4+2: Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture + Master of Architecture

Design...functionality...site positioning...construction requirements...interior usability...lighting and systems...creativity...problem solving. If you're passionate about these types of challenges, the 4+2 dual degree could be right up your alley (or hallway or duct work).

DUAL DEGREE Courses

Your transition into Master of Architecture actually begins in the fourth year of your Interior Architecture program. But you’ll already be accustomed to the Architecture discipline because here, we integrate our disciplines from Year 1.

Full Curriculum

Fall Year One (16)

Arch 171 (3)

Arch 121 (2)

IARC 101/107 (3)

IARC 221 (2)

ENG 101/118 (3)

Elective (3)

Spring Year One (15)

Arch 172 (4)

Arch 122 (2)

IARC 200/207 (3)

Eng 102 (): 3

ARTH 173/178 (3)

Studio and Beyond

The award-winning Art + Architecture Building, where you'll spend time in open, collaborative studios equipped with your own workstation and high-res monitor, is just one learning space. You'll explore in the Fab Lab, perhaps on the CNC router or water-jet cutter, and you'll learn in seminars, field trips and onsite visits.

All my concepts go back to the connection of people because that’s really what inspires me, and that’s what, as a designer, I would like to get across.

Mary Morgan Smith, Interior Architecture Student

After Graduation Differentiate Yourself

The lines are blurring as design professionals from across various disciplines now collaborate at the beginnings of projects for the good of their clients. Professionals with expertise in more than one discipline stand out.

These two fully accredited degrees lead to career opportunities beyond what one can do alone. Graduates are securing fulfilling employment in a variety of areas, and because they have proven expertise in both Interior Architecture and Architecture, they are ahead of the pack.

And, just to make sure our students are positioned to be hired, we hold a Career Day every year, where more than 50 design firms from across the country pay to attend just to speak with you.

Dual Degree Admission Step by Step

If you're interested in the 4+2 Interior Architecture + Architecture degree, you first will apply to the School of Interior Architecture, and once you're here on Rocky Top, you'll declare your intent to pursue the 4+2 IA-A degree. By the way, only our own students are given the opportunity to take part in this unique dual degree.