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Interior Merchandising and Management—Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Website: Department of Interior Design

College/School: School of Media and Design

Apply to UIW: Application for the Bachelor of Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management program

Concentrations: Business Administration · Management · Marketing · Merchandising 

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management is a rigorous 123-hour program that integrates design and business education. The first two years of the program are identical to the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree program, ensuring students pursuing work on the business side of the industry are well-versed in its design, artistry, theory, construction, and technical applications. The final two years of the program focus on the courses from the student’s selected concentration path.

 

As part of the Interior Merchandising and Management program, students select from among four concentrations: Business Administration, Marketing, Management and Merchandising. Each concentration engages the student with an interior design focus for the first two years and then switches to a business focus the remaining years. This major is for those who are more interested in the business or retail side of the interior design field. While interior design is an art and a science, it is also a business that must be run in an appropriate manner to maintain clientele and profits. The four concentration options allow students to follow their interests and, with their background in interior design and business, to enter the interior design field in a wide range of positions: office managers, department managers, merchandisers, sales representatives, specification writers, coordination specialists, and more.

 

Sophomore Portfolio Review

  • The Interior Design Department does not require a design portfolio for incoming students. It is through the first year and one-half in the program that students are prepared for this demanding and competitive profession. In March / April of their Sophomore year, students are required to prepare and submit a portfolio of work from specific courses. Upon a successful review, those students will be fully admitted to their INTD or INMM degrees.

     

    Portfolios are reviewed in March / April of their second year.

    The Portfolio includes projects from the following courses:
    INTD 1320 Architectural Drawing
    INTD 1410 Form, Space, and Theory

    INTD 2363 Architectural Graphics

    INTD 2325 Construction and Details

    INTD 2301 Computer Applications for ID

    INTD 2375 Space Planning

    INTD 3367 Studio I

    OPTIONAL:

    INTD 2300 Introduction to Interior Design

    INTD 2355 History of the Built Environment I 

     

  • Only upon passage of the Portfolio Review may students continue the BFA Interior Design degree or BFA Interior Merchandising and Management degree (all four concentrations) and continue studying within their major.
  • Any student denied passage to continue may retake courses and resubmit. 
  • Transfer students who have completed interior design courses at other institutions are required to submit a valid transcript along with a portfolio of work to be reviewed by the UIW interior design faculty to determine coursework equivalencies. The transfer student may also be required to take a skills assessment test. 

Business Administration

The Business Administration concentration is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates courses from the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. The Business Administration concentration employs a broad approach to business education and preparation, through which students gain proficiency in business fundamentals through courses in Accounting, International Business Management, Business Law, Management Theory and Practice, Marketing, and Information Systems. They may also choose from a wide range of elective options.

 

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Business Administration requires a minimum of 123 credit hours to complete.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Interior Design Core Coursework

INTD 1111Interior Design Orientation

1

INTD 1320Architectural Drawing

3

INTD 1364Color and Environment-Behavior Theory

3

INTD 1410Form, Space, and Theory

4

INTD 2300Introduction to Interior Design

3

INTD 2301Computer Applications for Interior Design

3

INTD 2325Construction and Details

3

INTD 2350Interior Materials

3

INTD 2355History of the Built Environment I

3

INTD 2360Textiles for Interior Design

3

INTD 2363Architectural Graphics

3

INTD 2370Lighting and Design

3

INTD 2375Space Planning

3

INTD 3315CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3355Advanced CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3363History of the Built Environment II

3

INTD 4361Work Experience for Interior Design

3

INTD 4395Professional Practice

3

Interior Design Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses.

FMGT 3310Creativity in Practice

3

INTD 3320Furniture Design

3

INTD 3340Interior Design Study Tour

3

INTD 3365Kitchen and Bath Design

3

INTD 3367Studio I

3

Art History Coursework

ARTH 2361Art History: Ancient through Medieval

3

ARTH 2362Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3

ARTH 2361 will also satisfy the Fine Arts requirement on the Core.

Concentration Required Coursework

These six courses are required for the Interior Merchandising and Management—Business Administration concentration.

ACCT 2311Principles of Accounting I

3

BINT 3331International Business Management

3

BLAW 3317Business Law

3

BMGT 3340Management Theory and Practice

3

BMKT 3331Principles of Marketing

3

MIS 2321Introduction to Information Systems

3

Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses. Elective may not be drawn from any course used to satisfy the Business Administration Concentration required coursework.

