Interior Design at University Of Florida
Monday, February 23rd, 2009College: Design, Construction and Planning
Degree: Bachelor of Design
Hours for the Degree: 120
Minor: No
Combined-Degree Program: Yes
Website: www.dcp.ufl.edu/interior
Consistently ranked as a top10 program nationally, UF’s interior design program is recognized as the top one in the South. Interior design is an excellent major for students with strong creative and analytical skills who are self-motivated and work well in teams. This program prepares students for careers in areas such as office design, retail, healthcare, residential and hospitality design. Examples of interior design specializations include historic preservation and environmental sustainability.
To give students first-hand design exposure, the department organizes trips to interact with designers and experience firms, installations, significant buildings and exhibitions in cities such as Atlanta and Chicago. During the summer, upper-division students have opportunities to enroll in the Preservation Institute located in Nantucket. The department offers academic credit to explore professional opportunities through a required internship. Interior design students may consider pursuing graduate studies in the program’s 4+1 option to receive a Master of Interior Design.
Organized trips to experience interior design, architecture and art in urban settings are required in the junior and senior years. Students should plan to have adequate funds for these required field trips and design studio project materials. Internships must be completed by the fall semester of the senior year of the program.
The four-year program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).