Advance or begin your interior designer career with our master of arts (MA) or master of science (MS) degree in family and consumer science with an option in interior design.

This rigorous and innovative program will equip you to be a professional interior designer, as well as to develop and hone your creative processes in your pursuit of design excellence. You will learn design theory, environmental psychology, graphic communication skills, and design for ergonomic, accessibility, functional, and cultural needs. Your practical skills will be complemented with design theory, critical thinking skills, and other knowledge that will make sure you continue growing and evolving as the needs of our global populations change.

Modes of Delivery: (1)100 Percent Online - You can do your course work from anywhere. Costs are less, but the same personal attention that Ball State is known for is the same.(2) At the Campus in Muncie, Indiana - Includes an internship option. (3) A Blend of Online and On-Campus Studies -Take the first year of courses online and then come to campus for the second year; also includes an internship option.

As a graduate of our program, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of interior design as it relates to functional, cultural, and ergonomic needs of diverse populations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of interior design as it relates to human behavior and space programming (for example, research and identification of clients' needs as related to behavioral settings, proxemics, density and crowding, personal space and territory).
• Demonstrate knowledge of graphic communication skills needed for the professional practice of design (for example, digital trends, cutting-edge animation techniques, digital rendering techniques).
• Integrate various approaches and articulations of creative and critical thinking through the study of innovative design methodologies, scholarly design articles related to the social, cultural and economic developments over time, and works of key practitioners, theorists, and critics.
• Demonstrate knowledge in creative expression and intellectual leadership through the study of professional standards, ethical procedures, and transnational models covering management and entrepreneurship policies.
• Develop a commitment to lifelong learning and other creative and intellectual pursuits.

Applicants must meet the Admissions of the Graduate School. The department also requires all applicants to submit to the department a letter of intent, a resume, and two letters of recommendation.

Typically applicants are submitted two to nine months prior to beginning the graduate program.

Students must be admitted both to one of our departmental programs and to the Graduate School to enroll as a degree student in Family and Consumer Sciences.