The M.S. in Interior Architecture offers those with undergraduate degrees in allied design or engineering fields such as architecture, industrial design, architectural engineering, and visual arts and design, and also graduates of undergraduate programs in unrelated fields such as liberal arts, business, or the sciences seeking a career change, the knowledge and skills to practice as interior designers. Graduates will be prepared to work in small, medium and large firms that specialize in all areas of the profession including residential, commercial, corporate, healthcare, hospitality, and education.

The outlook for the profession, according to the Occupational Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, projects that the employment of interior designers (a term used interchangeably with interior architects) will grow 19 percent through 2016 — faster than for other occupations.

The M.S. in Interior Architecture will prepare you to work anywhere in the world for the largest firms and be successful in principal, management, design or production positions. After completing your internship, you will be qualified to sit for and pass the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification exam, which is recommended throughout the United States and Canada.

The Program

This degree program will provide a balance between a complete knowledge of the discipline and various skill sets needed for practical application, thereby ensuring that a graduate will be successful. Our choice of the name Interior Architecture over Interior Design is a further reflection of our philosophy and pedagogy emphasizing the design of the entire interior environment encompassing all parts of the interior volume and acknowledging the continuum between architecture and interiors.