CBU's interior design major develops students in the art of applying artistic principles
and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing
of interior spaces – preparing them to pursue professional practice as interior designers.
The interior design major at CBU creates a rich design environment marked by the confluence
of advanced practice, contemporary theory, and social engagement. Our primary goal
is to help students develop the capacity and judgment necessary to understand the
built environment and generate interior design as a critical response, so that each
student can engage both the discipline of interior / environmental design on multiple
levels – artistic, technological, social, political, environmental, economic, spiritual
– necessary to be a successful practitioner and a conscientious citizen with a biblical
worldview.
CBU's interior design program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree preparing students
to be successful professionals and experts into the world of environmental / interior
design – while simultaneously living biblically based missional lives.
Optional Elective Focus
CBU's interior design program is built a for a flexible curriculum, allowing students
to utilize electives to support their interests. Situated within a large art and design
college, interior design majors have the chance to draw from other fields to enhance
their education.
Many Opportunities to Engage with the Profession
CBU Interior Design aims to develop interior designers who demonstrate professional
excellence and personal integrity, are servant leaders in their communities and who
live biblically based, missional lives within the profession. While this is a regular
topic of discussion during class, we also aim to provide key opportunities for our
students outside the class to engage with the profession, apply their skill sets in
a missional setting, and participate in developing industry leading research. CBU
has partnerships with the following organizations and chapters: CRUX, Church Design
Research Institute, and Freedom by Design.
Program Details
IND 250: Space Planning and Code
This course focuses on space planning with an emphasis on programming and behavior
aspects of space.
IND 280: Materials, Finishes, and Sourcing
This course explores the process of material research and its use in the design of
interior space.
IND 340: The Historic Interior
This course examines the Historic Interior from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,
considering the fine, decorative, and luxury arts produced, the artists and figures
who produced them, and the historic styles and context in which these interiors were
produced.
Associate Professor of Architecture Associate Dean of College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design (CAVAD) Program Lead, Illustration/Interior Design
Office Phone: 951-552-8670 E-mail: mniermann@calbaptist.edu Office Location: James 478
Faith Integration: Majors will apply a Christian worldview to the moral and ethical
questions inherent in the interior design industry.
Design Literacy: Majors will demonstrate a critical and working familiarity with the
themes and concerns of interior design.
Creative Thinking: Majors will demonstrate the ability to engage in associative/spatial
thinking dynamically channeled through various media.
Media Fluency: Majors will command the inherent dynamics of three-dimensional design
and two-dimensional media as applied to the principles of professional interior design
techniques and best-practices workflows.
Professional Awareness: Majors will assess the professional implications of their
expressive decisions and to apply techniques of professional presentation.
CBU Interior Design is dedicated to training quality and qualified interior designers.
As part of this process, CBU has developed and aligned its curriculum to the Council
for Interior Design Accreditation standards. Additionally, CBU intends to pursue CIDA
accreditation as quickly as the accreditation timeline allows.
CBU Interior Design encourages all students to engage and pass the NCIDQ Examination.
There are multiple paths toqualify for the NCIDQ exam– one of which is by earning a B.A. in Interior Design. CBU intends to pursue CIDA
accreditation, but until such time accreditation is awarded, students earning a B.A.
in Interior Design from CBU will qualify to sit for the NCIDQ exam in the same time
frame.
For more information on NCIDQ Exam qualification, please refer to theNCIDQ Exam website.
Career Possibilities
The path to becoming a licensed interior designer is a multi-step process that includes
education, experience and examination.
