Degree Requirements
Complete curriculum requirements for all BAC degree programs are listed below. For returning students, refer to the degree requirements for the year in which you entered your program. If you have any questions about your course schedule, contact your academic advisor or the dean or director of your program.
Master of Interior Architecture (MIA and MIA Online)
Master of Science in Interior Architecture (MSIA)
Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIA)
Master of Design Studies in Design for Human Health (MDS-DHH)
Master of Design Studies in Historic Preservation (MDS-HP)
Master of Design Studies in Sustainable Design (MDS-SD)
Master of Design Studies in Real Estate Development (MDS-RED)
Master of Design Studies in Urban Design (MDS-UD)
Bachelor of Design Studies in Computational Design (BDS)
Bachelor of Design Studies in Sustainable Building Technology (BDS)
Foundation
Today's design professions draw upon a shared fluency in creative thinking and problem-solving. Architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and the emerging design professions require skills in reading, writing, visual representation, critical thinking, and research that are shared across these fields.
Segment I, Foundation, works to develop students' design and technical skills; understanding of spatial relationships, human scale, and materiality; critical reading, writing, and research capabilities; and awareness of the design industry and professional practice, all of which are required to succeed in Segments II and III.
Foundation can be completed in two semesters by a student who is taking a full-time academic course load. Beginning with CityLab, the student in first-semester Foundation learns to integrate design and thinking skills in the areas of collaboration and community, critical reading and research, design representation, application of design methods and creative problem solving.