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School of Art and Design
Applications accepted for fall and spring. NYSED: 00751 HEGIS 5012
The major in Interior Design offers qualified students the opportunity to prepare for careers as interior designers with design, architectural, and similar firms, or as freelance designers, draftspersons, or renderers. Interior Design major transfer credits are subject to departmental approval. Curriculum below is for the entering class of Fall 2015.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MAJOR AREA | ID 115 - Interior Design Studio I | 4 |
| ID 121 - Survey of Interior Design | 2 | |
| ID 133 - Presentation Techniques I | 1.5 | |
| ID 157 - Drafting for Interior Design | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | CG 111 - Survey of Computer Graphics | 1 |
| CD 113 - Three-Dimensional Design or FA 141 - Drawing I | 1.5 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 116 - Interior Design Studio II | 4 |
| ID 134 - Presentation Techniques II | 1.5 | |
| ID 158 - Perspective Drawing | 1.5 | |
| ID 253 - CAD I | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | FA 142 - Drawing II | 1.5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | HA 112 - History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to the Modern Era | 3 |
| choice - see Requirements* | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 212 - Interior Design Studio III | 4 |
| ID 221 - Interior Design: 1650-1850 | 2.5 | |
| ID 241 - Lighting Design I | 1.5 | |
| ID 243 - Materials and Methods of Interior Construction I | 1.5 | |
| ID 255 - CAD II | 1.5 | |
| RELATED AREA | TS 122 - Textile Principles for Interior Design | 1.5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| MAJOR AREA | ID 214 - Interior Design Studio IV | 4 |
| ID 222 - Interior Design: 1850-1950 | 2.5 | |
| ID 254 - Interior Design Working Drawings | 2 | |
| ID 262 - Professional Practice I | 2 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | choice - see Requirements* | 6 |
| ELECTIVE(S) | choice - General Elective(s) | 1.5-3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT REQUIREMENTS | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION / ART HISTORY | 24 | |
| ELECTIVE(S) | 1.5-3 | |
| MAJOR AREA | 39 | |
| RELATED AREA | 5.5 | |
| HEALTH AND/OR PHYS. ED | 2 | |
| Total Credits: | 72-73.5 | |
FIT's General Education and Art History Requirements for Art and Design Associate Degree Programs:
- Three (3) credits from each required area, totaling 9 credits: G1, G2 and G3
- Six (6) credits from two (2) different areas in liberal arts courses in G4-G10
- Three (3) credits of any 200- or 300-level English literature or speech course
- Six (6) credits from Art and Design History courses: HA 112 (3 credits, required for all Art and Design majors), plus another 3-credit HA course.
FIT's Gen Ed courses are organized along the following categories: G1 Basic Communication; G2 Mathematics; G3 Natural Sciences; G4 Social Sciences; G5 Western Civilization; G6 The Arts; G7 Humanities; G8 Foreign Language; G9 Other World Civilizations; G10 American History.
See list of Gen Ed approved courses under FIT's General Education Requirements and Courses . An FIT Gen Ed course cannot be used to meet more than one General Education area.
Certain majors require specific courses. Please review your DARS audit to determine if a particular course is required by your major to meet General Education credits.
Upper Division Alternatives:
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs in Interior Design
and Toy Design
, and the Bachelor of Science program in Textile Development and Marketing
. By completing certain course requirements, graduates may also apply for admission to the Bachelor of Science program in Home Products Development
.