Curriculum & learning outcomes
All students earning their OSU undergraduate degree (180 credits) in a design discipline from the OSU College of Business complete a common design core. This core, consisting of about 86 credits across all four years, provides students with a strong design foundation. Additionally, interior design coursework for the major and a sample four-year academic plan are listed below.
Required courses
Four-year plan
Learning outcomes
Interior design graduates will be professionally competent to:
- Identify, define and describe relevant aspects of a design problem (goals, objectives).
- Solve progressively complex design problems.
- Apply the design process, including pre-design, schematic design and design development.
- Explore and iterate multiple ideas.
- Design original and creative solutions.
- Express ideas effectively through the use of drawings, design software and presentations.
- Demonstrate the ability to select and specify furniture, fixtures, equipment and finish materials in interior spaces.