Interior Design BS / Interior Architecture MS
Major: Interior Design and Interior Architecture
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) & Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 226.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 50.0408
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 27-1025
About the Program
The BS Interior Design / MS Interior Architecture program offers a first-professional degree in interior design and a post-professional graduate degree for students looking to accelerate their career and/or specialize in an area of interior design. The BS Interior Design program explores the behavioral, technological, environmental and aesthetic aspects of interior design within the context of increasingly more complex design projects. Combined with art and art history and general education requirements, a core of interior design courses is completed along with a 6-month professional co-op. This undergraduate education prepares students to enter the interior design industry.
The MS Interior Architecture program reinforces design fundamentals; advances technical skills and conceptual approaches; allows for specialization in areas such as health/wellness, making/fabrication, or technology/representation; and culminates in a comprehensive thesis research and design project. Students select from a range of studio, seminar, and elective courses to create a program tailored to their professional interest.
Admission Requirements
Application for the Accelerated Degree Program must be made to the Department of Architecture, Design & Urbanism and the Graduate College after completing 90.0 credits, but no more than 120.0 credits.
Criteria for Admission
- Overall GPA of undergraduate coursework – 3.2 minimum
- Overall GPA in interior design studio coursework – 3.5 minimum
- Portfolio Review – interior studio work and other visual work from other design courses
- Essay – Address reason for application, attitude towards profession, professional goals and leadership qualities you possess
- Two letters of recommendation speaking about your work ethic and leadership skills.
Degree Requirements
General education requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
PHYS 175 | Light and Sound | 3.0 |
PHYS 176 | Computational Lab for Light and Sound | 1.0 |
SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 2.0 |
Required Arts and Humanities-students elect a minimum of 9.0 credits ** | 9.0 | |
Required Natural Science-students elect a minimum of 3.0 credits *** | 3.0 | |
Required Social Science-students elect a minimum of 6.0 credits † | 6.0 | |
Free electives | 24.0 | |
Visual studies requirements | ||
Required Art History (ARTH) students select a minimum of 6 credits | 6.0 | |
ARTH 103 | History of Art III | 3.0 |
VSST 101 | Design I | 4.0 |
VSST 102 | Design II | 4.0 |
VSST 103 | Design III | 4.0 |
VSST 110 | Introductory Drawing | 3.0 |
VSST 201 | Multimedia: Performance | 4.0 |
or VSST 202 | Multimedia: Space | |
VSST 203 | Multimedia: Materials | 4.0 |
VSST 301 | Painting I | 4.0 |
or VSST 311 | Sculpture I | |
Interior design requirements | ||
INTR 160 | Visualization I: Computer Imaging | 3.0 |
INTR 200 | History of Modern Architecture and Interiors | 3.0 |
INTR 211 | Textiles for Interiors | 3.0 |
INTR 220 | Visualization II: Orthographic | 3.0 |
INTR 225 | Environmental Design Theory | 3.0 |
INTR 232 | Interior Studio I | 4.0 |
INTR 233 | Interior Studio II | 4.0 |
INTR 241 | Visualization III: Digital | 3.0 |
INTR 245 | Visualization IV: 3D Modeling | 3.0 |
INTR 250 | Interior Materials | 3.0 |
INTR 300 [WI] | Visual Culture: Interiors | 3.0 |
INTR 305 [WI] | Visual Culture: Furniture | 3.0 |
INTR 331 | Residential Design Studio | 4.0 |
INTR 340 | Community Studio | 4.0 |
INTR 341 | Visualization V: Methods | 3.0 |
INTR 350 | Interior Detailing | 3.0 |
INTR 351 | Interior Lighting | 3.0 |
INTR 430 | Commercial Design Studio | 4.0 |
INTR 441 | Furniture Design | 4.0 |
INTR 442 | Hospitality Design Studio | 4.0 |
INTR 445 | Contract Documentation for Interior Design | 3.0 |
INTR 450 [WI] | Professional Practice | 3.0 |
INTR 451 | Interior Systems | 3.0 |
Senior Project I | ||
Senior Project II †† | ||
INTR 493 | Senior Project III †† | 3.0 |
Interior Architecture Requirements | ||
Interior Architecture Studios-Choose 4 from the following: | 16.0 | |
Graduate Studio A | ||
Graduate Studio B | ||
Furniture Design | ||
Graduate Studio C | ||
Graduate Studio D | ||
Graduate Studio E | ||
Fabrication and Making | ||
Special Topics in Interior Design | ||
Interior Architecture Seminars-Choose 4 from the following: | 8.0 | |
Studio A Seminar | ||
Studio B Seminar | ||
Studio C Seminar | ||
Studio D Seminar | ||
Studio E Seminar | ||
Special Topics in Interior Design | ||
Interior Architecture Electives - Choose 4 from the following: ± | 12.0 | |
Material Investigations | ||
Advanced Visual Methods | ||
Interior Systems I | ||
Advanced Digital Methods | ||
Interior Systems II | ||
Technologies of Making | ||
Data Visualization for Design Professionals | ||
Translational Design Research | ||
Civic Engagement & Participatory Methods | ||
City of Systems | ||
Urbanism, Health & the Built Environment | ||
Thesis | ||
INTR 694 | Thesis Programming | 3.0 |
INTR 697 | Thesis - Development | 3.0 |
INTR 698 | Thesis - Documentation | 3.0 |
Comprehensive Exam | ||
INTR 699 | Comp Exam for Interior Design ±± | 0.0 |
Total Credits | 226.0 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Select 9.0 credits from 100-499 level courses, including T380, T480 in AFAS, ARCH, ARTH, COM, DANC, ENGL, FMST, GST, HIST, INTR, IST, JWST, LANG, LING, MENA, MUSC, PHIL, PHTO, PPE, PBHL, RELS, SCRP, THTR, TVST, VSCM, WGST, WRIT
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Select 3.0 credits from 100-499 level courses in ANAT, ENVS, PHEV, BIO, GEO, PHYS, CHEM, NFS (must take 100 + 101 to earn credit).
