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Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Interior Design

A Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in interior design is a professional degree that will prepare you to work as a designer in an architecture firm, interior design firm or to start your own interior design business. The first year of your program will give you a foundation of visual art skills such as spacial drawing, 3-dimensional design, color, composition, and some computer aided design. In the second year you will typically explore different types of design: fabric design, illustration, CAD, and other computer aided design programs. After the first two years you choose a focus. The last two years of classes concentrate on that focus.

You will graduate with a focused and professional portfolio to get you a good job. The BFA degree is awarded by a college or university after completion of a minimum number of academic units, with a specific number of units in the major focus.

A Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in interior design typically takes four years to complete as a full-time student. Part-time programs and online degrees allow for flexibility and can increase or decrease the amount of time it takes to complete the degree requirements.

A Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in interior design will increase your salary. An interior designer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree can make up to $10,000 more a year than a designer with an Associate degree. Plus, career opportunities open up for those with Bachelor degrees. Job applicants with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design will have advanced experience and knowledge, and will have a competitive advantage over candidates without this degree.

Career Options:

Interior Design Director

Interior Designer

Interior Design Project Manager

AutoCAD Designer

For more information please see the following articles:

• Visual Art Career Profiles

• Nine Steps to Becoming a Designer

• More about an Interior Design Career

• Designers needed in 10 US Locations

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