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INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Yasemin Afacan, Ph.D., Chair

Graduate Courses

GRADUATE PROGRAM

The Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design offers M.F.A. program with the possibility of specialization in building science, history, theory and criticism, design theories and methods, and environmental psychology. Students are guided through an intensive program that emphasizes scholarly inquiry, research skills, analysis and constructive criticism. The curriculum provides an interdisciplinary outlook, incorporating knowledge from related disciplines. The graduate studio combines theory and application. The elective courses are chosen through consultation with an academic advisor.

Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Admission: Applicants are required to have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of design. In addition to the general requirements set forth by the university, admittance to the program is through an interview as well as a portfolio evaluation. The portfolio should represent work done during undergraduate years and contain those pieces of work the applicants consider their best efforts. All students are expected to be fluent in written and oral English in order to be admitted to the program.

Degree Requirements: After the completion of at least 21 units of course work in two successive terms, the candidates must take two seminar courses in their area of interest and prepare and submit a thesis. The duration of the program is four semesters.

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 590  Academic Practices      -  12
IAED 501  Graduate Studio I  2  2  3  5
IAED 502  Graduate Studio II    3  3  5
IAED 511  Research Methods I  3    3  5
IAED 590  Seminar in Research Topics      -  1
IAED 599  Master's Thesis      -  71
  Elective      3  -
  Restricted Electives (3)      9  -

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
IAED 514  Research Methods II  3    3  5
IAED 543  Environmental Analysis I  3    3  5

Doctor of Philosophy in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Admission:Applicants are required to have a Master's degree in a relevant field. In addition to the general requirements set forth by the university, admittance is through an interview given before the beginning of each academic year. The date and place of the interview is announced each year by the university. All students are expected to be fluent in written and oral English in order to be admitted to the program.

Degree Requirements: The minimum course load for the Ph.D. program is 21 credit units. After completion of the courses, the student takes a qualifying examination composed of written and oral components. Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam, the student is designated as Ph.D. candidate and is assigned a dissertation committee. The next step is to prepare and defend a dissertation proposal. Upon a favorable evaluation of the proposal by the dissertation committee, the candidate qualifies for work towards a Ph.D. dissertation. At the completion of the dissertation, a jury composed of five scholars, expert in the relevant field examines the dissertation for a final decision on the degree. All Ph.D. candidates are required to have at least one article accepted for publication in an AHCI, SSCI or SCI indexed journal before the final dissertation defense.

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 690  Academic Practices      -  24
IAED 501  Graduate Studio I  2  2  3  5
IAED 502  Graduate Studio II    3  3  5
IAED 511  Research Methods I  3    3  5
IAED 690  Seminar in Advanced Research Topics      -  1
IAED 699  Ph.D. Dissertation      -  179
  Electives (4)      12  -

A total of 5 required, restricted elective or general elective courses (24 credits) according to the individual students major.

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