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IND 260 - Interior Construction in design provides a very rich scale (apartment, villa, duplex),
domain of investigation and poses Depending on human needs to meet
Credit Hours: 3 (1 lecture+ 4 studio) problems whose solution relies upon aesthetic and functional values.
Prerequisite: IND 235 + DES 120 judgment, creativity, and integration Emphasis is placed on: large housing
This course will develop interior of a multitude of skills. This course needs and decisions, principles
construction knowledge to solve addresses design problems and and elements of design, selection,
interior architectural problems in new revisits the architectural design and organization of furnishings,
construction with an emphasis on process with emphasis on the study color theories, interior space
high-rise structures. of methods for reformulating the treatment (floor and wall coverings,
design synthesis.. window treatments, lighting), and
This course is an introduction to accessories. Design programming
construction and detail drawings. It IND 290 - Furniture will be conducted to cover
enables students to gain knowledge Design prospected residents’ requirements
in interior finishes and to implement client questionnaire and trend
that into their drawings. Credit Hours: 3 (1 lecture+ 4 studio) survey will be implemented, and
Prerequisite: DES210 or IND215 advanced knowledge of building
The aim of this course is to increase
the students’ implementation of This course will study furniture systems, codes, regulations, and
working drawings for any given through the Theory and application building characteristics will be taken
project. of furniture design and construction into consideration in the proposed
emphasizing the continuing design.
IND 350 - Materials and development of three-dimensional
Specifications design skills and attention to ARC 320 - Environmental Design
I Lighting and Acoustics
Credit Hours: 3.00 (3+0) physical detail; aspects of structure,
Prerequisite: IND 255 ergonomics, and aesthetics are Credit Hours: 3 (2 lecture + 2 studio)
addressed in the process of Prerequisite: IND 260 or ARC 210
This course examines various aspects designing and constructing furniture
of materials and finishes applicable pieces. This course focuses on the This course is a comprehensive
to the interior environment and issues related to customized furniture overview of the luminous and sonic
is delivered face-to-face through design including construction, styles, environment with consideration to
lectures, assignments, and project function, and technical aspects. energy conscious design. Content
work. The course will focus on includes human physiological and
interior materials and specifications Through the study of the human psychological perceptions of light
and will include their applications, form and by researching appropriate in the built environment, natural
performance, limitations, production materials and construction and electric light sources, day
methods, and environmental impacts. techniques, students develop a lighting design techniques, lighting
With an emphasis on commercial design for a furniture prototype measurements and controls, light
interiors, the course will enable from conception to construction. and form, computations for quantity
students to consider and compare The student should be able to and quality light, and the use of
alternatives when selecting materials demonstrate his/her knowledge illuminated models for day lighting
for an interior design project. The understanding and skills to develop and electric lighting design, the base
course will help students formulate and evaluate design prototypes principles of acoustics impacting
specifications of the materials, take for multiple projects, varying in room acoustics, mechanical system
off quantities, and work out rough scale. The student will have the noise, sound absorption and
cost estimates for a project. necessary techniques to translate isolation, and the basic principles of
design concepts to finish prototypes. electrical systems.
All projects will be submitted and
DES 410 - Research Methods and evaluated face-to-face. IND 399 A - Internship
Programming Credit Hours: 1.5
IND 275 - Interior Design Studio Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours + IND
Credit Hours: 3 II 390
Prerequisite: IND 315
Credit Hours: 3 (1 lecture + 4 studio) This course focuses on getting the
This course would provide an Prerequisite: IND 215 + IND 240 student practically involved in the
essential introduction to the process day-to-day business events in a
of research within architecture This course introduces advanced relevant, modern, and automated
and Interior Design. Research principles to initiate residential
interior design projects on a large organization. The student will follow

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