MASTER OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Professional Degree Tracks
The Master of Interior Architecture provides CIDA Accredited professional degree tracks that are intended for individuals with bachelor’s degrees from other fields. This course of study has two tracks: a two-year track for students with bachelor’s degrees in architecture or landscape architecture, and a three-year track for students with baccalaureate degrees in other disciplines. Both of these tracks begin Summer Semester.
FIVE YEAR TRACK – 156 Credits (please link this to Undergraduate MIA http://catalog.fiu.edu/2019_2020/undergraduate/College_of_Communication_Architecture_The_Arts/Undergraduate_Interior_Architecture.pdf)
First Year Fall
SLS 1501 First Year Experience
ARC 1301 Des Studio 1 (D1)
ARC 1131 Des Graphics 1
ENC 1101 Writing and Rhetoric I
ARC 2701 His of Des Ant to Mid. Ages I
ART 2300C Beginning Drawing
First Year Spring
ARC 1302 Des Studio 2 (D2)
ARC 1132 Des Graphics 2
ENC 1102 Writing and Rhetoric II (UCC)
ARC 2702 His of Des Ren to XIX Cent II (UCC)
MAC 1114 Trigonometry (UCC)
First Year Summer
PHY 2053 Physics w/o Calc 1 (UCC)
PHY 2048L Physics w/o Calc 1 Lab (UCC)
Second Year Fall
IND 2237 Interior Architecture Design 3 (D3)
IND 2420 Materials & Methods for Interior Architecture
IND 3306 Fundamental Digital Media for Interior Architecture
PHY 2053 Physics w/o Calc 1 (UCC)
PHY 2048L Physics w/o Calc 1 Lab (UCC)
Second Year Spring
IND 2238 Interior Architecture Design Studio 4 (D4)
ARC 4586 Structures & Systems (UCC)
Social Inquiry -‐ (UCC)
Quantitative Reasoning (UCC)
SPC 2608 Intro to Public Speaking (UCC)
Second Year Summer
Life Science (UCC)
Life Science Lab (UCC)
EVR 1017 Global Env and Soc
Humanities w/ Writing (UCC)
Third Year Fall
IND 6255 Graduate Design 1 (G1)
IND 6616 Interior Architecture Theory I
IND 5486 Materials for Interiors
IND 5325 Color Theory and (online)
Third Year Spring
IND 6256 Graduate Design 2 (G2)
IND 5628 Sustainable Practices in Interior Arch.
IND 5438 Lighting Design
Third Year Summer
IND 5427 Construction Documents in Interior Arch
IND 5138 History of Modern Interiors
IND 5629 Computer Appl in Design III
Fourth Year Fall
IND 6257c Graduate Design 3 (G3)
IND 5454 Advanced Construction Documents Lab
IND 5485 Advanced Construction Documents in IAR.
IND 5615 Building Systems for Interiors
Fourth Year Spring
IND 6258c Graduate Design 4 (G4)
IND 5625 Interior Architecture Theory II
IND 5937 Special Topics
Fourth Year Summer
Directed Elective (Internship)
Fifth Year Fall
IND 6259c Graduate Design 5 (G5)
IND 6639 Research Methods
IND 5626 Project programming
Fifth year Spring
IND 6970 Masters Project (G6)
IND 5508 Pro Practice
THREE YEAR TRACK – 84 Credits (Please link this to Graduate MIA: http://catalog.fiu.edu/2019_2020/graduate/College_of_Communication_Architecture_The_Arts/Graduate_Interior_Architecture.pdf)
A professional degree for students with a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, or equivalent, from an accredited institution. Leveling courses may be required for students without a design background. Students enroll in the leveling courses in addition to degree requirements.
Summer Leveling Courses
IND 5319 Visual Notations
IND 5285 Design Foundations
IND 5475 Computer Applications in Design
Fall Semester
IND 6255 Graduate Design 1 (G1)
IND 6616 Interior Architecture Theory I
IND 5486 Materials for Interiors
IND 5325 Color Theory and (online)
Spring Semester
IND 6256 Graduate Design 2 (G2)
IND 5628 Sustainable Practices in Interior Arch.
IND 5438 Lighting Design
Summer Semester
IND 5427 Construction Documents in Interior Arch
IND 5138 History of Modern Interiors
IND 5629 Computer Appl in Design III
Fall Semester
IND 6257c Graduate Design 3 (G3)
IND 5454 Advanced Construction Documents Lab
IND 5485 Advanced Construction Documents in IAR.
IND 5615 Building Systems for Interiors
Spring Semester
IND 6258c Graduate Design 4 (G4)
IND 5625 Interior Architecture Theory II
IND 5937 Special Topics
Summer Semester
Directed Elective (Internship)
Fall Semester
IND 6259c Graduate Design 5 (G5)
IND 6639 Research Methods
IND 5626 Project programming
Spring Semester
IND 6970 Masters Project (G6)
IND 5508 Pro Practice