Learn to make living and working spaces safe and comfortable places. With the Interior Design major, you'll create rooms that are efficient and pleasant for diverse groups of people.
Why Study Interior Design?
Merge innovative designs with functionality and safety with a major in interior design. You'll learn to see through the eyes of others to create solutions for people with varying needs. For example, a space for children will have different requirements from a corporate office. People with disabilities will need specific accommodations.
You'll learn to create spaces that allow people to live comfortably or work safely. As part of that goal, your designs will also be aesthetically pleasing. By studying interior design, you'll learn the research, technology and skills to enter professional practice. You'll explore three-dimensional design, building codes, environmental psychology and more.
Why Study Interior Design at CSUN?
Studio Projects
As an interior design student, you'll develop your skills in our studio courses. You'll find creative solutions in your two and three-dimensional projects. You'll use sketch drawings, computer programs and physical models to design interior environments.
You'll practice your skills on a broad range of projects. They include:
- Homes
- Offices
- Retail stores
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Spas and wellness centers
- Hospices
- Variety of mixed-use facilities
Internships
A crucial component to the Interior Design major is the academic internship. We have internship agreements with various companies in the Los Angeles area to help you get the professional experience you need. They’re also an excellent opportunity to find mentors and expand your network.
Previous interns have worked with:
- Interior design studios
- Furniture designers
- Showroom managers
- Product representatives
- Private entrepreneurs
Leadership Skills
You'll gain leadership skills through the Student Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Kappa Omicron Nu national honor society.
What You'll Learn
Your classes will prepare you to analyze, design, and implement home and work environments. You'll ensure that they are functionally efficient and aesthetically satisfying to diverse populations.
Our program acknowledges the relationship between people at various ages and developmental stages and the interior environments they occupy. This perspective emphasizes the integration of function and aesthetics in the design of various environments:
- Residential
- Commercial
- Hospitality
- Institutional
- Educational
- Healthcare
Careers & Outcomes
No matter what the setting, the end goal for interior designers is to help individuals, families and communities live in spaces that improve their quality of life.
Job Titles
- Consultant
- Interior Designer
- Consumer Advocate