Interior Design. Academic Program Description

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.

Related Occupations

• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
• Interior Designers

Colleges Offering this Curriculum

• Abilene Christian University
• Academy of Art University
• Adrian College
• Ai Miami International University of Art and Design
• Alexandria Technical College
• Allan Hancock College
• Altoona Area Vocational Technical School
• Amarillo College
• American Intercontinental University
• American Intercontinental University
• American Intercontinental University
• American River College
• Anderson University
• Anne Arundel Community College
• Antelope Valley College
• Antonelli College
• Antonelli College
• Antonelli College
• Appalachian State University
• Arapahoe Community College
• Arcadia University
• Auburn University Main Campus
• Baker College of Allen Park
• Baker College of Auburn Hills
• Baker College of Cadillac
• Baker College of Clinton Township
• Baker College of Flint
• Baker College of Jackson
• Baker College of Muskegon
• Baker College of Owosso
• Bauder College
• Baylor University
• Bay Path College
• Becker College
• Bellevue Community College
• Berkeley College
• Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts
• Brenau University
• Bridgerland Applied Technology College
• Brigham Young University-Idaho
• Brookdale Community College
• Brooks College
• Brown College
• Butte College
• Cabell County Career Technology Center
• California College of the Arts
• California Design College
• California State University-Sacramento
• Canada College
• Cape Fear Community College
• Carteret Community College
• Cazenovia College
• Centenary College
• Central Piedmont Community College
• Century Community and Technical College
• Chabot College
• Chaffey College
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• City College of San Francisco
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• Clover Park Technical College
• College for Creative Studies
• College of Marin
• College of Mount St. Joseph
• College of the Canyons
• Collin County Community College District
• Colorado Christian University
• Colorado State University
• Columbia College Chicago
• Columbus College of Art and Design
• Community College of Southern Nevada
• Concordia University-Wisconsin
• Converse College
• Corcoran College of Art and Design
• Cuesta College
• Cuyahoga Community College District
• Dakota County Technical College
• Davis College
• Delaware College of Art and Design
• Delaware Technical and Community College-Terry
• Delgado Community College
• Delta College
• Design Institute of San Diego
• D G Erwin Technical Center
• Drexel University
• Dunwoody College of Technology
• East Carolina University
• Eastern Iowa Community College District
• Eastern Michigan University
• East Valley Institute of Technology
• El Centro College
• El Paso Community College
• Endicott College
• Ferris State University
• Florida International University
• Florida State University
• Fox Valley Technical College
• Freed-Hardeman University
• Fullerton College
• Gateway Technical College
• George Washington University
• Georgia Southern University
• Glendale Community College
• Grand Rapids Community College
• Gwinnett Technical College
• Halifax Community College
• Harcum College
• Harding University
• Harford Community College
• Harrington College of Design
• Hawkeye Community College
• Henry Ford Community College
• Hesser College
• Highline Community College
• High Point University
• Houston Community College System
• Howard University
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Interior Designers Institute
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• International Academy of Design and Technology
• Iowa State University
• Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral
• Ivy Tech Community College-Southwest
• Kansas State University
• Kean University
• Kent State University-Kent Campus
• Kirkwood Community College
• Lambuth University
• Lansing Community College
• Las Positas College
• Latter Day Saints Business College
• Lehigh Carbon Community College
• Long Beach City College
• Los Angeles Mission College
• Louisville Technical Institute
• Madison Area Technical College
• Maric College-Sacramento Campus
• Marshall Community and Technical College
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Marylhurst University
• Marymount University
• Maryville University of Saint Louis
• Marywood University
• Massachusetts Bay Community College
• McPherson College
• Meredith College
• Mesa Community College
• Metropolitan Community College Area
• Michigan State University
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Milwaukee Area Technical College
• Minnesota State University-Mankato
• Mississippi College
• Modesto Junior College
• Montana State University-College of Technology-Great Falls
• Monterey Peninsula College
• Montgomery College
• Moore College of Art and Design
• Moorpark College
• Mount Ida College
• Mount Mary College
• Mt San Antonio College
• Newbury College-Brookline
• New England Institute of Technology
• New Hampshire Community Technical College-Manchester
• New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
• New York School of Interior Design
• Northampton County Area Community College
• North Dakota State University-Main Campus
• Northeast Mississippi Community College
• Northern Arizona University
• Northern Virginia Community College
• North Harris Montgomery Community College District
• Norwalk Community College
• Oakland Community College
• Ohio State University-Main Campus
• Ohlone College
• O'More College of Design
• Orange Coast College
• Oregon State University
• Pace University-New York
• Palomar College
• Park University
• Patricia Stevens College
• Pellissippi State Technical Community College
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
• Phoenix College
• Pikes Peak Community College
• Portland Community College
• Pratt Institute-Main
• Prescott College
• Queens University of Charlotte
• Randolph Community College
• Ringling School of Art and Design
• Robert Morris College
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
• Saddleback College
• Sage College of Albany
• Saint Louis Community College-Meramec
• Salem College
• Samford University
• San Diego Mesa College
• San Francisco State University
• San Jacinto College-Central Campus
• San Joaquin Delta College
• San Jose State University
• Santa Barbara City College
• Santa Fe Community College
• Santa Monica College
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• School of Visual Arts
• Scottsdale Community College
• Sinclair Community College
• Solano Community College
• South Dakota State University
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Southern Utah University
• Spokane Falls Community College
• St Philips College
• Suffolk University
• Texas Christian University
• Texas State University-San Marcos
• The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque
• The Art Center Design College-Tucson
• The Art Institute of Atlanta
• The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire
• The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
• The Art Institute of California-Orange County
• The Art Institute of California-San Diego
• The Art Institute of California-San Francisco
• The Art Institute of Charlotte
• The Art Institute of Colorado
• The Art Institute of Dallas
• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Inc
• The Art Institute of Houston
• The Art Institute of Indianapolis
• The Art Institute of Las Vegas
• The Art Institute of New York City
• The Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia
• The Art Institute of Phoenix
• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Portland
• The Art Institute of Seattle
• The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville
• The Art Institutes International Minnesota
• The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles
• The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco
• The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
• The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
• The New England Institute of Art
• The New School
• The University of Alabama
• The University of Tennessee
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Tidewater Community College
• Tucson Design College
• Tulsa Community College
• Tulsa Technology Center-Lemley Campus
• Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico
• University of Bridgeport
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Charleston
• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
• University of Florida
• University of Idaho
• University of Kentucky
• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• University of New Haven
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of Northern Iowa
• University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
• University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
• University of San Francisco
• University of the Incarnate Word
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• Ursuline College
• Utah State University
• Valdosta State University
• Virginia College-Birmingham
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Marti College of Art and Design
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Virginia Western Community College
• Wade College
• Washington State University
• Watkins College of Art and Design
• Waukesha County Technical College
• Wayne County Community College District
• Weber State University
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Western Carolina University
• Western Michigan University
• Western Piedmont Community College
• Western Technical College
• West Valley College
• Westwood College-Anaheim
• Westwood College-Annandale
• Westwood College-Arlington Ballston
• Westwood College-Atlanta Midtown
• Westwood College-Chicago Loop
• Westwood College-Dallas
• Westwood College-Denver North
• Westwood College-Denver South
• Westwood College-Dupage
• Westwood College-Ft Worth
• Westwood College-Houston South
• Westwood College-Inland Empire
• Westwood College-Los Angeles
• Westwood College-Northlake
• Westwood College-O'Hare Airport
• Winter Park Tech