WSU Spokane offers an exciting B.A. / M.A. Interior Design Articulation program (4+1 option) that enables students to complete both a professional undergraduate degree and a graduate degree in interior design in five years. One of the few cutting edge interior design programs in the nation, it prepares students to acquire advanced specialization and creative design skills, while enhancing critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
Qualified students may apply for entry into an articulated B.A. / M.A. degree program the last year of undergraduate study at WSU that leads to a master’s degree completed in one year of graduate study. The B.A. / M.A. degree is a non-thesis degree and culminates in a design project.
Goals of the Program
- Provide students with opportunities to explore advanced design theories, problem-solving techniques, methodologies, and individual research and design applications.
- Provide students with opportunites for interdisciplinary exchange through the core curriculum at the Interdisciplinary Design Institute.
- Contribute to and advanced the body of knowledge pertaining to interior design and the built and natural environments.
- Prepare graduates to pursue careers as interior design educators, directors of interior design research, and/or practitioners of interior design.