Course variations

Course summary

The Interior Design BFA program within Georgia State University's Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design prepares students for the highly complex and evolving field of interior design. Capitalizing on its presence within a highly successful fine arts school, the GSU interiors program is designed to exploit that fine arts foundation and provide students with the critical insights, skills, and experience necessary to enter the field as successful licensed professionals. The contemporary practice of interior design demands highly adept problem solvers and practitioners familiar with the complexity of modern space design-- mastery of current technologies in drawing production, 3D modeling, lighting, materials and building technologies is required. The program at GSU prepares its students with these requisite skills in the context of innovative and creative explorations of space, form, texture, and light.

Program modules

The modules include Math 1111 College Algebra, Phys 1111K Introductory Physics I (4) and Phys 1112K Introductory Physics II, ID 3000 Architectural Drawing I: Drafting, ID 3300 Interior Design: Theory, ID 3910 History of Interior Design I: Antiquities to the Nineteenth Century, ID 3100 Architectural Drawing II: Presentation, ID 3350 Interior Design: Materials, ID 3500 Interior Design: Spatial Organization, ID 3600 Building Systems and Codes, ID 4100 Lighting Design, ID 4200 Residential Design I, ID 4210 Residential Design II, ID 4250 Architectural Drawing III: Computer Aided Drafting and Design, ID 4300 Commercial Design I, ID 4310 Commercial Design II, ID 4350 Architectural Drawing IV: Three-Dimensional Computer Aided Drafting and Design, ID 4400 Architectural Drawing V: Working Drawings, ID 3920 History of Interior Design II: Nineteenth Century to Present, ID 4800 Professional Practice, ID 4940 Interior Design Portfolio I, ID 4950 Interior Design Portfolio II.

Entry requirement for international students

Admission to Georgia State University is a selective process and meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance. All of the following minimum requirements must be met in order for an applicant to receive consideration as a freshman: Be a graduate of and have a college preparatory diploma from a high school accredited by a regional accrediting association (such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), a high school accredited by the Georgia, Accrediting Commission, or a public high school regulated by a school system and state Department of Education. A Certificate of Attendance does not qualify a student for admission consideration. In addition students must have a minimum 2.80 high school grade point average calculated on the 16 courses listed above. Submit electronic SAT scores (including the writing section) with a minimum combined score of 900 with at least 430 verbal/critical reading and 400 mathematics or electronic ACT scores (including the Writing Test) with a minimum composite score of 19 with at least 17 English and 17 mathematics. Although not currently required (with the exception of home-schooled applicants), applicants are encouraged to submit SAT Subject Test scores of their choice. Permanent Undergraduate Admissions 29 residents, educated in the United States, whose native language is not English are encouraged to take the TOEFL. If the TOEFL is not taken, applicants from local areas will be required to take the Georgia State Test of English Proficiency (GSTEP) to determine appropriate admission. Have a freshman index (FI) of 2500 or higher.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Georgia State University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Ernest G Welch School of Art and Design