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        orthographic projection, shades and   DES 210  - Computer Aided   IND 215 - Interior Design Studio    IND 335 - Textiles            DES 410  - Research Methods &   room acoustics, mechanical system
        shadow, paraline drawing, sketching   Design                 I                                                                      Programming I                  noise, sound absorption and
        skills, drawing and projection                                                                        Credit Hours:  3 (2 lecture + 2 studio)                      isolation, and the basic principles of
        composition, Drafted and freehand   Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture+ 4 lab)  Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture + 4   Prerequisite:  IND 290   Credit Hours:  3               electrical systems.
        drawing of actual and proposed   Prerequisite:  DES 120       studio)                                 A study of fibers, yarns, fabric   Prerequisite:  IND 315
        environments is considered including   This course serves as an introduction   Prerequisite: DES 120 + DES 130 +    construction and finishes as related   Introduction to the design process   IND 399 - Internship
        analysis of light, shade, materials,   to various electronic media   IND 100                          to selection, use and care of fabrics.   used in interior design with   Credit Hours:  3
        textures and various contextual   employed within the practice of                                                                   emphasis on the study of methods   Prerequisite: 90 Credit Hours + IND
        elements. Basic linear multimedia   architecture and interior design.   A series of studio exercises to   IND 255 Building Technology II  for gathering data and analysis of   390
        software are also introduced to   Creative and effective skills in the   develop an understanding of the   Credit Hour:  3 (2 lecture+ 2 studio)  project information for the design
        students as a presentation and   use of computers in architecture   use of a model for structuring                                  synthesis.                     This course focuses on getting the
        design communication tool.    and interior design applications are   design information, fundamentals   Prerequisite:  IND 235                                     student practically involved in the
        Educational enrichment activities   consistently stressed. The course   of programming, research,     This course would assist the students   IND 290  - Furniture   day-to-day business events in a
        in this course will include field-trips   introduces the students to the   communication skills and the design   explore different advanced building               relevant, modern and automated
        to project exhibits as well as art   concepts of building information   process. This course is designed   systems and technologies as well   Design               organization. The student will follow a
        museums and architectural offices.  modeling. Students completing this   to introduce the students to the   as means of deploying them in   Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture+ 4 studio)  well-planned course of action during
                                      course will have a working knowledge   basic elements of design including   buildings. It will emphasize the   Prerequisite: IND 275 + DES 210  the period of training. The plan
        DES 120  - Design             of BIM software as well as advanced   vocabulary, configuration, form   prefabrication of internal structures                        will be devised jointly by the site-
        Communication II              rendering software and nonlinear   and order. Educational enrichment    including internal finishing,   This course will study furniture   supervisor and college-supervisor.
        Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture + 4 studio)  multimedia tools.   activities in this course will include   stairs and fittings. An overview of   through the evaluation of historic   The course is intended to be a
                                                                                                                                            furnishings as well as contemporary
                                                                                                                                                                           breakthrough experience in exposing
        Prerequisite: DES 110         DES 220  - Architectural History I   invited professionals for the jury and   advanced concepts and properties   furnishings. Issues include   student to the organizational work
                                                                     famous local interior designers as
        This course builds upon the                                  guest speakers.                          of additional different systems will   ergonomics, anthropometrics,   culture and the nature of business
                                                                                                              also be discussed, with emphasis
        drawing skills introduced in Design   Credit Hours:  3                                                                              quality of materials, and methods of   complexities.
        Communication I and introduces   Prerequisite: ENG 200       IND 235  - Building Technology I         on graphical communication. This   construction.
