Interior Design Internships and Careers
Explore interior design internships and career opportunities at Central Michigan University, where students gain hands-on professional experience, complete a required internship, and prepare for careers in residential, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and workplace interior design.
Internships
As an interior design major, you will be required to complete an internship in the final year of coursework at Central Michigan University. You will take this class in the summer semester, completing 250 hours over a period of 10-12 weeks.
Every student enrolls in an internship preparation course taught by the Internship Coordinator, who provides personalized guidance throughout the internship search process.
Internships lead to jobs in interior design
| Internship | Employer |
|---|---|
| Diekema Hamman Architecture and Engineering | Michigan Office Environments |
| Concetti | Concetti |
| Design Bar Detroit | Mayotte Group Architects |
| Pleats Interior Design | MiEN Company |
| Integrated Design Solutions | Enwork |
| Cottage Company Interiors | Cottage Company Interiors |
| Kentwood Office Furniture | Kentwood Office Furniture |
| McIntyre Cabinets | McIntyre Cabinets |
| ALK Design and Interiors | Molly O Interiors |
Careers
Use your creative skills to make interior spaces shine and help people love the spaces where they live, work and play. Our CIDA Accredited program will prepare you to land your dream job. This could be you!
- Buyer/Purchasing Agent
- CAD Specialist
- Color and Design Consultant
- Commercial Interior Designer
- Construction Administration Coordinator
- Corporate Designer
- Facilities Management Consultant
- Healthcare Designer
- Institutional Interior Designer
- Kitchen and Bath Designer
- Lighting Specialist
- Marketing Coordinator for Manufactured Homes
- Merchandise Coordinator
- Project Manager
- Real Estate Staging Consultant
- Residential Interior Designer
- Sales Representative
- Set Designer
- Showroom Manager
- Space Planner
- Sustainability Consultant
- Visual Merchandiser
