Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Architecture Majors Interior ArchitectureInterior Architecture MajorBachelor of Science in Interior Architecture
The program for the Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture degree is a four-year program focusing on the design of architectural interiors with particular focus on sustainability, materiality, color theory, lighting, and the social and cultural aspects of habitable space. The program offers 132 semester hours and includes 78 semester hours of interior architecture, architecture, and industrial design courses, 40 of which are advanced hours (3000-level or higher). The degree includes the university's required core curriculum and 6 semester hours of elective courses. Because of the mutual and overlapping bonds of architecture, industrial design and interior architecture, the programs share a common first semester curriculum, and Interior Architecture and Architecture share studios through the Foundation sequence.
| Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| ARCH 1200. Introduction to Architecture, Industrial Design and Interior Architecture | 2 |
| ARCH 1500. Design Studio I | 5 |
| ENGL 1303. First Year Writing I | 3 |
| HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 or equivalent | 3 |
| MATH 1310. College Algebra | 3 |
|
Total
|
16 |
| Spring Semester |
Hours
|
| ARCH 1359. Design Since 1945 (Writing in the Discipline Core Course) | 3 |
| ARCH 1501. Design Studio II | 5 |
| ENGL 1304. First Year Writing II | 3 |
| HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877 or equivalent | 3 |
| MATH 1330. Precalculus | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| ARCH 2500. Architectural Design Studio III. | 5 |
| ARCH 2327. Technology 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 2350. Survey of Architectural History I (Visual/Performing Arts Core Course) | 3 |
| Humanities Core Course | 3 |
| PHYS 1301. Introductory General Physics I | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| ARCH 2501. Architecture Design Studio IV | 5 |
| ARCH 2428. Technology 2 | 4 |
| ARCH 2351. Survey of Architectural History II | 3 |
| PHYS 1302. Introductory General Physics II | 3 |
| POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Constitutions and Politics, or equivalent | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Fall Semester |
Hours
|
| INAR 3500. Industrial Design Architecture Studio V or ARCH 3500. Architecture Design Studio V | 5 |
| INAR 3300. History of Interior Architecture | 3 |
| INDS 3360. Human Factors | 3 |
| POLS 1337. American Government: Congress, Presidents, and Courts or equivalent | 3 |
| Formal Science course | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| INAR 3501. Interior Architecture Design Studio VI | 5 |
| Interior Architecture Elective | 3 |
| INAR 3310. Materials and Methods of Interior Architecture or ARCH 3366. Materials and Methods | 3 |
| Architectural History Elective | 3 |
| Formal Science course | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Fall Semester |
Hours
|
| INAR 4500. Interior Architecture Design Studio VII or ARCH 4500. Architecture, Interiors, and Industrial Design Joint Studio | 5 |
| INAR 4360. Practice of Interior Architecture | 3 |
| Approved Integrative Courses | 6 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Core | 3 |
|
Total
|
17 |
| Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| ARCH 4501. Interior Architecture Design Studio VIII | 5 |
| ARCH 4344. Architectural Programming and Building Regulations | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
|
Total
|
14 |
Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: June 14, 2011