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Bachelor of Science/Interior Design |
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The four-year degree program offered by the Department of Interior Design is fully accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER). Graduates are prepared to enter the working world as professional interior designers capable of creating interior architectural environments. They also receive the academic credentials to sit for the National Council Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) examination upon completion of two years of work experience. Successful completion of the exam is necessary for professional membership in national and international interior design service organizations.
The curriculum is comprehensive and includes courses in Institutional, residential and commercial design, the history of interior design, historic preservation, drawing, rendering, drafting, computer-aided design and drafting, construction technology, materials, furniture, color, lighting, detailing, and business practice. The Interior Design curriculum has fully integrated traditional and digital media. To facilitate this Endicott College provides state-of-the-art, network-ready laptop computers to first-year students entering the Interior Design program. All students entering the program are required to participate in this Laptop Program. The computers are fully loaded with software, protected with warranties against loss from theft or damage, and supported by on-campus technical staff with loaners available when needed. Further information is available at Academic Resources' statement, Laptop Requirement in Interior Design.
Emphasis is placed on the development of creative skills and problem-solving strategies necessary for designing within the built environment. The philosophy and principles of design are combined with three-dimensional space planning, human factors, building technology, and environmental considerations for an educational experience that balances the theoretical and practical. |
The department's Student Interior Design Focus Group engages in activities such as Career Day where the students attend seminars offered by design professionals. Membership in professional organizations such as the American Society of Interior Designers and the International Interior Design Association is encouraged in order that students begin networking within the design community.
Through the Internship Program, students actually work for interior designers and experience first hand the challenges of the design profession. There are three internship experiences and these occur in January of the freshman and sophomore years, and for the entire fall semester of the senior year.
The following are just some of the internship sites with which the college enjoys an on-going relationship:
Currier & Associates, Newburyport, MA
Carpenter & MacNeille Architects
Schwartz/Silver Architects, Inc., Boston, MA
Jung Brannen Associates, Inc., Boston, MA
D'Agostino Izzo Quirk Architects, Somerville, MA
Graham-Kim International, Inc., Woburn, MA
Olson, Lewis, Dioli and Doktor Architecture, Manchester, MA
Winter Street Architects, Inc., Salem, MA
Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates, Cambridge, MA
The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge, MA
Siemasko + Verbridge, Inc.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the B.S. Interior Design program, the graduate will:
Demonstrate critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the design field.
Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with technology as it is used in the creative processes.
Demonstrate application and skill of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional representation.
Identify and understand the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
Demonstrate subject matter knowledge of Interior Design – such as historical context, research, Universal Design, sustainability, precedent studies.
Demonstrate college writing proficiencies within the conventions of the discipline.
Demonstrate an understanding an application of sustainable design principals.
Upon completion of the B.S. Interior Design - Concentration in Sustainable Design program, the graduate will:
Demonstrate critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the design field.
Demonstrate knowledge of and competency with technology as it is used in the creative processes.
Demonstrate application and skill of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional representation.
Identify and understand the relationship of academic studio practices to professional applications.
Demonstrate subject matter knowledge of Interior Design – such as historical context, research, Universal Design, sustainability, precedent studies.
Demonstrate college writing proficiencies within the conventions of the discipline.
Demonstrate an understanding an application of sustainable design principals.
Curriculum Overview for B.S. Interior Design
Curriculum Overview for B.S. Interior Design - Sustainable Design Concentration
For more information regarding Interior Design
Contact: Rachelle McClure, Chair - Undergraduate Interior Design
Phone: 978-816-7616