Interior Design at UT Arlington focuses on the commercial, institutional, and large-project scale activities of the profession. The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design is a four-year professional program. It is the only program in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that offers an Interior Design BS within a School of Architecture. In the first two years of study, UT Arlington Interior Design students share courses with architectural students. As a result, graduates have an understanding of architecture that is valuable in working with project teams requiring collaboration across multiple disciplines. The program therefore differs from a non-professional interior decorating program. The location of the program in a major design center of the Southwest provides design students with a broad range of learning experiences, including internship and employment opportunities