Curriculum

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture is a four year professional degree, requiring 127 semester hours of credit minimum for completion.

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IARC Experience: course clusters

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture
(127 total semester hours minimum)

First Year

Fall
IAR 101 Basic Environmental Design I 4
IAR 110 Design Visualization I 3
ART 100/101*Art History (GEC) 3
ENG 101* Composition (GEC) 3
13 hrs.

Spring
IAR 102 Basic Environmental Design II 4
IAR 112 Design Visualization II 3
IAR 221 History and Theory of Design I 3
CRS 211 3
GEC Course* 3
16 hrs.

Second Year

Fall
IAR 201 Basic Environmental Design III 6
IAR 211 Visual Communication I 2
IAR 222 History and Theory of Design II 3
GEC Course* 3
GEC Course* 3
17 hrs.

Spring
IAR 202 Basic Environmental Design IV 6
IAR 212 Visual Communication II 2
IAR 332 Mat, Meth, & Tech. Int. Arch. I 3
GEC Course* 3
GEC Course* 3
17 hrs.

Third Year **

Fall
IAR 301 Interior Architecture I 6
IAR 333 Mat, Meth, & Tech. Int. Arch. II 3
IAR 331 Social and Behavioral Aspects 3
GEC Course*(Natural Science w/Lab) 3-4
15- 16 hrs.

Spring
IAR 302 Interior Architecture II 6
IAR 311 Computer Aided Design*** 3
GEC Course* 3
GEC Course* 3
15 hrs.

Summer(Between Third and Fourth Year)
IAR 452 Internship 4

Fourth Year

Fall
IAR 411 Interior Architecture III 6
IARc Experience**** 6
GEC Course* 3
15 hrs.

Spring
IAR 412 Interior Architecture IV 6
IAR 451 Professional Practice in Int. Arch. 3
IARc Experience**** 3
GEC Course* 3
15 hrs.

*denotes a General Education Curriculum (GEC) course. See the UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin for details and requirements for the General Education Curriculum.

**Students may choose to study abroad sometime during their 3rd and 4th years for a semester or a year. Students planning to study abroad need to consult with the IAR Study Abroad Coordinator to adjust the course sequence.

***IAR311 may be taken in the Spring, Summer, or Fall of Third or Fourth Year when offered.

****The IARC Experience(9 s.h.) offers students opportunities for educational experiences beyond the classroom in the form of study abroad, field study, practicum, design thesis, concentrated electives, or a second internship.

(This sequence is intended to represent a typical schedule. Actual schedules will vary from student to student according to prior education, availability of classes, attendance of summer sessions, etc.)