The Interior Design program offered at the School of Design and Construction prepares graduates to enter professional practice and make meaningful contributions from day one. Along the way, you will be immersed in an experiential based curriculum featuring the design studio. This collaborative and creative environment seeks to understand what makes great design and how to create it. Supportive coursework provides a broad foundation of design and construction along with disciplinary focus in materials, lighting, history, practices, and theory. You will learn on your feet, with opportunities for travel and study tours, community engagement, job shadows and internships. Unique to Interior Design is the Senior Experience: offerings include study abroad in Italy, professional internship, or community-based studio. Many interior design students choose to minor in one of the allied SDC disciplines, expanding their options for practice and graduate education. The backbone of the interior design curriculum is the studio experience. First-year projects focus on applying the basic elements and principles of design in two and three dimensions. The second year focuses on residential and small commercial design along with technical courses such as materials. Upper-division courses continue to merge design with technical issues through a variety of projects ranging from residential spaces to large commercial projects. Computer and hand skills are threaded throughout the curriculum. Design studios allow students to receive individualized hands-on training. Computer-aided design is an integral part of the course work. AutoCAD, Revit and other digital programs provide a strong graphics base. An up-to-date materials resource library provides students with samples for project work and information on current material technology and performance.