Back to Home		Total Credit Hours	132
University Requirements		33	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
ARL 100 (A)	Communication Skills in Arabic I	No Prerequisite	3
ENG 100	English I	ELI exit test or TOEFL 500	3
ENG 105	English II	ENG 100 + UNS 100	3
ENG 201	Business and Technical Communications	ENG 105	3
ISL 100 (A)	Islamic Culture	No Prerequisite	3
MTT 101	Mathematics for Science and Technology	MTG 100/Math Placement Test	3
NSC 201	Natural Sciences	No Prerequisite	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	No Prerequisite	3
SOC 201	UAE and GCC Society	No Prerequisite	3
STT 100	General Statistics	No Prerequisite	3
UNS 100	University Study Skills	No Prerequisite	3
Major Requirements		93	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
IND 100	Introduction to Interior Design	No Prerequisite	3
DES 100	Graphic Thinking and Freehand Drawing	No Prerequisite	3
DES 110	Design Communication I	No Prerequisite	3
DES 120	Design Communication II	DES 110	3
DES 130	Design Foundations	DES 100+IND 100	3
DES 210	Computer Aided Design	DES 120	3
IND 215	Interior Design Studio I	DES120+DES130	3
DES 220	Architectural History I	ENG 105	3
IND 235	Building Technology I	DES 120	3
IND 255	Building Technology II	IND 235	3
IND 240	Color Theory in Design Applications	No Prerequisite	3
IND 280	History of Interior Design	DES 220	3
IND 260	Interior Construction	IND235 + DES210	3
IND 275	Interior Design Studio II	IND215 + IND240	3
IND 290	Furniture Design	IND215 or DES210	3
IND 315	Interior Design Studio III	IND275 or ARC250	3
ARC 320	Env. Design I: Lighting & Acoustics	IND260 or ARC210	3
IND 335	Textiles	IND290	3
IND 340	Interior Design Studio IV	IND315 + IND335	3
IND 350	Materials and Specifications	IND255	3
ARC 420	Env. Design II: Energy and Systems	ARC320 or (ARC240 + ARC270)	3
DES 410	Research Methods & Programming	IND315	3
IND 390	Professional Practice & Ethics	IND315	3
IND 399	Internship	90 Credit Hours + IND390	3
IND 415	Interior Design Studio V	IND340	3
IND 430	Graduation Project I	DES410 + IND280	3
IND 460	Working Drawings	IND350 + ARC420	3
IND 470	Graduation Project II	IND430 + IND415	6
PRE001	Professional Elective 1		3
PRE002	Professional Elective 2		3
Open Electives		6	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
OPE001	Open Elective I	-	3
OPE002	Open Elective II	-	3

     Students choose PRE 001 and PRE 002 from the following list of proposed professional electives

Professional Electives		6	Credit Hours
Course Code	Course Title	Prerequisite(s)	Credit Hours
IND 581	Advanced Furniture Design and Detailing	IND290	3
IND 582	Islamic Interiors	DES220	3
DES 580	Architectural Photography	DES220 or LAR230	3
ARC 540	Sustainable Design	ARC420 or ARC410	3
ARC 582	3D Modeling	DES210 or ARC280	3
ARC 583	Building Information Modeling	DES210 or ARC280	3
ARC 590	Building Economics	IND460 or ARC340	3