• Identify, define, and describe relevant aspects of a design problem (goals, objectives)
• Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
• Explain how social, environmental, political, cultural, and economic systems, as well as geography relate to the planning, creation, production, merchandising, distribution, and consumption of textile, apparel, and footwear products and resulting company performance.
• Create a technical package that incorporates technical illustration, construction details, measurement specifications, and material, trim, prints, coloration, and finish details.
• Develop logical product creation strategies regarding materials, trims, construction, print, coloration, and finishes for a specific end use.
• Evaluate the prototype in terms of fit, construction, aesthetics, and marketability and make revisions to improve the design.
• Demonstrate the ability to select and specify furniture, fixtures, equipment and finish materials in interior spaces.
• Recognize and apply design thinking and visual thinking processes to understand the framework of problem solving.
• Identify, define and describe design management practice in relation to various types of businesses and business models.

Interior Design major requirements are divided into two parts. The first part (the pre-design major), usually taken in the first two years, must be completed before formal admission into the major. The second part (Professional School) is usually taken in the last two years after formal admission into the Interior Design major.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Summary of Requirements
Pre-Design Major		62
Pre-Design Core Classes (34)
DSGN 287	STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION
Art, Communications, Economics, Math, Statistics, and Writing (24) 1
Professional School		61
Professional Design Core Classes (35) 2
Interior Design Courses (26)
University General Education Requirements		25
Unrestricted Electives		32
Total credits needed for graduation		180

1

21 credits from pre-design major satisfy University General Education Requirements

2

3 credits from design major satisfy University General Education Requirements

INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (180)

Design Core Curriculum

The design core curriculum provides students with a broad overview of design thinking and processes.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year		Credits
Pre-Interior Design 1
Students entering OSU on the Corvallis campus as their first college experience are required to participate in Innovation Nation, the College of Business Living-Learning Community (LLC). These students will complete the following three-course sequence during their first year:
BA 160	B-ENGAGED
BA 161	INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION
BA 162	INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY
All other students will complete the following course:
BA 101	BUSINESS NOW	6
All students should also complete: 2
ART 101	*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS	3
COMM 111 or COMM 114 or COMM 218	*PUBLIC SPEAKING or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE or *INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
DSGN 121	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN	3
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
General Baccalaureate Core courses		20-23
	Credits	43-46
Second Year
All students should complete the following courses: 3
BA 280	BUSINESS INSIGHTS (transfer students only)
DSGN 253	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
DSGN 282	DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT	1
DSGN 283	CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 284	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I	1
Students who transfer from another college or university into the pre-interior design major who have completed all lower-division design core coursework should complete the following course:
BA 381	PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	4
All second-year students should also complete:
ART 206 or ART 205 or ART 204	*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE or *INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: PREHISTORY TO HIGH MIDDLE AGES	3
BA 260	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
DSGN 244	COLOR INNOVATION	4
DSGN 255	TEXTILES	4
DSGN 281	DRAWING AND SKETCHING	4
ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS	4
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
WR 222 or WR 323 or WR 327	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *ENGLISH COMPOSITION or *TECHNICAL WRITING	3
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives		4-6
	Credits	44-46
Third Year
Professional Interior Design
ART 367	*HISTORY OF DESIGN	3
BA 315	ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	4
BA 352	MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE	4
BA 354	^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	4
BA 390 or BA 223	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
DSGN 311	FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN	1
DSGN 312	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II	1
DSGN 313	THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION	1
DSGN 341	DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION	4
MGMT 364	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4
	Credits	30
Fourth Year
DSGN 411	NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 412	FINANCIAL PLANNING I	1
DSGN 413	FINANCIAL PLANNING II	1
MRKT 492	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	4
MRKT 495	RETAIL MANAGEMENT	4
Baccalaureate core, minor courses, or unrestricted electives		22
	Credits	33
	Total Credits	150-155

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

Students entering design programs should have basic art and illustration skills. ART 115 and ART 117 are highly recommended elective courses

