JMU's interior design program educates leaders in the profession of interior design. The program offers an intensive education in the design process. The curriculum instills purpose, craft, technological competence, and versatile thinking. The graduates are passionately dedicated to the creation of meaningful interiors.
The interior design program is fully accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Graduates of the program are encouraged to take the National Council for Interior Design Qualification exam after two years of work experience.
The interior design curriculum is centered around a 6-studio sequence.
The teaching of
design process and a design ethos is at the heart of the program.
Additional required
coursework in interior & architectural history, materials & methods,
computer drawing &
modeling, mechanical drawing, and professional practices supplement the
studio
sequence and support design projects of increasing sophistication and
complexity.
Students are required to complete a professional internship and faculty encourage students to pursue opportunities for study abroad.
Interior Design Philosophy
Interior Design Educational Goals
Gary Chatelain Professor of Interior Design
M.F.A., B.F.A. Louisiana Tech University
chatelgx@jmu.edu 540.568.6696
Bio
website
Ronn Daniel Associate Professor of Interior Design
Ph.D. studies, University of Chicago; M.Arch University of Illinois at Chicago
BSE (Civil Engineering) Duke University
danielrm@jmu.edu 540.568.5850
Bio
William Tate Associate Professor of Interior Design
M.Arch Virginia Polytechnic University; B.S. Wake Forest University
tatewl@jmu.edu 540.568.6577
Bio
INDE 200 (formerly 201). Interior Design Studio I.
INDE 202. Interior Design Studio II.
INDE 210 (formerly 221). Architectural Graphics.
INDE/INDU 220 (formerly 222). CAD I: Digital Design.
INDE 300 (formerly 301). Interior Design Studio III.
INDE 302. Interior Design Studio IV.
INDE/INDU 320 (formerly 322). CAD II: Digital Design.
INDE 330 (formerly 331). Materials and Methods I.
INDE 332. Materials and Methods II.
INDE 370. History of Interior Design.
INDE 400 (formerly 401). Interior Design Studio V.
INDE 402. Interior Design Studio VI.
INDE/INDU 420 (formerly 422). CAD III: Digital Design.
INDE 440 (formerly 492). Professional Practices in Interior Design.
INDE 490. Special Studies in Interior Design.
INDE 495. Internship (0, 12).