Bachelor of Planning at James Cook University Brisbane

Interior designers are professionally trained to create spaces that are safe, functional and attractive. The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design degree at Appalachian State University prepares students to enter the interior design profession and positions them to seek professional status through the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam as well as state‐specific licensure.

Appalachian’s interior design program places particular emphasis on environmental responsibility, community service, global issues and universal design (design that accommodates people of all abilities) in order to prepare students for the challenges of the ever-changing profession.  Its curriculum integrates theory and application and prepares students to work in either residential or commercial design.

In this multidisciplinary program, students develop a strong foundation in building science and construction methods as well as aesthetically appropriate design.  The program is located within the Department of Applied Design. The department advises transfer students to begin the program in the summer in order to complete the program in three years.

Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, the Bachelor of Interior Design program provides a sound curriculum that prepares individuals as entry-level interior designers. The curriculum also may serve as preparation for continued study in graduate schools offering advanced degrees in interior design or related areas. The department also offers the accelerated bachelor to master’s degree program. Please see the department website for more information.

Students participate in a wide range of design experiences: lectures, studios, seminars, group presentations and discussions, professional critiques, field trips, and field experiences. The interior design program has limited enrollment and emphasizes practical application of multidisciplinary principles to residential and nonresidential interior environments.

The Master of Interior Design (MID) program provides an education in interior environments that elevates and reinvents the discipline of interior architecture by mining and re-imagining the range of our human experiences. In doing so, this graduate program cultivates scholars, academics and critics, while generating emergent and alternative approaches to the profession, specifically in the Southern California region.