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General Education Requirements 33 Credit Hours IND 315 Interior Design Studio III IND 275 or ARC 250 3

ARC 320 Env. Design I: Lighting & Acoustics IND 260 or ARC 210 3
Course Credit
Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Hours IND 335 Textiles IND 290 3
ARL 101(A) Communication Skills in Arabic Lang. No Prerequisite 3 IND 340 Interior Design Studio IV IND 315 + IND 335 3
IELTS average score of 6 or EMSAT average IND 350 Materials and Specifications IND 255 3
ENG 200 English II score of 1400 or passing grade in ENG 102 3
FWS 100/USS001 as Co-req if placed in ENG 200 ARC 420 Env. Design II: Energy and Systems ARC 320 or (ARC 240 + ARC 270) 3
FWS 305 Technical Communication for Workplace ENG 200 + Completion of 45 CHs. 3 DES 410 Research Methods & Programming IND 315 3
FWS 310 Fundamentals of Innovation & Entrepreneurship ENG 200 + Completion of 60 CHs. 3 IND 390 Professional Practice & Ethics IND 315 3
ISL 100 Islamic Culture No Prerequisite 3 IND 399 Internship 90 Credit Hours + IND 390 3
STT 100 General Statistics No Prerequisite 3 IND 415 Interior Design Studio V IND 340 + Senior Status 3
MTT 101 Pre-Calculus Math Placement Test or MTG 100 (C grade) 3 IND 430 Graduation Project I DES 410 + IND 280 3
GES 201 General Science ENG 102 3 IND 460 Working Drawings IND 350 + ARC 420 3
ENG 102+ FWS 100 /USS001 IND 470 Graduation Project II IND 430 + IND 415 6
FWS 205 UAE and GCC Society 3
FWS 100/USS001 (Co) if placed in ENG 200 directly PRE 001 Professional Elective 1 - 3
GEN 101 Introductory Artificial Intelligence STT 100 3 PRE 002 Professional Elective 2 - 3
GEN 102 Introduction to Big Data Analytics STT 100 3

Major Requirements 93 Credit Hours Open Electives 6 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
OPE00 1 Open Elective I - 3
IND 100 Introduction to Interior Design No Prerequisite 3
OPE00 2 Open Elective II - 3
DES 100 Graphic Thinking and Freehand Drawing No Prerequisite 3
Students choose PRE 001 and PRE 002 from the following list of proposed professional electives.
DES 110 Design Communication I No Prerequisite 3
DES 120 Design Communication II DES 110 3
Professional Electives
DES 130 Design Foundations DES 100 3
DES 210 Computer Aided Design DES 120 3 Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
IND 215 Interior Design Studio I DES 110 + IND 100 3 IND 581 Advanced Furniture Design and Detailing IND 290 3
DES 220 Architectural History I ENG 200 3 IND 582 Islamic Interiors DES 220 3
IND 235 Building Technology I DES 120 + DES 130 3 DES 580 Architectural Photography DES 220 or LAR 230 3
IND 255 Building Technology II IND 235 3 ARC 540 Sustainable Design ARC 420 or ARC 410 3
IND 240 Color Theory in Design Applications No Prerequisite 3 ARC 583 Building Information Modeling DES 210 or ARC 280 3
IND 280 History of Interior Design DES 220 3 ARC 590 Building Economics IND 460 or ARC 340 3
IND 260 Interior Construction IND 235 + DES 210 3 ARC 582 3D Modelling ARC 280 or DES 210 3
IND 275 Interior Design Studio II IND 215 + IND 240 3
IND 290 Furniture Design IND 215 or DES 210 3

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