Interior Design Major
If you love crafting meaningful spaces for people to inhabit and find yourself interested in architecture, arranging space and considering how people connect with their environment, consider majoring in interior design.
Professional Preparation
George Fox’s interior design program educates students to become creative and responsible interior designers for residential and commercial buildings. The program has been built to prepare students for National Council for Interior Design Qualification certification.
Students receive training through course work that prepares them for each portion of the certification process. Upon graduating and working in the field for the required number of hours, they will be ready to sit for the exam and be fully certified to practice interior design independently. This professional emphasis is a unique offering for those looking to study interior design at a Christian college.
An Emphasis on Environmental Health
The interior design program emphasizes best practices, including concern for environmental issues, LEED certification, ADA requirements, and the construction of holistically considered and relatable environments through problem solving in applied design studios.
With a particular focus on spatial design and space planning, complemented by the application of surface decoration, our students learn to design spaces for living, working, business, health and recreation environments.
Challenging Courses
As courses progress, students are challenged by design problems that increase in size and complexity. They develop an understanding of the influence of sustainable building and reuse on human health, well-being and performance.
Courses include AutoCAD for Interior Design, History of Architecture, Kitchen and Bath Design, Material Resources, Surface and Textile Design, Informed Interior Design (instruction in building codes and requirements), Commercial Design Studio and many others.
Request more information about the interior design major at George Fox University or schedule a visit to begin your education at Oregon's Christian university, ranked as one of the top Christian colleges in the nation by Forbes.
