The Interior Design Program at the University of Alabama is dedicated to providing students with competent, entry level design skills that address the aesthetic, psychological, and environmental issues impacting interior space. The location of the program in the College of Human Environmental Science's department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design ensures that students develop a design philosophy which focuses on users and their changing needs. The program strives to instill in students the motivation for excellence based on the knowledge of the principles and elements of design in appropriate application to the build environment.