INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: DS 322 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define contexts for interior design practice such as large or small practices, stand-alone or interior practices included in architectural firms, hybrid practices, and collaborative practices. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate awareness of the impact of a global market for design services on design practices. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the breadth and depth of interior design’s impact and value including sustainability and economic, social, and human-performance responsibility. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the components of business practice such as business development, brand management, financial management, risk management, client relations, and human resources. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Give examples of professional organization in the field and legal recognition for the interior design profession. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Recognize the various types of professional business formations, elements of project management, and instruments of service. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand business practices related to professional ethics and conduct. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Integrate best practices and design principles in the production of self-marketing materials such as the portfolio and resume. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define contexts for interior design practice such as large or small practices, stand-alone or interior practices included in architectural firms, hybrid practices, and collaborative practices. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate awareness of the impact of a global market for design services on design practices. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe the breadth and depth of interior design’s impact and value including sustainability and economic, social, and human-performance responsibility. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Identify the components of business practice such as business development, brand management, financial management, risk management, client relations, and human resources. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Give examples of professional organization in the field and legal recognition for the interior design profession. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Recognize the various types of professional business formations, elements of project management, and instruments of service. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Understand business practices related to professional ethics and conduct. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Integrate best practices and design principles in the production of self-marketing materials such as the portfolio and resume. Audience: Undergraduate