Courses & Curriculum
Chatham's Master of Interior Architecture (MIA) is a six-term, 54 credit-hour, professional CIDA-accredited degree program. See the table below for the curriculum progression and courses in the program.
Year One |
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| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| IAR 502—Theory, Drawing & Model Making (3) | IAR 505*—Design & Behavior (3) | IAR 515*—Digital Visualization 2 - AutoCAD & Sketchup (3) |
| IAR 510—2D Visual Communication (3) | IAR 517—Residential Studio I (3) | IAR 520—Interior Architecture II (Office & Education) Studio (3) |
| IAR 630*—Construction Systems & Methods (3) | IAR 561—History of Architecture Prehistory to the 19th Century (3) | IAR 518—Building Codes (3) |
| 9 credits | 9 credits | 9 credits |
Year Two |
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| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| IAR 525—Interior Architecture III (Hospitality) (3) | IAR 615—Construction Documents Studio (3) | IAR 645*—Professional Practice (3) |
| IAR 526—Interior Architecture IV (Retail & Restaurant) (3) | IAR 621—Interior Architecture V (Healthcare & Institutional) (3) | IAR 660—Interior Architecture VI Capstone (3) |
| IAR 610*—Digital Visualization 3 (Revit) | IAR 655*—Immersive Design Research (3) | IAR 562—20th and 21st Century Architecture (3) |
| 9 credits | 9 credits | 9 credits |
*=Virtual