Major Requirements

The M. Wilhelmina Boldt Interior Design Program offers two programs leading to a Master of Arts in interior design. The first professional degree is for those with a baccalaureate degree not in interior design or architecture. ​The post-professional degree is for those with an accredited undergraduate degree in interior design or architecture.

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Year 1 – Fall
FA 104 Color Theory
ID 121 Freehand Drafting
ID 500 Practice, Theory and Research
ID 501 Graduate Studio I


Year 1 – Spring
FA 201 Introduction to Art History: Ancient to Medieval or FA 202 Introduction to Art History: Renaissance to Modern or FA 300-level art history course
ID 122 Sketching and Rendering
ID 223 Presentation Drawings
ID 231 Textiles and Finish Materials
ID 502 Graduate Studio II


Year 2 – Fall
ID 532 Construction and Environmental Systems
ID 550 History of Architecture and Interiors I
ID 545 Graduate Construction Documents
ID 605 Graduate Practice Studio I


Year 2 – Spring
ID 533 Illumination Systems
ID 551 History of Architecture and Interiors II
ID 606 Graduate Practice Studio II
ID Elective (see list below)


Year 3 - Fall
ID 534 Professional Practice                
ID 607 Graduate Practice Studio III                
ID 698 Thesis or Design Research I


Year 3 - Spring
ID 699 Thesis or Design Research II
ID Elective (see list below)


Interior Design Electives
During the course of study, graduate Interior Design students will complete two courses (6 credits) from the following course list: 


ID 512 Furniture Design Seminar
ID 515 Advanced Field Study and Rendering
ID 522 Environmental Behavior Seminary
ID 524 Design Methods Seminar
ID 525 Healthcare Seminar
ID 527 Ecological Interior Design
ID 535 Illumination and Acoustical Design Seminar
ID 536 Technology for Interior Design Seminar
ID 538 Graduate Color, Light, and Human Perception
ID 553 Modern Design and Architecture Seminar
ID 554 Historic Preservation Seminar
ID 558 Interior Design Study Tour 
ID 590 Practicum
ID 595 Graduate Directed Research