Through a variety of studio projects, students have opportunities to work with real clients and real projects to help maximize their learning experience.
Internship Courses
Students are required to have an internship between their junior and senior year to help them determine what areas of interior design resonates with them.
TXMI 4320 Professional Practices
- Students prepare their portfolios, resumes, and cover letters to help them obtain internships
- Students learn about the business side of interior design, building codes, and business protocols
TXMI 5910 FI Internship
This course is over the summer for eight weeks. Students are required to have an internship meeting 150 hours minimum. They are required to do journal entries every two weeks and be evaluated by their employer/supervisor. The journal entries document what they learned at their internship.
Study Tour
Students can sign up for the NYC Study Away Tour Maymester to explore NYC’s interior designers, showrooms, museums, and culture for a week in May. Visiting with alumni and having opportunities to network for internships.
Internship Journals
Office of University Architects
"I got to go to Downtown Atlanta to the Terry College of Business Education Center in Buckhead. They are renovating several floors or their office and classroom space. A few other floors had already been completed so it was cool to get to see what it will actually look like when it is completed."
- Barron Wallace
Leah Bailey Interiors
"This summer I’m interning for Leah Bailey Interiors in Savannah, Georgia. I was hired as a design intern, but I also work on the sales floor some days when the designers don’t need extra help. Leah Bailey is the owner of the firm, as well as the two stores in Savannah and Bluffton. My internship is paid, I get paid $15 an hour."
- Morgan Dewberry
Study Away Journals
NYC Photo Journal
"After landing and putting our things at the hotel, we went to see the FIT displays. First, we saw some work done by their fashion students. Then we went next door to see the work done by their interior design student. They had many vision boards and models to display their projects. After that, we went to get some New York Pizza for dinner."
- Riley Grier
FI Students In NEW YORK!
"Our first day in New York started off strong! We visited Kravet which is a home furnishing company. When we walked in, we were greeted with such warm welcomes and were given a tour of their space! Personally, this was such an educational experience for me. This visit allowed me to see and touch different furniture, wallcoverings, trimming, and accessories."
- Sanders Hinds
