Interior Architecture (MSIA) Curriculum

The curriculum consists of 30 credits for students with a first professional degree in interior design and 42 credits for students with a NAAB accredited degree in architecture. Degree requirements include graduate research methods, statistics, writing, supervised teaching, a special topics seminar, electives that support a thesis topic, and a thesis. The thesis can include original research, an in-depth design project supported by programming or a post occupancy evaluation study or an in-depth design project supported by an extensive literature review. Studio coursework and a color and textiles course are also required for students with an accredited degree in architecture.

A suggested curriculum plan for students with a first professional degree in interior design follows.

Course Number	Course Title	Term	Credits
Year 1
IAR 655	Graduate Research Methods	Fall Semester	3
PWR 625	Business Writing		3
BUS 515	Statistics		3
	Elective		3
IAR 665	Special Topics	Spring Semester	3
IAR 670	Supervised Teaching		3
	Elective		3
	Elective		3
Year 2
IAR 680/681	Thesis	Summer Semester	6
TOTAL CREDITS			30

A suggested curriculum plan for students with a NAAB accredited degree in architecture follows.

Course Number	Course Title	Term	Credits
Year 1
IAR 620	Interior Architectue III	Fall Semester	6
IAR 530	Color & Textiles		3
IAR 655	Graduate Research Methods		3
BUS 515	Statistics		3
IAR 625	Interior Architecture IV	Spring Semester	6
IAR 665	Special Topics		3
	Elective		3
	Elective		3
Year 2
IAR 680/681	Thesis	Fall Semester	6
PWR 625	Business Writing		3
	Elective		3
TOTAL CREDITS			42

* Special topics seminars very each year. In the past, they have addressed historic preservation and grant writing. Supervised teaching provides students with the opportunity to shadow an instructor. Students assist with lecture preparation, grading, critiques, assignments and may deliver a lecture to a class.