MASTER OF DESIGN (MDES) IN INTERIOR STUDIES: Adaptive Reuse
2023-2024 | Curriculum | 2+ year program
The 75-credit Master of Design (MDes) in Interior Studies: Adaptive Reuse program offers students a unique design education in the alteration of existing structures through interior interventions and the practice of adaptive reuse. This course of study focuses specifically on designing interventions for existing structures at many scales—from single rooms to entire buildings as well as the larger urban fabric. While operating outside the confines of professional architectural licensure, graduates of the program qualify to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam.
MDES PRELIMINARY YEAROn-Campus Summer Program [a] | ||||||||
Summer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intro to Design Studio I: Spatial Investigation/Drawing & Making | 3 | |||||||
Intro to Design Studio I: Existing Construct | 3 | |||||||
Intro to Design Studio I: Transformation and Intervention | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL | 9 | |||||||
MDES FIRST YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Intro to Design Studio II | 6 | Elective | 3 | Advanced Design Studio | 6 | |||
Structures and Materials for Adaptive Reuse | 3 | Energy and Systems | 3 | |||||
Advanced Drawing and Computing Tectonics | 3 | Theory Studio: Investigating Interiority | 3 | |||||
History of Adaptive Reuse | 3 | Spatial Perception: Light & Color | 3 | |||||
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 3 | TOTAL | 15 | |||
MDES SECOND YEAR | ||||||||
FALL | WINTERSESSION | SPRING | ||||||
Design Thesis Preparation | 3 | Elective | 3 | Design Thesis Studio | 9 | |||
Advanced Design Studio | 6 | Codes and Details | 3 | |||||
Human Factors: Ergonomics, and Acoustics | 3 | Elective | 3 | |||||
Elective | 3 | |||||||
TOTAL | 15 | TOTAL | 3 | TOTAL | 15 | |||
Total Credits: 75 | ||||||||
Notes:
[a] Nine-credit on-campus summer program
Students entering the Department of Interior Architecture must participate in its required Academic Laptop Program, purchasing hardware, software, upgrades and insurance.