Furniture Design B.F.A. DEGREE
M.A. DEGREE
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FURNITURE DESIGN Foundation studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 hours DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3D Form in Space DRAW 115 Graphics for the Building Arts — Studio elective
45†
hours
General education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 hours COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities ENGL 123 Ink to Ideas: Critical Concepts in Literature and Writing DIGI 130 Digital Communication — ARLH or ARTH elective — ARLH or ARTH elective — ENGL elective — General education elective — Mathematics/natural sciences elective — Social/behavioral sciences elective 180
hours
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300- or 400-level FIBR, FURN, or IDUS elective
Additional electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 hours — Free elective — Free elective
FURN FURN FURN FURN FURN FURN
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3D Computer-aided Design for Furniture Methods in Furniture Fabrication Evolution of Furniture Design Furniture Studio: Design and Implementation Furniture Studio: Process and Prototype Furniture Design M.A. Final Project
Select one of these three options: FURN 779 Graduate Internship — 500-level SCADpro elective — 500- to 700-level elective — —
700-level ARLH or ARTH elective Directed elective *
* Select one of these 10 options: DMGT 702 History and Interpretation of Innovation; SDES 704 Applied Theory in Design; SUST 704 Applied Theories in Sustainability; DMGT 706 Idea Visualization; INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism; SUST 708 Principles of Sustainable Materials; IDUS 711 Methods of Contextual Research; DMGT 720 Design Innovation Development and Marketing Strategies; INDS 726 Environmental Psychology for Interior Design, or INDS 740 Contemporary Issues in Interior Design. † At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensive courses may be assigned, bringing the student’s required course of study to a total of 50 to 70 hours.
Major curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 hours FURN 200 Furniture Materials and Techniques I: Tools, Fabrication, and Joinery FURN 201 Design Studio: Introduction to Furniture SDES 213 Idea Visualization and Communication FURN 236 Furniture Materials and Techniques II: Integrating Design and Fabrication FURN 238 Design Studio: Furniture and Spatial Composition FURN 302 Materials and Processes FURN 303 Design Studio: Market Context and Furniture Design FURN 305 Design Studio: Furniture Design for the Market FURN 307 History of Furniture Design FURN 309 Electronic Design and Visualization FURN 360 Professional Practice in Furniture Design FURN 405 Design Studio: Directed Project FURN 410 Design Studio: Advanced Furniture Design FURN 425 Design Studio: Senior Focus Select one of these three options: FURN 479 Undergraduate Internship — 300- or 400-level ARCH, FURN, INDS, or PRES elective — 500-level SCADpro elective
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FURNITURE DESIGN
M.F.A. DEGREE
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FURNITURE DESIGN
90†
hours
FURN 708 FURN 710 FURN 715 FURN 732 FURN 738 FURN 742 FURN 748 FURN 754 FURN 764 FURN 770 FURN 779 FURN 790
3D Computer-aided Design for Furniture Issues in Furniture Design Methods in Furniture Fabrication Evolution of Furniture Design Furniture Studio: Design and Implementation Directed Research in Furniture Design Furniture Studio: Process and Prototype Directed Studies I: Thesis Research, Application, and Design Directed Studies II: Thesis Development, Execution, and Exhibition Professional Portfolio: Entrepreneurial and Business Strategies Graduate Internship Furniture Design M.F.A. Thesis
Select four of these five options: — 500-level SCADpro elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — —
700-level ARLH or ARTH elective Directed elective *
* Select one of these 10 options: DMGT 702 History and Interpretation of Innovation; SDES 704 Applied Theory in Design; SUST 704 Applied Theories in Sustainability; DMGT 706 Idea Visualization; INDS 706 Interior Design Theory and Criticism; SUST 708 Principles of Sustainable Materials; IDUS 711 Methods of Contextual Research; DMGT 720 Design Innovation Development and Marketing Strategies; INDS 726 Environmental Psychology for Interior Design, or INDS 740 ContemporaryIssues in Interior Design. † At the time of admission, up to five additional graduate-level intensivecourses may be assigned, bringing the student’s required course of study to a total of 95 to 115 hours.
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