2

For students who transfer into College of Business business-related programs, the Blueprint transition courses meet the same outcomes as the professional development (Blueprint) course series accounting for the student’s academic year when they transfer into the business program

3

The ART, COMM, ECON, MTH, and WR classes meet the university's baccalaureate core requirements for Mathematics, Social Processes and Institutions, Writing II, Speech, Western Culture, Literature and Arts, and Science, Technology and Society. All students must meet the other baccalaureate core requirements and the other requirements for baccalaureate degrees

Interior Design Major

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
DSGN 287	STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION	4
DSGN 383	BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS	3
DSGN 387	STUDIO III: ADVANCED DESIGN COMMUNICATION	4
DSGN 388	STUDIO IV: HOSPITALITY DESIGN	4
DSGN 394	STUDIO V: LIGHTING DESIGN	4
DSGN 464	CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND HOUSING	3
DSGN 488	STUDIO VI: HEALTHCARE DESIGN	4
DSGN 495	STUDIO VII: SENIOR THESIS II	4
Total Credits		30

 

Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
FALL		CREDITS
BA 160	B-ENGAGED	3
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
Bacc Core: Biological Science with Lab		4
Bacc Core: Cultural Diversity		3
Bacc Core: PAC		1
	Credits	15
WINTER
BA 161	INNOVATION NATION--AWARENESS TO ACTION	3
DSGN 121	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN	3
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	4
Bacc Core: Physical Science with Lab		4
Bacc Core: Difference, Power & Discrimination		3
	Credits	17
SPRING
ART 101	*INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS	3
BA 162	INNOVATION NATION--IDEAS TO REALITY	3
COMM 111	*PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
Bacc Core: Physical or Biological Science with Lab		4
	Credits	15
Second Year
FALL
DSGN 244	COLOR INNOVATION	4
DSGN 255	TEXTILES	4
DSGN 281	DRAWING AND SKETCHING	4
DSGN 282	DRAFTING YOUR CAREER BLUEPRINT	1
Electives		3
	Credits	16
WINTER
DSGN 253	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	3
DSGN 283	CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND THE WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 287	STUDIO I: DESIGN COMMUNICATION	4
ST 201	PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS	4
WR 222	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	3
	Credits	15
SPRING
ART 206	*INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN ART: NEOCLASSICISM TO CONTEMPORARY	3
BA 260	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP	4
DSGN 284	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE I	1
ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS	4
Electives		3
	Credits	15
Third Year
FALL
ART 367	*HISTORY OF DESIGN	3
DSGN 311	FRAMING YOUR CAREER PLAN	1
DSGN 341	DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION	4
DSGN 383	BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS	3
DSGN 387	STUDIO III: ADVANCED DESIGN COMMUNICATION	4
	Credits	15
WINTER
BA 223 or BA 390	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING or PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	4
BA 315	ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING	4
DSGN 312	FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FINANCE II	1
DSGN 388	STUDIO IV: HOSPITALITY DESIGN	4
Electives		2
	Credits	15
SPRING
BA 352	MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE	4
BA 354	^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	4
DSGN 313	THE ORANGE AND BLACK CASE COMPETITION	1
DSGN 394	STUDIO V: LIGHTING DESIGN	4
Electives		2
	Credits	15
Fourth Year
FALL
DSGN 411	NAVIGATING YOUR WORKPLACE	1
DSGN 464	CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND HOUSING	3
MRKT 495	RETAIL MANAGEMENT	4
Electives		6
	Credits	14
WINTER
DSGN 412	FINANCIAL PLANNING I	1
DSGN 488	STUDIO VI: HEALTHCARE DESIGN	4
MGMT 364	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	4
Bacc Core: Contemporary Global Issues		3
Electives		3
	Credits	15
SPRING
DSGN 413	FINANCIAL PLANNING II	1
DSGN 495	STUDIO VII: SENIOR THESIS II	4
MRKT 492	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR	4
Electives		4
	Credits	13
	Total Credits	180