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Graduate Interior Design Studies

General Overview

The faculty of the Interior Design Program believes that the interior designer must respond to all of the needs of human beings: aesthetic, spiritual, physical, social and cultural. The focus of the design student must always be the human condition and its context.

We are also committed to the attitude that interior design is essentially an expressive art form applied to the solution of human problems in three-dimensional space and form. Our curriculum, therefore, is based within the applied arts and the liberal arts. It is directed toward the universal aspects of the design experience in the belief that the most serviceable education will prepare a student to adapt to a constantly changing world, and to assume a role of leadership and responsibility within a global society.

Coursework Overview

At the graduate level the Interior Design emphasis is focused on academic specialization within the interior design field's many options. Interests in social, cultural and universal concern are encouraged. The highly individualized nature of the curriculum allows for advanced expression of interior design, exhibition and publication of thesis.

Please visit our graduate admission page specific to the M.A. in Studio Arts degree or Master of Fine Arts degree for additional degree process information.

Specifically, our purpose is to educate students by encouraging and facilitating their development both intellectually and artistically, through the study of interior design as an evolving discipline and an applied art form. Our mission is to prepare the students for professional involvement in the interior design field, with their foci and actions directed towards the betterment of the human experience; and, to contribute to the advancement of the profession. Further our mission is to instill in our students an understanding of the implications and responsibilities of interior design practitioners and the importance of ethical professional conduct within their immediate contexts, and extending to their regional and global communities.

Admissions and Financial Assistance

You can learn more detailed information about the admissions process on the Graduate Admissions page. For more information on financial assistance, please visit our Financial Aid page or our student scholarships page to find scholarships available through the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

Professional Oragnizations for Students

The Interior Design program sponsors a student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)(external link), which provides guest lectures, professional networking opportunities and career days for the interior design students. It also allows students to interact with other students and assume leadership roles within organization. Student membership earns students the privilege of Allied Membership in the national organization of ASID upon graduation.

Facilities

Read detailed information on our facilities on the Interior Design Facilities page, where you can also link to other interdisciplinary facilities within the School of Art, Design, and Art History.

You can also read more about local art material supplier resources on our Art Supplies page, as well as learn more about our library research facilities by visiting SDSU's Love Library website(external link).

The Faculty

To contact or learn more about individual faculty in this department, please refer to the Interior Design department directory listing.

This page was last updated at 3:42PM on October 15, 2008