Marylhurst University
Students in the Portland area seeking a comprehensive four-year degree in interior design with a strong foundation in the liberal arts need to look no further than Marylhurst University. The program's interdisciplinary approach, with a commercial design focus, integrates architecture and art into the study of interior design, giving students the creative and critical thinking skills and practical knowledge they need to be successful in the interior design industry. The program objective is for students to sit for the national examinations that result in professional certification and then go on to be practicing designers. Studio classes center on educational, institutional, corporate, medical, restaurant, hospitality and retail design, giving students the skills they need to design spaces that blend aesthetic and functional requirements and ensure the health, safety and welfare of occupants.
