Interior Architecture Accelerated Masters Program, MID
Communication, Architecture, + The Arts
Campus:Modesto Maidique Campus
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Program Description
As a Master of Interior Design student, you engage interior architecture in a refreshingly effective manner. Our graduates work in many different settings designing commercial interior architecture. They possess strong professional and content background, and are capable of thoughtful, creative design activities. The program is a comprehensive accredited professional degree program designed to involve students in advanced study of public interiors. Students participate in two years of interdisciplinary foundation undergraduate coursework followed by three years of graduate professional curriculum. A baccalaureate degree is not awarded at any point in the course of study. The unique full-time curriculum centers on the ten-studio sequence that provides students with firsthand experience of a wide range of interior design issues.
Admission Requirements
1. Students entering FIU as Freshmen
You are considered a freshman when you have earned less the 13 college credits since your high school graduation. Credits earned in Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs do not affect your freshman status.
The professional design majors are Selective Admissions programs. Students must meet the general FIU criteria for students entering with fewer than 60 approved credits, Click here for the details, and must also submit a portfolio for evaluation by the School of Architecture. Click Here to see more specifics on the selective admissions process.
As the portfolio review process is underway, students will be housed temporarily in Undergraduate Education pending their decision.
2. Transfer students entering FIU with 60 or more earned, approved credits
Transfer applicants must meet FIU admissions criteria, must have completed the AA in their design major and participate in a portfolio review process. Click Here to see more specifics on the program's admissions process.
As the portfolio review process is underway, transfer students will be housed temporarily in Undergraduate Education pending their decision.
Career Opportunities
Related Occupations:
- Landscape Architects
- Civil Drafters
- Art Directors
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Set and Exhibit Designers
- Costume Attendants
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree.
Wages & Employment Trends for Interior Designers :
| Florida Median income | $38,400 |
| Florida rate of growth | +16% |
| National Median wages | $48,500 |
| National Projected growth | +13% |
Source and more information: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/27-1025.00
Contact Information
CARTA Student Services and Advising Center
PCA 272
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-7500
CARTAADV@FIU.EDU