Laptop & Software Requirements
All Interior Design students not owning a laptop computer with the specifications listed below will need to purchase one for use throughout the Interior Design curriculum. Purchasing a laptop that exceeds the specifications below will ensure that design software runs properly through graduation.
- Undergraduate students need a laptop in the semester when they are scheduled to enroll in ID-223 Presentation Drawings. For most students, ID-223 is scheduled Spring semester of their second year.
- Graduate students (First-Professional) need a laptop in the semester when they are scheduled to enroll in ID-223 Presentation Drawings. For most students, ID-223 is scheduled during the second semester of coursework.
- Graduate students (Post-Professional) need a laptop in their first semester of study.
Laptop Requirements
The Interior Design department requires students purchase a windows laptop. Mac laptops do not support many of the programs used in our program and across industry and are not supported by the department.
Minimum Requirements | Recommended Requirements | |
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operating system: | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. | |
processor: | Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5GHz or Higher.
Highest CPU GHz recommended. |
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memory/RAM: | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
hard drive: | 500GB SSD drive | 1TB SSD drive |
display: | 13″ screen with external monitor Resolution: 1680 x 1050 with true color |
15″ screen Resolution: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor |
graphics card/GPU:** | NVIDIA or AMD dedicated GPU with 4GB VRAM that supports Vulkan 1.1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series / Quadro M series and newer AMD Radeon RX 400 series / equivalent Radeon Pro series and newer |
NVIDIA or AMD dedicated GPU with 6GB VRAM that supports Vulkan 1.1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / Quadro RTX 4000 or AMD equivalent (eg. Radeon RX 5700 XT) |
mouse: | 3-button mouse | |
unsupported hardware: | The following graphics cards are not compatible with software used in the MUID curriculum.
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Note: ** GPU requirements were updated in the Spring 2020 semester to support Enscape 3D.
Software Requirements
The Interior Design department requires students purchase and install the following software on their personal laptop while studying at Marymount University.
Software | Initial Course | Year in Program | Cost |
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Adobe Photoshop | ID-122 Sketching & Rendering for Ideas |
Year 1 (B.A.) Year 1 (M.A.) |
$20/month Adobe CC subscription at Adobe.com |
Adobe Illustrator | ID-223 Presentation Drawings |
Year 2 (B.A.) Year 1 (M.A.) |
$20/month Adobe CC subscription at Adobe.com |
AutoCAD | ID Elective (optional) | Year 4 (B.A.) Year 3 (M.A.) |
Free for students at Autodesk.com |
SketchUp | No formal instruction | $55/year at SketchUp.com | |
Revit Architecture | ID-223 Presentation Drawings |
Year 2 (B.A.) Year 1 (M.A.) |
Free for students at Autodesk.com |
Revit Architecture | ID-325 – Construction Docs ID-545 – Graduate CDs |
Year 3 (B.A.) Year 2 (M.A.) |
Free for students at Autodesk.com |
Enscape | ID-223 Presentation Drawings |
Year 2 (B.A.) Year 1 (M.A.) |
Free for students at Enscape3d.com |
Adobe InDesign | ID-408 Senior Capstone I ID-698 Thesis I |
Year 4 (B.A.)
Year 3 (M.A.) |
$20/month Adobe CC subscription at Adobe.com |
Microsoft Office | ID-101 Intro to ID and Theory ID-500 Practice, Theory, and Research |
Year 1 (B.A.)
Year 1 (M.A.) |
Free for students at Office.com |
ZOOM | Advising and Office Hours | Year 1 (B.A.) Year 1 (M.A.) |
Free download at Zoom.us |