Brenau University

Advance your design knowledge and experience by pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design. This fully online program gives you the opportunity to explore a research topic, prepare a thesis, and develop and teach an undergraduate interior design course. With this terminal degree, you’ll be able to move into advanced practice or teach at a college level.

Duration: 6 semesters
Start term: Fall
Class type: Online

Student opportunities:

• Develop techniques for evidence-based research and apply them to design
• Take courses from professors who have practiced interior design professionally
• Gain critical thinking skills in design analysis and project solutions
• Learn about important issues in design education and research
• Research, plan, implement and assess an undergraduate interior design course

Potential careers:

• University professor
• In-house design firm researcher
• Specialist in an advanced area or design practice
• Health care either interior design leader or interior design studio leader
• Commercial interior designer leader or interior design studio leader

Admission requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in interior design or architecture from an accredited college or university
• Official college transcripts
• 3.0 GPA or higher from all college transcripts
• Portfolio of student work and/or professional work
• Resume

Have questions?

Contact Michael Kleeman, Chair of the Interior Design Department & Professor of Interior Design, at 770-534-6266 or mkleeman@brenau.edu.

Learn more about this program in the program catalog.