Interior Merchandising
Mount Mary University’s Interior Merchandising program provides real-work experience, professional networking opportunities and service learning activities so you are prepared to achieve personal and professional success. The Interior Merchandising program will give you professional interior merchandising, marketing and sales skills. Through this major, you'll gain knowledge of industry trends such as color marketing, textiles/material advancements and technology needs.
Merchandising professionals can be responsible for the many aspects within the field including collaboration with production, design, and marketing professionals. With a degree in Interior Merchandising, you'll be prepared to work in a specialized management sector within the industry of interiors.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our Interior Merchandising program.
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Mount Mary University’s Interior Merchandising program provides real-work experience, professional networking opportunities and service learning activities so you are prepared to achieve personal and professional success. The Interior Merchandising program will give you professional interior merchandising, marketing and sales skills. Through this major, you'll gain knowledge of industry trends such as color marketing, textiles/material advancements and technology needs.
Merchandising professionals can be responsible for the many aspects within the field including collaboration with production, design, and marketing professionals. With a degree in Interior Merchandising, you'll be prepared to work in a specialized management sector within the industry of interiors.
View a sample program plan to see what courses you'll take in our Interior Merchandising program.
The Entrepreneurship minor is designed for non-business majors who wish to learn how to start a business in their chosen field. The minor requires a minimum of 21 credits and can be earned in the traditional daytime or accelerated formats. Consult the Undergraduate Bulletin and Curriculum Guide list for more details on requirements and courses for this minor.
An internship is required for all Interior Design/Merchandising students, and this usually occurs during junior year. The interior design chairperson will help you find an internship that is the best fit for your career goals and your site supervisor.
Students often participate in internships at architectural firms, design firms, office furniture dealerships and in sales positions. During an internship, you might work on a residential, corporate, healthcare, eldercare, hospitality or sustainable design projects.
Genevieve (Gigi) Szeklinski, MARCH, NCIDQ, WRID, IDEC, ASID, LEED AP
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Interior Architecture and Design
Phone: (414) 930-3475
Email: szekling@mtmary.edu
Pedro Lima
Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture & Design
Phone: (414) 930-3475
Email: limap@mtmary.edu
Merri Cvetan, B.A., LEED
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Email: cvetanm@mtmary.edu
Michael Franz
Adjunct Interior Architecture and Design Instructor
Email: franzm@mtmary.edu
Interior designers and merchandisers create aesthetic and functional living environments for human needs in residential and commercial buildings. Designers work to meet human needs and well-being, as well as safety and building codes. Through their work, they also create healthy and healing environments, consider sustainability and environmental issues, and understand basic construction and mechanical systems.
As an Interior Merchandising major, you can pursue careers in technical and artistic fields. Opportunities are available for full-time or part-time employment, at corporate or nonprofit organizations, in residential or commercial industries, in small towns or large cities and for specialized or general design.
According to 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for Interior Design-related professions is $63,490.
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