Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Design Studies Minor


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The College of Architecture and Design offers a minor in Design Studies for students of any College in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This minor will expose students to the basic design thinking and visualization at the heart of architecture and interior architecture. Additionally, students will gain a greater understanding in a range of topics related to the study and design of the built environment.

Students may enroll in the minor program by completing a form at Student Services in the College of Architecture and Design, 103C Art and Architecture Building. A copy of the completed enrollment form and information on the minor requirements will be forwarded to the student’s home department advisor.

Faculty in professional courses will make provisions for students with declared Design Studies Minor when necessary. Students who are receiving a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture are not eligible for this minor.

Minor Requirements


The Minor in Design Studies consists of 21 credit hours.
Prerequisite requirements and registration restrictions may apply for some courses.

Select 12 hours:


Students must take at least one course in Interior Architecture and one in Architecture.

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