Interior Design
Interior Design Course Descriptions
The Interior Design program at UIW, accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.). With an emphasis on the environment and behavior, the design process combined with the latest technology develop students' skills. Students are challenged to identify, research, and creatively solve problems relative to the function and quality of the interior environment.
Interior design is the art and science of understanding people's behavior to their environment in order to create functional spaces within a building. A professional interior designer is one who is qualified by education and experience to identify, research, and creatively solve problems relative to the function and quality of the interior environment.
Interior designers apply creative and technical solutions within structures that are functional, attractive and beneficial to the occupants' quality of life and culture. Designs respond to and coordinate with the building shell and acknowledge the physical location and social context of the project. Designs must adhere to code and regulatory requirements and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability.
This CIDA accredited program provides a marketable, hands-on education that prepares students for entry level positions upon graduation and encourages them along a professional path that includes Council for Interior Design Qualifications (CIDQ) certification and registration through the state of Texas as a Registered Interior Design (RID).