The Interior Design Minor offers an introduction and practice in the materials and methods, design processes and communication tools (drafting, modeling, rendering and fabrication) utilized in the design of spaces within buildings, i.e. interiors. In Studio 1, students first learn to consider human occupation of and movement through forms and spaces. They learn how to design and describe three-dimensional spaces in technical drawings and models, both physical and digital (using AutoCAD and Rhinoceros software). Technologies + Ecologies II: Interior Technologies presents the materials and methods of interior construction, which are considered in the design of two interior spaces in Studio III. Interior design minors will be assigned a desk in the A/L/I studios during semesters of enrollment in an A/L/I course(s).
Eligibility
The Interior Design minor is open to students majoring in Digital Media, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, and Product Design. Because of their major curricular requirements Fashion Design and Toy Design majors will only be allowed to enroll on a case-by-case basis. Students must be on track in their major and in good academic standing, with fewer than 6 credits behind and a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Interior Design minors will be assigned a desk in the A/L/I studios during semesters of enrollment in an A/L/I course(s).
Required Courses
ARLI250 | Studio I | 4.0 |
ARLI261 | Technologies + Ecologies II | 3.0 |
ARLI271 | Digital Media II-A* | 2.0 |
ARLI273 | Digital Media II-B** | 3.0 |
ARLI352 | Studio III | 4.0 |
Total Credits | 16.0 |
*WAIVED Corequisite: concurrent enrollment in ARLI250 Studio I. Product Design students may take PRDS273 in place of ARLI271.
**WAIVED Corequisite: concurrent enrollment in ARLI252 Studio II. Product Design students may take PRDS370 in place of ARLI273.
Course Descriptions are listed in the Architecture/Landscape/Interiors section of the Course Catalog.
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For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2016-17 (class of 2020):
Interior Design Minor Academic Plan 16-17
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2017-18 (class of 2021):
Interior Design Minor Academic Plan 17-18
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2018-19 (class of 2022):
Interior Design Minor Academic Plan 18-19
For students who entered Otis College as Foundation students in 2019-20 (class of 2023):
Interior Design Minor Academic Plan 19-20
Learn more about Interdisciplinary Studies, eligibility requirments, and the application process.