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    Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Interior Design, BFA


In the Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in interior design, you will learn, among other subjects, about computer-aided design, lighting, green and sustainable design, design for special populations and the history of furniture and architecture.


Program requirements

Interior design admission and pre-major requirements




Admission and pre-major requirements


Entering students interested in pursuing a major in the Department of Design  in the College of Visual Arts and Design  are classified as pre-majors.

To be admitted to the interior design major (and to be eligible to enroll in advanced art courses), a pre-major must meet all the following requirements:

30 hours of college courses


Complete a minimum of 30 hours of college courses (including the following).

Portfolio review


Submit a portfolio for the Entry Portfolio Review based on work completed in ADES 2630  and pass the review.

GPA requirements


 

Hours required and general/college requirements


A minimum of 120 total semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academic policies  section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design  requirements.

Major requirements


Minor requirements


No minor is required.

Electives


Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum  Requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Academic Advising Office, Art Building, Room 232.

Other requirements


  • 24 advanced hours must be completed at UNT.
  • 36 hours of art (including at least 12 advanced hours) must be completed at UNT.
  • Transfer course work substituted for required UNT art courses must be approved by a student’s faculty advisor during the degree audit process.
  • A 2.5 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only a grade of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.
     

Four-year degree plan (example)


The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2
ADES 1625 - Introduction to Interior Design   3 hours   ADES 2630 - Drawing for Interior Design   3 hours  
ART 1700 - Foundations: Space (Physical, Temporal and Virtual)    3 hours   ART 1600 - Foundations: Perception and Translation   3 hours  
ART 1800 - Foundations: Narrative and Representation  3 hours   ART 1900 - Foundations: Systems and Transformations  3 hours 
ART 2350 - Art History Survey I  3 hours  ART 2360 - Art History Survey II   3 hours  
Communication core  3 hours Mathematics core  3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2
ADES 2640 - Interior Design: Design Studio I   3 hours   ADES 2660 - Interior Design Technology for Design  3 hours 
ADES 2650 - Interior Design: Design Communications  3 hours  ADES 2670 - Interior Design: Materials and Specifications   3 hours  
ART 2370 - Art History Survey III   3 hours   American History core  3 hours 
American History core    3 hours   Communication core  3 hours 
Life and Physical Sciences core    3 hours  Social and Behavioral Sciences core  3 hours 
Total 15 hours Total  15 hours

 

Year 3

Semester 1 Semester 2
ADES 3630 - Interior Design: Design Studio II  3 hours  ADES 3635 - Interior Design: Interior Construction   3 hours  
Component Area Option core   3 hours ADES 3640 - Interior Design: Design Studio III   3 hours  
Government/Political Science core  3 hours ADES 3645 - Interior Design: Lighting Design   3 hours   
Life and Physical Sciences core  3 hours ARTH 4815 - 20th Century Interiors   3 hours  
Advanced Art Elective 3 hours  Advanced Art Elective 3 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours

 

Year 4

Semester 1 Semester 2
ADES 4615 - Topics in Interior Design   3 hours   ADES 4625 - Interior Design: Professional Practice  3 hours 
ADES 4630 - Interior Design: Design Studio IV   3 hours   ADES 4640 - Interior Design: Design Studio V  3 hours 
ADES 4700 - Professional Internship   3 hours   Government/Political Science core  3 hours
Advanced Art Elective 3 hours Advanced Art Elective 3 hours 
Elective 3 hours  Elective 3 hours 
Total 15 hours  Total 15 hours