Bachelor of Interior Design (BID)

Mount Royal University’s Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) is a full-time, four-year baccalaureate degree. This distinctive integrated program will develop the theoretical and practical foundation for creative and critical design thinking skills necessary for working with clients and stakeholders in the practice of interior design. Program coursework will develop the background knowledge and professional skills required to carry out the duties and responsibilities of an interior designer. The BID degree balances the core required interior design courses with a strong foundation in liberal arts established through ten General Education courses. Program coursework normally extends over eight semesters with a required 450-hour industry Internship at the end of the sixth semester.

The Bachelor of Interior Design program consists of three core areas/streams of study (Design + Precedent, Systems, Design Tools) and a studio. The core areas establish a foundation in design-related: knowledge, theory, research, problem-solving, collaboration, and professional practice as well as necessary manual and technological skills. The studio is where students apply the core area knowledge in the term through interactions with faculty and peers on project work.