NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN (NYSID) ANNOUNCES THREE NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS

A New MFA in Interior Design, MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments, and BA in History of the Interior and the Decorative Arts Greatly Expand the College’s
Educational Offerings

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NYSID will also be offering a one-year Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments.

This post-professional degree is structured to prepare design professionals to assume leadership roles in developing and maintaining environmentally conscious interiors. The curriculum will address the history and theory of sustainability; principles of sustainable materials; natural and artificial lighting and control systems; integrated systems design; indoor air quality; green textiles, furnishings and decorative elements; and life cycle assessment.

The first class is slated for June 2010, with students beginning their studies with an eight-week summer session and completing the program the following May. Graduates will be prepared to achieve LEED Certification.

Beginning in the fall 2010, NYSID will offer a Bachelor of Arts in the History of the Interior and the Decorative Arts, the first undergraduate degree dedicated to the history of the interior environment. This groundbreaking program is formulated as an undergraduate liberal arts degree in art history with a special focus on the interior environment and the objects it contains. Traditional academic courses provide the foundation for the curriculum; in addition students will be required to take a number of studio courses so they can experience the creative process of design first hand.

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Founded in 1916, the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) is New York’s only private, not-for-profit college devoted exclusively to interior design education and related disciplines. A dedicated faculty of well-known designers, architects, art historians, and authorities in the field guide a diverse student body of over 700 full- and part-time students.

ADMISSIONS: For more information or to get an application, contact the Office of Admissions at 212.472.1500 ext. 204 or e-mail [email protected]