Interior Design Overview

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Interior designers shape human experience and enhance quality of life by creating environments that are sustainable, meaningful, innovative, and functional.

Study Interior Design Online

Beginning Fall 2010 RMCAD will offer the complete Interior Design BFA program online. Full program details will be provided, and enrollment will open later this summer.

Learn more on the Online Program Overview Page. Or select Interior Design, Online Campus on the Request for Information form. Our admissions team will keep you informed as we get ready to launch this exciting program.

In RMCAD's Interior Design programs you'll learn the theories and skills necessary for professional practice from faculty who are practicing design professionals and educators. We approach interior design as an extension of the arts while being grounded in the social and natural sciences of psychology, sociology, anthropology, ecology, and biology.

Program subject highlights include:

  • drafting
  • textiles
  • materials
  • architectural history
  • computer aided design (CAD)
  • lighting + furniture design
  • cost estimating + contracts
  • senior-year internship

RMCAD also offers a unique program of study through our Green Design Area of Emphasis. The Green Design Area of Emphasis provides an in-depth exploration of the methods, processes and principles of green design and sustainability.

When you graduate, you'll be prepared to work as a skilled, ethical, environmentally-responsible professional designer committed to improving the health, safety and welfare of the public while embracing your own vision and creativity.

When you're ready, introduce yourself to your admissions counselor by completing the Information Request Form.

*The on-ground professional Interior Design BFA program is fully accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Both the on-ground and online BFA programs share the same curriculum and it is RMCAD's goal to achieve CIDA accreditation for the online program in the future.