2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Interior Design (B.F.A.)


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Program Coordinator/Contact
Angela McKillip, Assistant Professor
School of Design
Wagner Hall 214, Box 2275A
605-688-5551
E-mail: angela.mckillip@sdstate.edu
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Program Information
A major in Interior Design prepares students for professional practice, which requires generalist knowledge of the interior built environment. Very broadly, it seeks to teach students the importance and value of the design process and design thinking, promote the awareness and knowledge of the contributions of the profession to the health, safety and well being of people in the built environment, and to prepare graduates of the program to succeed as professional designers. Upon graduation from this CIDA (Council of Interior Design Accreditation) Accredited program, students are eligible to begin the NCIDQ (National Council of Interior Design Qualification) certificate examination process.

The curriculum is interactive, haptic and performance based, offering problem solving experiences in all major areas of design practice (i.e. healthcare, retail, corporate, residential, etc.). It seeks the involvement of local and regional design professionals in order to enrich the program and maintain currency. Issues of national and global importance are included in courses so students will graduate with an awareness of the challenges and opportunities in the world of their professional futures.

The mission of the Interior Design Program is to prepare graduates for practice in interior design profession through research informed, design thinking infused and practice-based projects and opportunities that will strengthen their rational and creative thinking. The accompanying vision states that interior designers enrich users’ experience of the built environment by creating space that is purposeful, compelling and both socially and environmentally responsive.

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Interior Design major, students should be able to:

  • Promote and build upon design awareness and fundamentals to develop new ways of perceiving interior environments.
  • Understand the historical and theoretical foundations of the profession, embedded in human sciences and behavior.
  • Demonstrate comprehensive design thinking through creative problem solving within interior environments founded in research and process.
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills necessary to express research, analysis and design solutions.
  • Demonstrate technical proficiencies necessary for understand and representing the systems, methods and regulations of designing interior spaces.
  • Understand contemporary issues affecting interior design.
  • Understand the professional practices, values and social responsibilities necessary for design professionals.
  • Demonstrate core values of collaboration and leadership.

Program Requirements

  • The Interior Design major requires students to lease or own a laptop computer by the start of their sophomore year. Instructors provide the necessary specifications for processing speed, memory, capacity, and all required software.
  • Additionally, the Interior Design major requires the completion of a practicum experience during the summer between the junior and senior years, and a travel studies course required at least once during the standard 4-year sequence (typically summer/May-term).
  • Students are required to maintain a grade of ‘C’ or better in all ID studio courses.

Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure
South Dakota State University offers the only four-year Interior Design degree in South Dakota accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Course Delivery Format
The interior design curriculum is organized into eight semester (two per year) with a practicum experience required during the summer between the junior and senior years, and a travel studies course required at least once during the standard 4-year sequence (typically summer/May-term). The curriculum provides a logical sequence of content from introductory level courses into more advanced courses that require higher level of application and development of skills.

Requirements for Interior Design Major: 120 Credits


Bachelor of Fine Arts

System General Education Requirements


Institutional Graduation Requirements


School of Design Requirements


Supporting Coursework


Electives


Taken as needed to complete any additional degree requirements.

Total Required Credits: 120


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