As a student in our interior design program, you'll use creative and critical thinking skills to design commercial offices, hotels, health care facilities, restaurants, retail environments, and residential interiors. Our program provides a solid foundation in design, design theory, materials, and building technologies, as well as a balanced study of aesthetic and functional issues and is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research. (See www.fider.org for information about FIDER accreditation.)

Your studies will begin with a Foundation Year of Design and Drawing classes, which are taken by every student majoring in any of the three Department of Design & Facilities programs (which include Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Facilities Planning & Management.) You will be encouraged to explore and expand your skills to prepare you for the rigor of your first studio classes in your Sophomore year. The Department is one of the few academic units in the United States that has dedicated studio space for sophomores as well as the juniors and seniors.

Under the guidance of experienced faculty, you will apply classroom knowledge to challenging projects in our design studios. You will also be required to successfully complete two co-op work semesters beginning junior year.

See photos of student work

• Gallery 1: Foundation Year final projects
• Gallery 2: Interior Design final projects

As a graduate you may seek work with an interior or architectural design firm, a private corporation, or the government. After two years of work experience, you can sit for the NCIDQ examination for professional certification.

B.S. Interior Design - Course of Study

Study - BINT

First Year Fall Semester

• Drawing I
• Design I
• Introduction to Computer Graphics
• English I
• Plane and Solid Geometry

First Year Spring Semester

• Design II
• English II
• Technical Drawing I
• Technical Studies I
• Conceptual Physics

Second Year Fall Semester

• Social Science Elective
• Interior Studio I
• History of Interiors I
• Technical Studies II
• Technical Drawing II

Second Year Spring Semester

• Writing Competency Assessment
• Social Science Elective
• Presentation Techniques
• History of Interiors II
• Interior Studio II
• Technical Studies III

Second Year Summer Semester

• Pre-Cooperative Work Term (Optional)

Third Year Fall Semester

• Design Elective
• Interior Studio III
• Material and Furniture Specifications
• Behavioral Aspects of Design
• Construction Documents

Third Year Spring Semester

• Cooperative Work Semester I

Third Year Summer Semester

• Humanities or Social Science Elective
• Interior Architectural Lighting
• Interior Studio IV
• Building Regulatory Requirements

Fourth Year Fall Semester

• Cooperative Work Semester II

Fourth Year Spring Semester

• General Elective
• Humanities or Social Science Elective
• Textiles
• Programming for Interior Design
• Interior Studio V

Fourth Year Summer Semester

• Business Communications
• Humanities or Social Science Elective
• Professional Practice
• Directed Studies Studio

Department of Design & Facilities, Additional Information
The Department of Design & Facilities at Wentworth Institute of Technology offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Interior Design (described above), Facilities Planning & Management , and Industrial Design.

The Course of Study guide above is intended to be used for comparative reference only. Please refer to the Wentworth Institute of Technology Course Catalog for detailed course descriptions, departmental requirements, pre-requisites, and institutional policies.

You may also contact the Wentworth Admissions Office at 617-989-4000 or 800-556-0610 or via email at admissions@wit.edu or contact the Department of Design & Facilities directly at 617-989-4050.

Refer to the Course Catalog for course descriptions.