Students in the Interior Design program from Kansas State University take courses in human behavior in the designed environment, interior design, visual communications, building construction, building systems, history of interior design, basic and advanced computer applications, construction documentation, and professional practice. Areas of focused study available to majors are diverse and include lighting, design for special needs, historic preservation and sustainable design.
Ultimately, professional interior designers identify, research and creatively solve problems related to the function of interior environments in order to enhance quality of life while protecting public health, safety, and welfare.
Interior designers frequently work in integrated design services teams with other design professionals. Interior designers provide pre-design services such as evaluation of prospective tenant lease space, feasibility studies and programming, which is the development of a program of space needs with descriptions of environmental qualities to guide design decisions.
The interior design program is a studio-based curriculum specifically structured to integrate learning with related professional courses taken sequentially and concurrently. Students learn how the interior design body of knowledge is developed through research, and how to create spaces that support how we work and live today and tomorrow.
Eight interior design studios are taken sequentially within the four-year program. Students begin with design fundamentals and progress through more complex learning.
Employment Prospects
K-State interior design graduates are frequently employed at a variety of architectural and interior design firms. Many work in multidisciplinary offices that utilize a variety of professionals on the planning and design teams.
Other common career paths include positions with systems dealerships or other product manufacturers to the architectural and interior design community, serving as a specification specialists and project managers. Some graduates take their design careers toward specialized areas such as facilities planning, historic preservation, lighting, custom airplane interiors and residential design.
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Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 2.5 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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