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Architecture
Architects create structures and environments that enhance the way we live and work. Today’s architects are problem-solvers and artists, creators and scientists who embrace a wide range of architectural problems extending from individual buildings, sites, interiors, and components to large building complexes and city and regional planning. |
Art
Art graduates work as artists, animators, game designers, museum administrators, photographers, teachers, gallery managers, commercial designers for advertising agencies and publishers, and more. Artists think about the world, sharing their ideas and visions. Art majors develop strong critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills. They learn to adapt techniques, tools, and materials to different creative processes, budgets, and end uses. Artists and creative thinkers are important additions to successful communities. |
Interior Design
Interior designers shape, organize, furnish, and adorn the insides of buildings to reflect our personal and cultural aspirations. Today’s interior designers do not simply decorate. They consider meaning and identity, function and purpose, and issues pertaining to health and safety. They work on wide range of interiors, from residential to corporate projects, designing spaces within new buildings and finding ways to adapt and re-use existing structures. |
Landscape Architecture
Landscape architects plan and design traditional spaces from parks, campuses, and gardens to commercial centers, transportation corridors, waterfront developments, and more. Today’s landscape architects design and plan the restoration of natural places and work to revitalize post-disaster sites and redevelop blighted landscapes of urban settlements. Working with architects, city planners, civil engineers, and other professionals, a landscape architect’s keen ability to see what is not already there is an essential part of our society. |
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How long will it take to earn my degree? |
Architecture
Five years |
Art
Four years |
Interior Design
Four years |
Landscape Architecture
Five years |
Internships opportunities and requirements |
Architecture
Optional one-week externships at firms across the country Opportunities for summer internships |
Art
Opportunities for summer internships at museums, galleries, and design firms and studios across the country In the optional graphic design synthesis course, students assist with the day-to-day operations at a professional graphic design firm. |
Interior Design
Required third-year internship Optional summer internships at firms across the country |
Landscape Architecture
Required internship during the spring semester of the fourth-year of study Opportunities in offices in Boston, New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, and more |
Licensure requirements |
Architecture
Obtaining a degree in architecture is the first step to becoming an architect. Upon graduating from the LSU School of Architecture, students qualify to study under licensed architects as paid interns. After approximately three years of internship and the passing of licensure exams, interns can become licensed architects in their state(s) of choice. |
Art
No licensure is required for professions in the arts. |
Interior Design
Successful completion of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) is required for professional registration in many states, including Louisiana. The LSU interior design program is accredited by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation and meets the education requirements for the NCIDQ exam and for licensure to practice interior design. |
Landscape Architecture
Each state sets its own requirements for registration, but all require candidates to pass a national examination, the Landscape Architecture Registration Examination, or LARE. The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) develops and administers the LARE, and also maintains current information on the various states’ licensing requirements. |
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