Field Experience | Interior Design
Family and Consumer Sciences
College of Education and Human DevelopmentInterior Design
Field Experience
The Professional Experience Program allows students to extend their academic work with on-the-job training in commercial and residential design firms. The program is supervised by WMU faculty in cooperation with management personnel in the field.
FCS 2020 Field Experience (3 credits)
Senior Carly Zagorski is getting great experience working with Interior Designers in WMU's Facilities Services
Interior Design majors earn three credits toward graduation by completing 300 hours of supervised field experience with interior design, architectural, facilities management, and retail firms. Field experience offers students the opportunity to apply theories and principles from their academic program to real world situations, as well as gain valuable work experience. Students may complete 300 hours with one firm, or divide the work by 100 hour increments between several firms. Field experience may be completed during the fall, spring or summer sessions.
To plan a Field Experience, Interior Design students should contact Dr. Barbara Frazier at or (269) 387-3719.