Post Professional Degree - Academics

The M. Wilhelmina Boldt Interior Design Program offers two programs leading to a Master of Arts in interior design. The post-professional degree is for those with an accredited undergraduate degree in interior design or architecture.

Degree Requirements

34 credits

Year 1, Full-time – 6 courses (19 credits)

Fall Semester (10cr)	Spring Semester (9cr)
ID 600 Research in Interior Design	ID 608 Graduate Practice Studio IV
ID 626 Graduate Seminar	ID 697 Thesis Proposal
ID 607 Graduate Practice Studio III	ID Elective (see list below)

Year 2, Full-time – 5 courses (15 credits)

Fall Semester (9cr)	Spring Semester (6cr)
ID 698 Thesis I	ID 699 Thesis II
ID Elective (see list below)	ID Elective (see list below)
ID Elective (see list below)

Interior Design Electives

ID 512 Furniture Design Seminar
ID 515 Field Study and Advanced Rendering
ID 522 Environmental Behavior Seminar
ID 524 Design Methods Seminar
ID 525 Health Care Design Seminar
ID 527 Ecological Interior Design
ID 532 Construction and Environmental Systems
ID 533 Illumination Systems
ID 534 Professional Practice
ID 536 Technology for Interior Design Seminar
ID 537 Graduate Professional Development
ID 538 Color, Light, and Human Perception
ID 545 Graduate Construction Documents
ID 550 History of Architecture and Interiors I
ID 551 History of Architecture and Interiors II
ID 553 Modern Design and Architecture Seminar
ID 554 Historic Preservation Seminar
ID 558 Interior Design Study Tour
ID 590 Practicum
ID 595 Graduate Directed Research
A maximum of 6 credits (two courses) may be chosen from other areas of the graduate curricula, including Business Administration, Education, Human Resources, and Humanities. Approval must be received from the student’s advisor prior to registration.

Elective Track – Education/Teaching

If you are interested in teaching interior design at the university level, the following courses are recommended for the four required ID electives.

ED 500 Foundations of Education and the Teaching Profession
ED 551 Instruction and Assessment
ID 590 Practicum (Teaching experience with ID Faculty)
ID Elective of your choice

Elective Track – Business Leadership

If you are interested in business leadership in interior design, the following courses are recommended for the four required ID electives.

MBA 517 Leading in Business
MBA 515 Behavior Management in Organization
ID 534 Professional Practice
ID Elective of your choice

Elective Track – Professional Practice

If you are interested in developing skills for professional practice, the following courses are recommended for the four required ID electives.

ID 532 Graduate Construction Documents (Revit Architecture)
ID 516 Visual Communication for Interior Design (Adobe Creative Suite)
ID 537 Graduate Professional Development (Portfolio and Personal Brand Development)
ID 590 Practicum (A professional internship at a firm in the DC Metro Area)