BMGT 3354Human Resource Management

3

BMGT 3380Business Communication

3

BMGT 4315Retirement Planning and Benefits

3

BMGT 4340Management Skills

3

BMGT 4351Seminar in Business and Society

3

BMGT 4356Fundamentals of Organizational Change and Development

3

BMGT 4363/MIS 4363Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design

3

BMKT 3333Integrated Marketing Comm

3

BMKT 3334Service Marketing

3

BMKT 3361/BINT 3361International Marketing

3

BMKT 4390Marketing Management

3

FMGT 3355Fashion Operations Management I

3

Management

The Management concentration is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates courses from the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. The Management concentration dives deep into the mechanics of organizations from staffing to ethical business practices to oversight, preparing graduates to pursue career paths that lead to management positions. Students can expect to take courses in Management Theory and Practice, Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, Organizational Behavior, and a wide range of elective options in accounting, marketing, promotional strategies and information systems, among others.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Management requires a minimum of 123 credit hours to complete.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Interior Design Core Coursework

INTD 1111Interior Design Orientation

1

INTD 1320Architectural Drawing

3

INTD 1364Color and Environment-Behavior Theory

3

INTD 1410Form, Space, and Theory

4

INTD 2300Introduction to Interior Design

3

INTD 2301Computer Applications for Interior Design

3

INTD 2325Construction and Details

3

INTD 2350Interior Materials

3

INTD 2355History of the Built Environment I

3

INTD 2360Textiles for Interior Design

3

INTD 2363Architectural Graphics

3

INTD 2370Lighting and Design

3

INTD 2375Space Planning

3

INTD 3315CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3355Advanced CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3363History of the Built Environment II

3

INTD 4361Work Experience for Interior Design

3

INTD 4395Professional Practice

3

Interior Design Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses.

FMGT 3310Creativity in Practice

3

INTD 3320Furniture Design

3

INTD 3340Interior Design Study Tour

3

INTD 3365Kitchen and Bath Design

3

INTD 3367Studio I

3

Art History Coursework

ARTH 2361Art History: Ancient through Medieval

3

ARTH 2362Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3

ARTH 2361 will also satisfy the Fine Arts requirement on the Core.

Concentration Required Coursework

These six courses are required for the Interior Merchandising and Management program—Management concentration.

BMGT 3340Management Theory and Practice

3

BMGT 3354Human Resource Management

3

BMGT 4355Organizational Behavior

3

BMGT 4390Business Ethics

3

BMGT
Two BMGT 3 credit hour elective courses

6

Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses. Elective may not be drawn from any course used to satisfy the Management Concentration required coursework.

ACCT 2311Principles of Accounting I

3

ACCT 2312Principles of Accounting II

3

BLAW 3317Business Law

3

BMKT 3333Integrated Marketing Comm

3

BMKT 3334Service Marketing

3

BMKT 3361/BINT 3361International Marketing

3

BMKT 4390Marketing Management

3

COMM 3313Event Planning

3

FMGT 2350Promo Strategies/Fashion I

3

FMGT 3355Fashion Operations Management I

3

MIS 2321Introduction to Information Systems

3

Marketing

The Marketing concentration is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates courses from the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. The Marketing concentration is ideal for students hoping to pursue careers in sales, promotions, retailing, public relations, and related fields. Students of this concentration are fully prepared through such courses as Accounting, Retailing, Internet Marketing, and Consumer Behavior, as well as a wide range of elective options in management, marketing, promotional strategies and information systems.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Marketing requires a minimum of 123 credit hours to complete.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Interior Design Core Coursework

INTD 1111Interior Design Orientation

1

INTD 1320Architectural Drawing

3

INTD 1364Color and Environment-Behavior Theory

3

INTD 1410Form, Space, and Theory

4

INTD 2300Introduction to Interior Design

3

INTD 2301Computer Applications for Interior Design

3

INTD 2325Construction and Details

3

INTD 2350Interior Materials

3

INTD 2355History of the Built Environment I

3

INTD 2360Textiles for Interior Design

3

INTD 2363Architectural Graphics

3

INTD 2370Lighting and Design

3

INTD 2375Space Planning

3

INTD 3315CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3355Advanced CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3363History of the Built Environment II

3

INTD 4361Work Experience for Interior Design

3

INTD 4395Professional Practice

3

Interior Design Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses.

