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A solid interior design education yields practitioners who protect and enhance the health, safety, and well-being of humankind. Our programs are also aligned with current issues such as global awareness, community engagement, and sustainable design. The outcome is graduates who are technically savvy and broad-thinking designers. This is what sets us apart.
—KYRA TUCKER, Chair & Program Director, Interior Architecture
From a residency at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater to superb career preparation, find out what makes Chatham's Bachelor of Interior Architecture special.
Employers look for students to graduate from accredited programs, as a testament to the breadth and depth of their education. Studying at an accredited program gives you the greatest choice of types of employers for whom you can work. Because our program is CIDA-accredited, graduated students can sit for the IDFX exam (the first section of the NCIDQ exam). For more information, visit this
Chatham's Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIA) is a professional interior design program that prepares students for practice in an interior design or architecture firm. Click the button below to explore sample courses and curriculum.
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Save money and earn two degrees in less time: qualified students from the interior architecutre program are guaranteed early admission to Chatham's Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Sustainability (MSUS) program.
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Why study at a small school in the heart of a major city? Simple: you get the benefits of a closely-knit community with all the resources of an urban environment, just a hop, skip and a jump away.
At Chatham, interior architecture professors are practitioners with industry connections that they can use to help their students. Our faculty are also researchers in the industry, writing textbooks and working with professional organizations. Click the button below to meet our faculty members.
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Chatham Eastside, where our interior architecture program’s classroom, studio, and exhibition spaces reside, is recognized as a LEED Silver renovation project that manifests sustainable design practices, use of recycled materials, and energy-efficient lighting to create a green academic and social space in an urban setting.
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Students in the program have interned at companies and organizations including, ; DLA; ; ; ; ; ; ; Lauren Levant Interiors; Shelton; ; Workscape; among many others.
Students in the program have gone on to work at companies and organizations including, ; Forms + Surfaces; ; NEXT Architecture; ; ; ; ; and more.
BIA alumni are some of our best ambassadors. Listen to them talk about the culture, classes, and career-making opportunities of Chatham's Bachelor of Interior Architecture program.
Click the button below to learn more about Chatham University's Bachelor of Interior Architecture (BIA) program's philosophy, mission, and goals.
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The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Interior Architecture is accredited by the , 206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. The CIDA-accredited program prepares students for entry-level interior design practice, for advanced study, and to apply for membership in professional interior design organizations. The Bachelor of Interior Architecture granted by Chatham University meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification Examination (NCIDQ Exam). For more information about NCIDQ Exam eligibility visit .
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