The Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design is an upper-division, 97-credit course of study for students who have completed a two year foundation in interior design-related studies.
Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), the BAA offers a professionally relevant curriculum based on a foundation of holistic, creative problem-solving.
Students gain insight into the various forms of spatial configuration; learn from historic and modern precedent; and employ strategies that lead to practical, innovative, sustainable, and socially relevant solutions for interior environments. Multi-disciplinary studios help students focus their interests while learning from experts in the professional field. This creates opportunities for highly collaborative student-faculty-industry relationships throughout the program.
In-depth practicum experience and a required two-quarter capstone project encourage students to engage in self-directed investigation of interior design-related issues, and to customize their education to meet their interests and career goals. The program helps students expand their knowledge and skills to prepare for interior design jobs that require advanced qualifications.
Benefits of the BAA in Interior Design
Students graduating from the BAA should have gained the skills and abilities to be employed by a wide variety of companies specializing in interior design services, whether in interior design or architectural firms, practicing in commercial, institutional or residential interiors and space planning, providing furniture-related design and/or specifications, offering specialized consulting services, or participating in green building and sustainable design projects.
