320 Newbury Street • Boston MA 02115
what the bac has to offer
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• 91% of our degree program classes have fewer than 20 students.
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• 90% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
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• Professional, practical experience is built into our curriculum alongside traditional classroom learning, making our students exceptionally competitive in the marketplace.
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• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
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• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields. • Students conclude their studies with a practical thesis project, and their work is put on exhibition in our Newbury Street building upon graduation. • Our urban campus in the heart of downtown Boston is surrounded by inspiring architecture, museums, performance venues, and colleges and universities. • With one in three Bostonians between the ages of 20 and 34, Boston is one of the youngest and most innovative cities in the country.
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
master of
interior architecture
“Good design can have a huge impact… You’re constantly being pushed to think, to really be conscious about what is around you.” —Soramy Le, Master of Interior Architecture student
the path to your degree master of interior architecture
Our policy of open admission makes an
The Master of Interior Architecture is a 3-year professional degree accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation that prepares students to become licensed interior designers. Our innovative approach to education integrates ongoing, real-world design practice with traditional classroom learning. The BAC curriculum focuses on the character and use of spaces alongside aesthetics and structure, exploring everything from color, light, acoustics, and functional objects to user experience, environmental graphics, and brand identity. Students develop their ability to assess and shape spaces for living, learning, working, and healing, and they learn to design interiors in the context of social and technological changes.
exceptional education
sequence
a possibility for all students.
semester 1
segment i
semester 2
Explore Basic Design Principles and Theories
CityLab. A 4-day intensive to explore Boston.
Scholarships are available to qualified
apply to the bac
students.
Our program emphasizes the importance of the user’s experience.
portfolio review
semester 3
segment ii
semester 4
Strengthen Knowledge with Hands-On Technical Skills
practice
portfolio review
The Highlights
semester 5
segment iii
semester 6
Apply Your Knowledge and Skills in Your Degree Project
Start Working in Your Field. Our curriculum emphasizes applied learning, where students earn part of their degree by working
• The BAC uses the term “interior architecture” to emphasize the expanded role and meaning of interior design in today’s economy, culture, and technology. • Instructors are professionals in the field and bring current perspectives on design practice into the classroom. • Our Materials Library houses thousands of samples of fabrics, windows, flooring, and sustainable materials for classroom projects, presentations, and experimentation. • Students cap their degree with a thesis project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community and to the discipline of interior design.
learn how you can start your education at the bac
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Professionally accredited program prepares
graduation
in their field. This allows our
possible careers
inside how design happens in
Residential design Commercial design Exhibit design Lighting design Furniture design Project management Branded environments Space planning Hospitality design
professional impact while they
students to learn from the the real world and to have a are still in school.
90% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
students for licensure.
»
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
the path to your degree master of interior architecture
Our policy of open admission makes an
The Master of Interior Architecture is a 3-year professional degree accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation that prepares students to become licensed interior designers. Our innovative approach to education integrates ongoing, real-world design practice with traditional classroom learning. The BAC curriculum focuses on the character and use of spaces alongside aesthetics and structure, exploring everything from color, light, acoustics, and functional objects to user experience, environmental graphics, and brand identity. Students develop their ability to assess and shape spaces for living, learning, working, and healing, and they learn to design interiors in the context of social and technological changes.
exceptional education
sequence
a possibility for all students.
semester 1
segment i
semester 2
Explore Basic Design Principles and Theories
CityLab. A 4-day intensive to explore Boston.
Scholarships are available to qualified
apply to the bac
students.
Our program emphasizes the importance of the user’s experience.
portfolio review
semester 3
segment ii
semester 4
Strengthen Knowledge with Hands-On Technical Skills
practice
portfolio review
The Highlights
semester 5
segment iii
semester 6
Apply Your Knowledge and Skills in Your Degree Project
Start Working in Your Field. Our curriculum emphasizes applied learning, where students earn part of their degree by working
• The BAC uses the term “interior architecture” to emphasize the expanded role and meaning of interior design in today’s economy, culture, and technology. • Instructors are professionals in the field and bring current perspectives on design practice into the classroom. • Our Materials Library houses thousands of samples of fabrics, windows, flooring, and sustainable materials for classroom projects, presentations, and experimentation. • Students cap their degree with a thesis project to explore an idea that has personal significance and larger value to the community and to the discipline of interior design.
learn how you can start your education at the bac
»
Professionally accredited program prepares
graduation
in their field. This allows our
possible careers
inside how design happens in
Residential design Commercial design Exhibit design Lighting design Furniture design Project management Branded environments Space planning Hospitality design
professional impact while they
students to learn from the the real world and to have a are still in school.
90% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
students for licensure.
»
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
320 Newbury Street • Boston MA 02115
what the bac has to offer
rd
efo
ne
eet
str
eet
tr ns to yls bo
T hynes
av en n ti n
g
to
951 boylston
u n h
fenway
u e
prudential center
mass pi ke
ts et u en av e
• 91% of our degree program classes have fewer than 20 students.
320 newbury
eet
tr ys ur wb
us
• 90% of BAC graduates are already employed in the design field on the day they graduate.
charles river
ch ssa ma
• Professional, practical experience is built into our curriculum alongside traditional classroom learning, making our students exceptionally competitive in the marketplace.
her
• The BAC is a fully accredited nonprofit college with more than 125 years of experience educating design professionals.
boston common & public garden
• Our faculty of more than 300 experienced, practicing professionals and our deep ties to Boston’s design community provide students with the connections to succeed in their fields. • Students conclude their studies with a practical thesis project, and their work is put on exhibition in our Newbury Street building upon graduation. • Our urban campus in the heart of downtown Boston is surrounded by inspiring architecture, museums, performance venues, and colleges and universities. • With one in three Bostonians between the ages of 20 and 34, Boston is one of the youngest and most innovative cities in the country.
Contact admissions at 617.585.0123 or visit us online at the-bac.edu/inquire
master of
interior architecture
“Good design can have a huge impact… You’re constantly being pushed to think, to really be conscious about what is around you.” —Soramy Le, Master of Interior Architecture student