                                                                                                              course provides more advanced
        the students to three-dimensional   This course is an historical and                                                                IND 275  - Interior Design Studio   IND 390 - Professional Practice
        visualization of the built environment   conceptual survey of architecture   Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture+ 4 studio)  and specialized aspects of interior   II      and Ethics
        focusing on perspective projections.   from prehistory to Medieval. The   Prerequisite:  DES 120      construction elements and systems,                           Credit Hours:  3
                                                                                                              which define the space and provide
        The courses also introduces basic 3D   course will address questions of style                                                       Credit Hours:  3 (1 lecture + 4 studio)
        sketching techniques using manual   and cover the major movements   Discussion of various aspects of   character to interior spaces.   Prerequisite: IND 215 + IND 240  Prerequisite: IND 315
        and digital means.            and figures in architectural history.    the construction industry including   IND 260 - Interior Construction  This course concentrates on the   This course is an introduction to
                                                                     introduction of major branches
        DES 130 - Design Foundation   The course will focus on the way   of construction technology,          Credit Hours: 3 (1 lecture+ 4 studio)  Interior design of the personal   the organization, management, and
                                      architecture provides the physical,   fundamentals of structures and                                  environment at the individual level.   practice of Architecture and Interior
        Credit Hours: 3 (2 lecture + 2 studio)  spatial, and temporal frameworks   building design, typical construction   Prerequisite: IND 235 + DES 120  Emphasis is on residential design.  Design as a business and profession.
        Prerequisite: DES 100         for human interaction with nature,   materials and methods, construction   This course will develop the interior                     Emphasis is placed on the range of
        This is a foundation class in principles   the metaphysical realm, institutions,   management and cost factors, and   construction knowledge to solve   ARC 320 - Environmental Design   services provided, professional ethics,
        relating to all areas of design of the   others, and ourselves.  professional careers.                interior architectural problems in new   I Lighting and Acoustics  business management, marketing,
                                                                                                                                                                           contracts and negotiations, design
        built environment. The course is   IND 280 - History of Interior                                      construction with an emphasis upon   Credit Hours:  3 (2 lecture + 2 studio)
        designed to introduce the students   Design                  IND 240 - Color Theory in Design         high-rise structures. Special concern   Prerequisite: IND 260 or ARC 210  cost analysis/control, and other
        to the basic elements of design                              Applications                             in the adherence to building, fire and                       aspects of professional practice.
                                                                                                                                                                           The course introduces the students
        including vocabulary, configuration,   Credit Hours:  3      Credit Hours:  3                         handicapped accessibility codes is to   This course is a comprehensive
        form and order. The classes consist of   Prerequisite: DES 220  Prerequisite: No Prerequisite         be observed in the preparation of the   overview of the luminous and sonic   to effective techniques for resume
                                                                                                                                                                           writing, letters of introduction,
        both theoretical and practical studio                                                                 working drawings.             environment with consideration to
        which is based on assignments, field   This course will examine twentieth-   This course will study color theory   IND 350  - Materials and   energy conscious design. Content   portfolio preparation, and job
        studies and contextual study. The   and twenty-first (21st) century   and application relative to the   Specifications              includes human physiological and   interview techniques.
        studio assignments and exercises   architecture and its origins. Through   interior environment. Emphasis will                      psychological perceptions of light   ARC 420  - Environmental
        are aimed to demonstrate an   slide lectures, readings, and field   be placed on human response to    Credit Hours:  3 (2 lecture+ 2 studio)  in the built environment, natural   Design II: Energy and Systems
        understanding of the use of a model   trips. The course will focus on   color, science of color/light and color/  Prerequisite: IND 255  and electric light sources, day
        for structuring design information,   issues concerning style, technology,   pigment, principles of color design,                   lighting design techniques, lighting   Credit Hours:  3
        design process, research and   urbanism, regionalism, function,   and implementation through design   This course will study materials and   measurements and controls, light   Prerequisite: ARC 320 or (ARC 240 +
        communication skills.         and reform to address the diverse   projects.                           finishes applicable to the interior   and form, computations for quantity   ARC 270)
                                      forces that have shaped modern                                          environment including production   and quality light, and the use of
                                      architecture. This course will also                                     methods, limitations, quality control,   illuminated models for day lighting   This course will study of the
                                      discuss the recent history and                                          application, and uses. Emphasis is on   and electric lighting design, the base   influences of energy, human comfort,
                                      development of the field of interior                                    specification for commercial interiors   principles of acoustics impacting   climate, context, heating, cooling
                                      design.                                                                 and liability issues for designers.                          and water on the design of buildings
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