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The Department of Interior Architecture and Product Design (IAPD) is housed within the greater College of Architecture, Planning, and Design (CAPD) on the main campus of Kansas State University, located in Manhattan, Kansas. The five-year and one summer program in Interior Architecture and Product Design now leads to a First Professional Master’s Degree, following the successful completion of 169 credit-hours of study, comprising one of four professional degree-granting programs within the College.
The program has been recognized as one of the ten curricula in Interior Design in the nation by DesignIntelligence 2010, a publication of the Design Futures Council. Its enrollment of approximately 120 is taught by a full-time departmental faculty of thirteen dedicated individuals who provide a great deal of personal attention.
The program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA, formerly FIDER).
Please take a moment to explore what this unique program of study has to offer. Main menu options appear in the header navigation bar along the top of the webpage, with associated sub-menus available at left. At any time, you may visit the CAPD webpage by clicking the scroll icon, also located in the website header.
If you are member of the design industry interested in our students and/or the degree program, please click on the “industry” link in the navigation bar.