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Select 6.0 credits from from 100-499 level courses, including T380, T480 in AFAS, ANTH, CJS, CS, ECON, ENSS, ENVS, PSCI, PSY, PBHL, SOC, WGST
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Shared Coursework – counts for both UG and GR degree requirements
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Select 12.0 credits from 500-700 level courses, including I599, I699, I799 and T580, T680 and T780 in ARCH, DSRE, INTR, URBS
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INTR 699 consists of several components: a series of sketch problems, design competitions, professional experience and portfolio review. These must be completed during the two + graduate years.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ARTH 103 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | VACATION | |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | UNIV A101 | 1.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | VSST 102 | 4.0 | INTR 160 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV A101 | 1.0 | VSST 110 | 3.0 | INTR 200 | 3.0 | ||
VSST 101 | 4.0 | Art History Elective | 3.0 | VSST 103 | 4.0 | ||
(UG) Arts & Humanities elective | 3.0 | Art History Elective | 3.0 | ||||
15 | 17 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
INTR 220 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | INTR 211 | 3.0 | INTR 245 | 3.0 |
INTR 225 | 3.0 | INTR 233 | 4.0 | INTR 331 | 4.0 | INTR 305 | 3.0 |
INTR 232 | 4.0 | INTR 241 | 3.0 | INTR 341 | 3.0 | INTR 340 | 4.0 |
INTR 250 | 3.0 | INTR 300 | 3.0 | (UG) Electives | 6.0 | INTR 350 | 3.0 |
(UG) Elective | 3.0 | PHYS 175 | 3.0 | (UG) Elective | 3.0 | ||
PHYS 176 | 1.0 | ||||||
SOC 101 | 3.0 | ||||||
16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | INTR 351 | 3.0 | VSST 301 or 311 | 4.0 | ||
INTR 430 | 4.0 | (UG) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3.0 | ||||
INTR 451 | 3.0 | (UG) Natural Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
INTR 491 (or (UG) INTR Elective)** | 3.0 | (UG) Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||||
VSST 203 | 4.0 | (UG)Elective | 3.0 | ||||
(GR) INTR IA Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
INTR 442 | 4.0 | INTR 441 | 4.0 | (UG) Elective | 9.0 | Classified as a Graduate Student | |
Arts & Humanities Elective | 3.0 | INTR 445 | 3.0 | (UG) Social Science Elective | 3.0 | ||
VSST 201 or 202 | 4.0 | INTR 450 | 3.0 | (GR) INTR IA Studio | 4.0 | ||
(GR) INTR IA Seminar **(INTR 492) | 2.0 | (GR) INTR IA Elecive | 3.0 | (GR) IA Seminar | 2.0 | ||
(GR) INTR IA Elective | 3.0 | (GR) INTR IA Studio***(INTR 493) | 4.0 | Award BS ID Degree | |||
16 | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
INTR 694 | 3.0 | INTR 697 | 3.0 | INTR 698 | 3.0 | ||
(GR) INTR IA Seminar | 2.0 | (GR) INTR IA Studio | 4.0 | INTR 699 | 0.0 | ||
(GR) INTR IA Studio | 4.0 | (GR) IA Seminar | 2.0 | (GR) INTR IA Elective | 3.0 | ||
9 | 9 | 6 | |||||
Total Credits 226 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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Course Substitutions
- INTR 491 Senior Project I = INTR xxx Interiors Elective (UG) - 3.0 credits
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Shared Coursework – counts for both UG and GR degree requirements