seeks to produce graduates who are well-rounded in
activities inside all types of buildings such as shopping mathematical, scientific, and technical knowledge; who
malls, hospitals, hotels, professional offices, educational have the ability to analyze, evaluate, and design interior
institutions, private homes, shops, and much more. systems; who have the ability to communicate effectively;
These issues establish the fundamental framework of the who have had meaningful opportunities for undergraduate
instructional, research and service programs in interior research; and who have acquired an understanding and
design. Societal needs, economic conditions and public appreciation for global and societal issues and are thus
safety are paramount in the work accomplished by interior prepared for a career path toward leadership in industry,
designers. High-tech tools such as computer aided design government, and academia.
(CAD) and 3-D computer modeling are a necessity in all
areas of interior design.
Both private companies and public agencies seek interior Program Objectives
designers for a variety of professional positions. Many The following program objectives are broad statements that
work for engineering and architecture consulting firms describe the career and professional accomplishments,
or construction companies as interior designers and which should be achieved during the first few years
interior project managers. Graduates are equally prepared following our students’ graduation. Overall, our graduates
to pursue M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in allied fields of are expected to:
architecture and design.

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