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INTERIOR DESIGN
View Interior Design––Preprofessional
A.A. (R): 306 Students interested in interior design can earn an A.A., an A.A.S., a certificate (three certificates are available), or a letter of recognition. These programs are described in the following sections. Interior Design––Preprofessional
(R): 306 This program offers beginning college-level courses for students who desire to continue study toward an advanced interior design degree. Content offerings will include concentration on general studies and interior design foundations, fundamental design, drawing, color, space planning, finish treatments, and professional business practices for interior designers. Technical development will include basic knowledge of drafting, historical topics, and presentation techniques for interior designers. Completion of all requirements for this program will lead to the award of the A.A. in arts and sciences. A suggested course sequence for students follows; all students should consult an interior design adviser before entering the program.
This program prepares students for entry-level positions in the interior design and related professions. Content offerings will include fundamental design; drawing; color; space planning; historical topics; fabrics, lighting, window, wall, and floor treatments; and professional business practices for interior designers. Technical development will include architectural drafting; preparation of estimates; design analysis; kitchen, bath, structural, mechanical, and electrical systems; and advanced presentation techniques for interior designers. Completion of the requirements for this program will lead to the award of the A.A.S. A suggested course sequence for full-time students follows; all students should consult an interior design adviser before entering the program.
Introductory Interior Design Certificate (R): 226 This curriculum is intended to provide new skills for individuals with no previous related education or experience; for students currently employed in unrelated careers, intending to make a significant career change; and for individuals intending to enter a first career in an entry-level assistantship position. Focus includes general foundation core education in interior design, combined with advanced and more technical courses, geared specifically to meet the career goals of the student. Course selection requires close supervision by the interior design adviser.
Advanced Interior Design Certificate (R): 224 This curriculum is intended to upgrade skills for currently employed individuals in interiors-related careers, to provide new skills, or to provide skills for a change in job specialization. The concentration is on technical and specialized education in advanced design topics, such as lighting, kitchen, bath, office, ADA, specifications, and other specialty career options within the interior design profession. Portfolio and/or resume review approval by the program adviser is required prior to enrollment in the advanced courses.
Design Industry Partnership Certificate (R): 225 This curriculum is intended to provide basic skills and foundation education in interior design and in a specialized career topic, indirectly related to interior design, in disciplines that partner with the interior design community. Typical interior design industry partners include advertising designers, architects, business owners (merchandising/retailing), contractors and builders, craftspeople, custom fabricators (drapery, etc.), fine artists (including sculptors), furniture designers and manufacturers, health care providers, insurance brokers, interior landscape designers, interior photographers, lawyers, mural artists and faux finishers, product representatives, specifiers and draftspeople, theater and set designers, weavers and textile manufacturers, and Web designers. The curriculum will provide the necessary knowledge of interior design as it relates to the student’s success in a career that requires a professional partnership with interior designers. The selected interior design courses will be taken in combination with the courses selected from the other discipline, or the student will demonstrate experience and accomplishment or completion of the other discipline. College sources, such as program coordinators from the “partner” disciplines, will be consulted for advising in the course selection. Close advising by the interior design coordinator is required.
Kitchen and Bath Design Letter of Recognition (R): 812 This sequence of five to seven courses is designed for persons who wish to develop skills in kitchen and bath design. To complete each course in this sequence, students must demonstrate skills in specific areas. A grade of C or better is required in each course.
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