Interior design engages both the public and private scales of buildings.
However, at the private scale the focus of interior design shifts to issues regarding the satisfaction of group and individual needs. In UF's Department of Interior Design s equential undergraduate design studios form the core of the professional interior design major. Basic architectural and design principles of form making are the initial focus that soon shifts to issues of people and space. Programming, critical analysis, creative design and evaluation of how interior architecture meets the needs of people is the essence of this professional curriculum. Within the instructional setting of upper division design studios, teams of students learn about the dynamic interactions between people and space in commercial, institutional, hospitality, healthcare, retail and residential facilities.