Courses & Curriculum

Chatham's Master of Interior Architecture (MIA) is a six-term, 54 credit-hour, professional CIDA-accredited degree program. See the table below for the curriculum progression and courses in the program.

Year One

FALL SPRING SUMMER
IAR 502—Theory, Drawing & Model Making (3)  IAR 505*—Design & Behavior (3)  IAR 515*—Digital Visualization 2 - AutoCAD & Sketchup (3) 
IAR 510—2D Visual Communication (3) IAR 517—Residential Studio I (3)  IAR 520—Interior Architecture II (Office & Education) Studio (3) 
IAR 630*—Construction Systems & Methods (3)  IAR 561—History of Architecture Prehistory to the 19th Century (3)  IAR 518—Building Codes (3) 
9 credits 9 credits 9 credits

 

Year Two

FALL SPRING SUMMER
IAR 525—Interior Architecture III (Hospitality) (3) IAR 615—Construction Documents Studio (3)  IAR 645*—Professional Practice (3) 
IAR 526—Interior Architecture IV (Retail & Restaurant) (3) IAR 621—Interior Architecture V (Healthcare & Institutional) (3)  IAR 660—Interior Architecture VI Capstone (3) 
IAR 610*—Digital Visualization 3 (Revit)  IAR 655*—Immersive Design Research (3)  IAR 562—20th and 21st Century Architecture (3) 
9 credits 9 credits 9 credits

*=Virtual