About the Program

In the Interior Design Studies minor, students will learn the underlying elements and principles of interior design, themes and issues in furniture theory, and interior design and architecture history.

About the Art and Design Department

402 Upton Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6032
Fax: (716) 878-4231
https://artdesign.buffalostate.edu/

Program Requirements

Required Courses (21 credit hours)
IDE 101 INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR DESIGN 3
IDE 104 ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERIOR DESIGN 3
IDE 205 HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE I 3
IDE 254 HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE II 3

Select two courses from the following (6 credit hours) 6
IDE 202 CONSTRUCTION FUNDAMENTALS
IDE 204 BUILDING MATERIALS - SELECTION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATING
IDE 306 COLOR AND LIGHT
IDE 357 AMERICAN DIVERSITY AND DESIGN

Total Credit Hours 18