新泽西理工学院

Interior Design involves the creation of functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces and experiences in our buildings and places dealing with small and large-scale projects and installations - from single family homes and model apartments to retail, office, hospitality and health care applications.

Program Objectives

• It is the mission of the Interior Design program to provide students the opportunity to participate in the design, development and implementation of creative and technical solutions for a variety of interior environments in which all people exist and function.
• The program offers coursework that synthesizes design history and theory, structural and technical systems, legal, ethical, and economic frameworks for professional practice along with the social, cultural and environmental context of the built environment.
• Students will deal with Interior Design in the context of the architectural and engineering environments in which their anticipated projects reside.
• The program prepares students to fully utilize 21st century technology, specifically information technology and digital media, in the process and products of Interior Design.
• An additional and critical goal of the program is the preparation of students to work in maintaining the health, safety and welfare of the public by understanding and adhering to building and life safety codes, having an awareness of ergonomics, universal design, and ADA requirements, and becoming knowledgeable about environmentally responsible building practices and materials. And, as designers, we want everything to look good.

Learning Outcomes

• Ability to conceive and design for interior spaces, incorporating knowledge and skills.
• Understanding the basic principles of design and color in two and three dimensions, particularly with regard to human response and behavior. Design principles include, but are not limited to, an understanding of basic visual elements, principles of organization and expression and design problem solving.
• Ability to apply design and color principles in a wide variety of residential and non-residential projects. This requires an in-depth knowledge of the aesthetic and functional properties of structure and surface, space and scale, materials, furniture, artifacts, textiles, lighting, acoustics, heating and cooling systems, air quality systems, and the ability to research and solve problems creatively in ways that pertain to the function, quality and effect of specific interior programs.
• Understanding of the technical issues of human factors and basic elements of human behavior, including areas such as programming, environmental control systems, anthropometrics, ergonomics, proxemics, way finding, sustainability, universal design, and design for the physically and mentally challenged. In making design decisions, the ability to integrate human-behavior and human-factor considerations with project goals and design elements.

Where do Interior Design majors work?

Common Job Titles

• Color and Window Treatments Specialist
• Interior Designer
• Project Coordinator
• Electronics Sales Associate
• CAD Designer

Top Employers

• Sequoia Group Holdings
• WSP
• Tricarico Architecture and Design PC
• Breslow Home Design Center
• Target