Design

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (132 units)

This degree prepares students who will eventually seek a master's degree or a position as a professional designer. The BFA program is a rigorous and competitive one. Portfolios are reviewed in the spring semester for fall admission to Junior standing in this degree program.

Applicants to the BFA program must receive a positive recommendation following review of a portfolio submitted by the applicant. For BFA portfolio review consideration, a student must be enrolled in or have successfully completed DESN 241, 242, 245 and 255 with a "C" or better. Students may apply to the BFA program when they have completed a minimum of 53 units, but may not apply after they have completed more than a maximum of 96 units.

Contact department for details of portfolio submission and review process.

Admission Under Impaction

Refer to the following website for additional impaction criteria: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/impacted_major.html.

Requirements

132 units, including 90 units for the major.

Lower Division:

Take two of the following courses:

DESN 110 Foundation Design History (3)
Prerequisite: None
AH 111A Foundation Art History I (3)
Prerequisite: One GE Foundation course
AH 111B Foundation Art History II (3)
Prerequisite: One GE Foundation course

Take all of the following courses:

DESN 120A Fundamentals of Design (3)
Prerequisite: None
DESN 120B Fundamentals of Design (3)
Prerequisite: 120A or consent of instructor
DESN 132A Perspective and Rendering Systems (3)
Prerequisite: None
DESN 132B Perspective and Rendering Systems (3)
Prerequisites: 132A or consent of instructor
DESN 141 Interior Architectural Drafting (3)
Prerequisite: None
DESN 142 Beginning Space Planning (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 120A, 132A and 141 or consent of instructor.
DESN 143 Materials of Interiors (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 142 or consent of instructor.
DESN 151 Industrial Design Materials and Tools (2)
Prerequisite: None
DESN 232A Visualization Techniques (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 120B, 132B or consent of instructor
DESN 241 Design Drawing and Processes (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 142 and 232A or consent of instructor
DESN 242 Interior Architectural Model Building (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 120B, 132B, 142 and 151 or consent of instructor.
DESN 244 Lighting Design for Interior Architecture (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 120B, 132B and 142 or consent of instructor.
DESN 245 Building Systems for Interior Architecture (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 142 or consent of instructor.
DESN 246 Computer-Aided Drafting (3)
Prerequisite: DESN 141 or consent of instructor
DESN 255 2D Computer-Aided Graphics (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 150 or 141 or consent of instructor

Upper Division:

Take all of the following courses:

DESN 341A Interior Design (4)
Prerequisites: DESN 241, 242, 244, 245, 246 and Junior standing in the Interior Design program or consent of instructor.
DESN 341B Interior Design (4)
Prerequisites: DESN 341A and Junior standing in the Interior Design program or consent of instructor.
DESN 342 Interior/Architectural Presentations (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 232A, 241, Junior standing in the Interior Design program. Corequisite: DESN 341A or consent of instructor.
DESN 343 Advanced Drafting and Detailing (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 242, 245 and Junior standing in the Interior Design program or consent of instructor.
DESN 346 Computer-Aided Design – 3D Modeling (3)
Prerequisites: DESN 120B, 151, 232A, 246; and for BFA: DESN 242; and for BA: DESN 255; or consent of instructor
DESN 367 History and Theory of Architecture (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Foundation requirements.
DESN 369 History of Furniture and Decorative Arts (3)
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Foundation requirements.
DESN 440 Prof Practices for Interior Architecture (3)
Corequisite: DESN 441A or consent of instructor.
DESN 441A Advanced Interior Design (4)
Prerequisites: DESN 341B, 343 or consent of instructor.
DESN 441B Advanced Interior Design (4)
Prerequisite: DESN 441A or consent of instructor.