Interior Architecture and Design Curriculum
The four year Bachelor of Science degree is a first professional degree that prepares students to enter interior design practice. Graduates are eligible to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Exam (NCIDQ), which is the gateway to professionalism and required for practice in many states, as interior designers. Graduates are not eligible to sit for the professional architecture exam (unless they seek an additional degree in architecture). In addition, graduates cannot call themselves interior architects in the state of Tennessee.
Required Courses
In order to earn a BS degree in Interior Architecture for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, you must earn credit in a variety of courses. Please click on each grouping to see which courses constitute each grouping.
Internship
For the intern experience, students are encouraged to seek the areas of application that they would hope to pursue as a future career. It is the hope and intention of the UTC Interior Architecture and Design Department that the student will participate in a wide variety of activities of the particular design firm and that they, in turn, will be of some service and assistance to the professional host employer.
The student receives three (3) semester hours of university academic credit for participation in the internship program (320 hours). A grade is earned on the basis of the student’s involvement in the work of the firm, the written reports, the research paper and the final presentation. All correspondence between the student and the coordinator is treated in a strictly confidential manner.
Study Tours
Our curriculum provides students the opportunity to experience design and culture through regional study tours and trips abroad.