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IMGALTTAG Chatham University :: Majors & Programs :: Art & Design Division :: Interior Architecture (MIA)
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Interior Architecture Curriculum

The curriculum consists of 72 credits and includes foundation courses in the arts, interior architecture courses, an internship, and a graduate tutorial. Interior architecture courses are structured around a studio course sequence that begins with 2-D/3-D Design followed by four interior architecture studios. Each interior architecture studio consists of one or two projects focusing on a range of building types and users. Both conceptual and real problems that address new construction, adaptive reuse, and community needs are included. The studio sequence culminates with a tutorial that stresses evidence-based design. Supporting lecture and seminar courses are intended to build skills and knowledge related to graphic communication, history and theory, building technology, and business.

A suggested curriculum plan for those interested in the Interior Architecture program follows.

Course Number Course Title Term Credits
Year 1
IAR 520 Interior Architecture I Fall Semester
3
IAR 510 Drafting & Graphics  
3
ART 559 History of Interior Architecture  
3
IAR 530 Color & Textiles  
3
IAR 525 Interior Architecture II Spring Semester
3
IAR 515 Computer Design Technology  
3
ART 557 20th & 21st Century Architecture  
3
IAR 535 Materials & Assemblies  
3
IAR 505 Environment & Behavior  
3
Year 2
IAR 640 /641 Internship Summer Semester
6
IAR 620 Interior Architecture III Fall Semester
6
IAR 610 Advanced Computer Design  
3
IAR 630 Environmental Systems  
3
IAR 635 Lighting & Acoustics  
3
IAR 625 Interior Architecture IV Spring Semester
6
IAR 615 Construction Documents  
3
IAR 631 Green Design and LEED  
3
IAR 645 Professional Practice  
3
Year 3
IAR 650 Graduate Tutorial Summer Semester
6
 TOTAL CREDITS 
72


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IMGALTTAG Chatham University Interior Architecture (MIA) Program
Art & Design Center • Woodland Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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