Interior Architecture, B.F.A.
Overall Requirements
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120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
Degree Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) | ||
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Courses | 48 | |
| Environmental Design I | ||
| Environmental Design II | ||
| Basic Environmental Design III | ||
| Basic Environmental Design IV | ||
| Interior Architecture I | ||
| Interior Architecture II | ||
| Interior Architecture III | ||
| Interior Architecture IV | ||
| Support Courses | 45 | |
| Design Visualization I | ||
| Design Visualization II | ||
| Introduction to Sustainable Design | ||
| Visual Communication I | ||
| Visual Communication II | ||
| History and Theory of Design I | ||
| History and Theory of Design II | ||
| Computer-Aided Design for Interior Architecture | ||
| Social and Behavioral Aspects of Interior Architecture | ||
| Interior Architecture Materials | ||
| Interior Architecture Construction and Building Systems | ||
| Design Seminar * | ||
| Professional Practice in Interior Architecture | ||
| Internship in Interior Architecture | ||
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IAR 434 is taken twice (for 6 credit hours total) with two different themes.
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for degree.
Disciplinary Honors in Interior Architecture
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
- UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 3-6 | |
| Interior Architecture IV | ||
or HSS 490 | Senior Honors Project | |
| 6 credits of Honors course work in the major | 6 | |
| 3 credits of Honors course work in the major or another area | 3 | |
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Interior Architecture; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
Contact Asha Kutty at a_kutty@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Interior Architecture. To apply: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf
Accelerated B.F.A to M.F.A.
Application and Admission
Qualified undergraduate IARc majors may apply for admission to the graduate program at the end of the Fall semester of the third year in the B.F.A. program. Once admitted, a student may earn a B.F.A. and a M.F.A. in five years (including Summer sessions). A cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 in the B.F.A. program is required. Additionally, standard application requirements for the M.F.A. in Interior Architecture include undergraduate transcripts, portfolio review, TOEFL scores for international students, recommendations, a personal statement and a personal interview (optional).
All applicants must complete the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) information when applying for admission to the graduate degree program.
Courses
Courses to be counted for the M.F.A. program must receive prior approval of the IARc Graduate Program Director. Admitted students may apply a maximum of 18 credits of graduate level course work toward completion of both the B.F.A. and M.F.A., provided a grade of B or better is earned in each graduate course and that graduate level requirements are fulfilled.
The M.F.A. degree requires 60 credits of graduate-level course work, and the B.F.A. requires 120 credits. Assuming 18 credits are double-counted for both degrees, students would need to complete an additional 42 credits of graduate courses to complete the M.F.A. degree.
The following courses (18 credits) may be counted toward both the B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IAR 501 | Advanced Interior Architecture I | 6 |
| IAR 502 | Advanced Interior Architecture II | 6 |
| IAR 565 | Materials and Methodologies Seminar * | 3 |
| IAR 600 | Supervised Professional Experience | 3 |
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Or an elective IAR 500-level, 3-credit course.
Substitutes for the above courses require permission of the IARc Graduate Program Director.