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Interior Design (B.A.)

The mission of the M. Wilhelmina Boldt Interior Design undergraduate program is to prepare students for careers as creative, ethically responsible, proficient interior designers. The curriculum combines the Liberal Arts Core requirements with professionally directed coursework to develop practitioners with a commitment to critical thinking, lifelong learning, and concern for the well-being of people and the environment. Graduates enter practice as entry-level interior designers for both residential and commercial interior spaces possessing a theoretical and practical knowledge in design, space planning, and programming.

Graduates may pursue careers with interior design firms, architectural firms, corporate facilities, and government agencies. The program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).

Internships are available during the junior and senior years with nationally recognized architectural and design firms, furniture and interior retailers, contract designers, and other organizations utilizing design consultants. The program offers exhibitions of student and professional work, takes students on field trips, and taps the resources of the Washington, DC, design community.

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to

  • demonstrate creative thinking and originality through the presentation of a variety of ideas, approaches, and concepts;
  • demonstrate competent contract documents including coordinated drawings, schedules, and specifications appropriate to project size and scope and sufficiently extensive to show how design solutions and interior construction are related; and
  • demonstrate application of the principles and theories of color and light.

Interior design majors are encouraged to join the student Interior Design Alliance, which supports individual memberships in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

Admission Criteria for Nondegree Students: Only interior design practitioners and students from other accredited colleges or universities may take courses on a nondegree basis, provided prerequisites are fulfilled. Enrollment is limited to two courses.

Admission Criteria for Transfer Students: Transfer admission to the interior design program is limited and competitive. A Departmental Admissions Committee reviews student portfolio work to determine actual placement. A minimum GPA of 3.0 and a letter of intent are recommended.

Program Requirement: Each student entering the freshman-level interior design curriculum is required to have a laptop computer. State-of-the-art electronic studios allow students to access the Internet and software on Marymount’s server.

Residency Requirement: Students may transfer credits from an accredited school, but must complete a minimum of 36 credits at Marymount. These credits must include ID 407 Practice Studio III, ID 408 Senior Capstone I, ID 409 Senior Capstone II, ID 400 Internship, and two 3-credit ID electives.

Degree Requirements — Interior Design

Liberal Arts Core and University Requirements

See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core for details. Interior design majors will satisfy the three-course university Writing-Intensive (WI) requirement in the following way: ID 408 Senior Capstone I, ID 454 Historic Preservation, and ID 435 Advanced Professional Practice.

Major Requirements

To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core and/or University Requirements.

FA 103 Two-Dimensional Design

FA 104 Color Theory

FA 202 Introduction to Art History II

ID 101 Introduction to Interior Design and Theory

ID 102 Foundation Studio I

ID 121 Freehand Drafting

ID 122 Sketching and Rendering for Ideas

ID 203 Foundation Studio II

ID 204 Foundation Studio III

ID 223 Presentation Drawings

ID 231 Textiles and Finish Materials

ID 305 Practice Studio I

ID 306 Practice Studio II

ID 325 Construction Documents

ID 332 Building Technology

ID 333 Lighting Design

ID 350 History of Interiors I

ID 351 History of Interiors II

ID 400 Internship

ID 407 Practice Studio III

ID 408 Senior Capstone I

ID 409 Senior Capstone II

ID 434 Business Procedures

Six (6) credits in interior design electives

Three (3) additional credits in electives

Sample Degree Plan — Interior Design

Please note that this is a sample plan; all students must consult with an advisor in making course selections.

Year One — Fall

FA 103 Two-Dimensional Design §

ID 101 Introduction to Interior Design and Theory §

ID 121 Freehand Drafting §

EN 101 Composition I (WR core course)*

DSC 101 DISCOVER First-Year Seminar*

Year One — Spring

FA 104 Color Theory §

ID 102 Foundation Studio I §

ID 122 Sketching and Rendering for Ideas §

EN 102 Composition II (WR core course)*

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course*

Year Two — Fall

ID 203 Foundation Studio II § *

Introductory History (HI-1) core course*

Introductory Literature (LT-1) core course*

Mathematics (MT) core course*

TRS 100 Theological Inquiry (TRS-1 core course)*

Year Two — Spring

FA 202 Introduction to Art History II

ID 204 Foundation Studio III §

ID 223 Presentation Drawings §

ID 231 Textiles and Finish Materials §

Natural Science (NS) core course*

Year Three — Fall

ID 305 Practice Studio I §

ID 325 Construction Documents §

ID 332 Building Technology §

ID 350 History of Interiors I §

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) core course*

Year Three — Spring

ID 306 Practice Studio II §

ID 333 Lighting § *

ID 351 History of Interiors II §

Introductory Social Science (SS-1) or Natural Science (NS) core course*

PH 200 Introduction to Philosophy (PH-1 core course)*

Advanced Social Science (SS-2) core course*

Year Four — Fall

ID 407 Practice Studio III §

ID 408 Senior Capstone I § *

ID 434 Business Procedures §

One (1) ID elective §

Advanced Philosophy (PH-2) or Philosophical Ethics (PH-E) core course*

One (1) general elective §

Year Four — Spring

ID 400 Internship § *

ID 409 Senior Capstone II § *

One (1) ID elective §

Advanced History (HI-2) or Advanced Literature (LT-2) core course*

Advanced Theology/Religious Studies (TRS-2) or Theological Ethics (TRS-E) core course*

§ Requirement for the major

* Fulfills Liberal Arts Core/University Requirements. See University Requirements and the Liberal Arts Core and Course Descriptions for further information.

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EN 090 Introduction to College Reading

EN 100 Introduction to College Writing

EN 101 Composition I

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EN 150 Introduction to American Sign Language

EN 200 Elements of Literary Study

EN 201 World Literature: The Ancient World

EN 202 World Literature: The Middle Ages

EN 203 World Literature: Renaissance through Enlightenment

EN 204 World Literature: Romanticism through Post-Modernism

EN 205 American Literature I

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EN 211 Principles of Language

EN 212 Topics in Acting

EN 220 The Movie or the Book? Narrative Adaptation in the Cinema

EN 225 Literary Superheroes

EN 227 Short Fiction

EN 230 American Multicultural Literature

EN 240 Introduction to Visual and Cultural Studies

EN 250 Introduction to Shakespeare and Elizabethan Literature in London

EN 270 Approaches to Creative Writing

EN 280 Perspectives on Language Acquisition

EN 290 Literary Theory and Practice

EN 301 The Writing Process: Theory and Practice

EN 303 Literary Nonfiction

EN 305 Topics in Creative Writing

EN 308 Style and Revision

EN 321 Modern Drama

EN 322 19th-Century British Poets

EN 323 Modern Poetry

EN 330 Chaucer and the Courtly Love Tradition

EN 340 Major Women Writers

EN 350 The American Dream

EN 351 Literature of Childhood and Adolescence

EN 355 Shakespeare

EN 357 Topics in Literature Before 1800

EN 385 Approaches to Teaching Secondary English

EN 400 Internship

EN 421 Project

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EN 426 Studies in the Novel

EN 428 Studies in Contemporary Literature

EN 429 Topics in Performance

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EN 490 Major Author(s)

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