{"id":1031,"date":"2022-10-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2022-10-23T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T19:39:08","slug":"honours-program-opens-new-doors-for-interior-design-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.kpu.ca\/wilsondesignloop\/2022\/10\/24\/honours-program-opens-new-doors-for-interior-design-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Honours Program Opens New Doors for Interior Design Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first of its kind in Western Canada, the honours program gives interior design students a chance to advance their design knowledge by working on an additional research or creative project in their fourth year at KPU\u2019s Wilson School of Design.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Via The KPU Newsroom<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richmond, B.C.<\/strong> \u2013 A new honours option for the bachelor of interior design program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will open new doors and enrich academic experiences for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first of its kind in Western Canada, the honours program gives interior design students a chance to advance their design knowledge by working on an additional research or creative project in their fourth year at KPU\u2019s Wilson School of Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis honours program will grow students\u2019 depth of knowledge and expand their opportunities in graduate studies,\u201d says program chair Lucie Gagn\u00e9. \u201cIt also encourages collaboration with community and industry partners, and inspires exploration outside the program\u2019s regular coursework.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gagn\u00e9 says the honours addition also distinguishes the program academically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lucie Gagn\u00e9, program chair of the Interior Design program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will elevate not just our program but the profession by promoting the kind of academic inquiry that provides an additional way for students to further their skills,\u201d says Gagn\u00e9. \u201cHaving the honours will help tell the world that this is a discipline that has rigour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through honours study, students are also able to build stronger networks with faculty and within the university, adds Gagn\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bachelor of interior design<\/a> is a zero-textbook cost program that offers students numerous scholarship opportunities and includes a design field school as a program requirement. The program has been recognized by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation since 2000, making it the first accredited program in B.C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graduates find work designing projects in hospitality, retail, corporate, institutional and residential sectors. Others build careers in set design, health care and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interior design joins a growing list of KPU baccalaureate degrees with an honours option. Eleven such credentials are available<\/a>, including honours majors in psychology, criminology, philosophy, journalism, mathematics, biology and health science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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