Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications 1 of faculty within Interior Architecture
The professional interior designer is qualified by education, experience, and examination to design interior spaces for the purpose of improving the quality of life, increasing productivity, and protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Interior designers are creative, imaginative and artistic business people. Possessing a combination of aesthetic vision, practical skills, and design knowledge, successful interior designers work with clients, and with building users to develop design solutions that are aesthetically appealing, technically sophisticated, and pragmatically satisfying.
Florida International University's Interior Design Department is situated within two very compelling conditions: the diverse international community within South Florida and the rich interdisciplinary environment in the School of Architecture. This unique context inspires our interpretation of the interior design profession as an occupation that exercises many types of knowledge and operates within complex social, cultural, technological, and artistic settings.
Degrees offered
- Master of Interior Architecture
- MA in Interior Architecture
Terminal Degree 2 for each discipline taught in Interior Architecture
- Master of Art in Interior Design (50.0408)
- Master of Interior Design (50.0408)
- Master of Science in Interior Design (50.0408)
- MFA in Interior Design (50.0408)
- Ph.D. in Interior Design (50.0408)
Related Disciplines 3
- Interior Architecture (04.0501) - all courses
Related Disciplines for specific courses
- Architecture (04.0201) - IND 3131, 5285, 5475, 5645
- Landscape Architecture (04.0601) - IND 5285, 5475
- MFA in Visual and Performing Arts (50.0101) - IND 4311, 5319, 5325, 5475, 5996
Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Interior Architecture)
Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.
Notes
1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.
The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:
Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.
Current/Effective Date 11/15/2024