FMGT 3310Creativity in Practice

3

INTD 3320Furniture Design

3

INTD 3340Interior Design Study Tour

3

INTD 3365Kitchen and Bath Design

3

INTD 3367Studio I

3

Art History Coursework

ARTH 2361Art History: Ancient through Medieval

3

ARTH 2362Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3

ARTH 2361 will also satisfy the Fine Arts requirement on the Core.

Concentration Required Coursework

These six courses are required for the Interior Merchandising and Management program—Marketing concentration.

ACCT 2311Principles of Accounting I

3

BMKT 3331Principles of Marketing

3

BMKT 3340Retailing

3

BMKT 3355Internet Marketing

3

BMKT 3377Consumer Behavior

3

BMKT
One BMKT 3 credit hour elective course

3

Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses. Elective may not be drawn from any course used to satisfy the Marketing Concentration required coursework.

BINT 3361International Marketing

3

BMGT 3354Human Resource Management

3

BMGT 3380Business Communication

3

BMGT 4315Retirement Planning and Benefits

3

BMGT 4340Management Skills

3

BMGT 4351Seminar in Business and Society

3

BMGT 4356Fundamentals of Organizational Change and Development

3

BMGT 4363/MIS 4363Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design

3

FMGT 2350Promotional Strategies in Fashion I

3

FMGT 3355Fashion Operations Management I

3

MIS 2321Introduction to Information Systems

3

Merchandising

The Merchandising concentration is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates courses from the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. The Merchandising concentration integrates a broad understanding of business fundamentals and develops a student’s creative skills and ability to create environments with consumers and audiences in mind. Students can expect to take courses in Accounting, Management Theory and Practice, and Marketing, as well as industry specific courses in Retailing and Fashion Operations Management and a wide range of elective options in business law, human resources, promotional strategies and information systems, to name a few.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Merchandising and Management with a concentration in Merchandising requires a minimum of 123 credit hours to complete.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours 
 Literature and Art 6 credit hours 
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  43 total core credit hours
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Interior Design Core Coursework

INTD 1111Interior Design Orientation

1

INTD 1320Architectural Drawing

3

INTD 1364Color and Environment-Behavior Theory

3

INTD 1410Form, Space, and Theory

4

INTD 2300Introduction to Interior Design

3

INTD 2301Computer Applications for Interior Design

3

INTD 2325Construction and Details

3

INTD 2350Interior Materials

3

INTD 2355History of the Built Environment I

3

INTD 2360Textiles for Interior Design

3

INTD 2363Architectural Graphics

3

INTD 2370Lighting and Design

3

INTD 2375Space Planning

3

INTD 3315CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3355Advanced CADD for Interior Design

3

INTD 3363History of the Built Environment II

3

INTD 4361Work Experience for Interior Design

3

INTD 4395Professional Practice

3

Interior Design Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses.

FMGT 3310Creativity in Practice

3

INTD 3320Furniture Design

3

INTD 3340Interior Design Study Tour

3

INTD 3365Kitchen and Bath Design

3

INTD 3367Studio I

3

Art History Coursework

ARTH 2361Art History: Ancient through Medieval

3

ARTH 2362Art History: Renaissance to Modern

3

ARTH 2361 will also satisfy the Fine Arts requirement on the Core.

Concentration Required Coursework

These six courses are required for the Interior Merchandising and Management program—Merchandising concentration.

ACCT 2311Principles of Accounting I

3

BMGT 3340Management Theory and Practice

3

BMKT 3331Principles of Marketing

3

BMKT 3340Retailing

3

FMGT 3355Fashion Operations Management I

3

FMGT 3383Fashion Operations Management II

3

Elective Coursework

Select 3 credit hours from this list of courses. Elective may not be drawn from any course used to satisfy the Merchandising Concentration required coursework.

ACCT 2312Principles of Accounting II

3

BLAW 3317Business Law

3

BMGT 3354Human Resource Management

3

BMGT 3380Business Communication

3

BMGT 4315Retirement Planning and Benefits

3

BMGT 4340Management Skills

3

BMGT 4351Seminar in Business and Society

3

BMGT 4356Fundamentals of Organizational Change and Development

3

BMGT 4363/MIS 4363Electronic Business Strategy, Architecture and Design

3

BMKT 3333Integrated Marketing Comm

3

BMKT 3334Service Marketing

3

BMKT 4390Marketing Management

3

COMM 3313Event Planning

3

FMGT 2350Promo Strategies/Fashion I

3

MIS 2321Introduction to Information Systems

3