To promote intellectual inquiry, creative expression and original work through a structured curriculum that balances theory and practice, experimentation and planning, creativity and logic, and art and technology, framed within a series of related investigations into language communications, critical thinking, the humanities, natural and social sciences, global awareness, and design history
To encourage the development of visual fluency as well as the acquisition of essential knowledge and skills in the elements and principles of design, drawing and color, Computer Aided Design (CAD), interior space planning, sustainability, materials and finishes, lighting, structures, surfaces and codes specific to both residential and non-residential situations
To define and encourage the dialogue and relationship between interior design and architecture by providing studies in architectural history, universal and barrier-free accessibility, spatial patterning and organization, and environmental sensitivity, as well as the essential need to restore and maintain the natural connection between people and architecture, interiors, and the environment
To introduce students to interior design business practices, market resources, and project management techniques used in the interior design profession as well as health, safety and welfare responsibilities that interior designers hold as they develop solutions with clients; rather than simply for clients
To increase awareness of pressing social, economic, and environmental concerns through the research and understanding of human factors, universal design solutions and sustainable building materials and finishes for design
To provide students with a range of opportunities to prepare for professional accomplishment in the field of interior design through a varied range of activities including portfolio development, student competitions, comprehensive externship experience, and placement services as well as opportunities to interact with professional designers in juried projects and events, guest lectures, and professional associations at the local, national and international level
To explore and foster community partnerships with non-profit organizations for the classroom without walls initiative – a way to bring awareness, diversity, tolerance and real-world experience into the classroom while simultaneously creating a vehicle for giving back
