MSID Interior Design at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The Master of Interior Design offers a thesis track and a non-thesis track, each requiring 36 credit hours and culminating in self-directed research or a research-informed design project.

Faculty: Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School | Duration: 36 credit hours (thesis or non-thesis track) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

Core courses include research methods, ID 7003 Advanced Design for Health and Wellbeing and ID 7005 Proposal Development, with 15 hours of electives in a field of concentration. The thesis track adds 12 hours of ID 8000 Thesis Research; the non-thesis track adds 12 hours of ID 7900 Directed Design Project with an oral presentation and final exhibit.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants holding a baccalaureate in interior design, interior architecture, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design or closely related disciplines are eligible; applicants from other disciplines may need Interior Design leveling (foundation) courses before full admission. LSU Graduate School minimum requirements (apply to all graduate programmes): a conferred bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the previous undergraduate degree or its last 60 credit hours (and 3.0 in any graduate coursework attempted); transcripts; curriculum vitae or resume. International applicants whose native language is not English or who were educated in a country where English is not the only official language must show English proficiency: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 59, Duolingo English Test 110 or Michigan English Test 53; applicants with a US bachelor's degree or from listed English-speaking countries (including Ghana and Nigeria) are exempt. International applicants submit degree certificates and a NACES credential evaluation where degrees are not a US equivalent.

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Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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