Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
Curriculum as of Fall 20-21
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Total Credit Hours |
132 |
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| General Education Requirements | 33 | Credit Hours | |
| Course Code | Course Title | Prerequisite(s) | Credit Hours |
| ARL 101 (A) | Communication Skills in Arabic I | No Prerequisite | 3 |
| ENG 200 | English II |
IELTS average score of 6 or EMSAT average score of 1400 or passing grade in ENG102 FWS100/USS001 as Co-req if placed in ENG200 |
3 |
| FWS 100 |
Academic Skills for Success |
No Prerequisite | 3 |
| FWS 205 | UAE and GCC Society | ENG102+ FWS100(E ) or FWS100(E) as co-requisite if students enter to ENG200 course directly | 3 |
| FWS 305 | Technical Communications for Work Place | ENG 200 + completion of 45 Credit hours | 3 |
| FWS 310 | Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ENG 200 + completion of 60 Credit hours | 3 |
| GEN 101 | Introductory Artificial Intelligence | STT 100 | 3 |
| GES 201 | General Sciences | ENG102+ FWS100(E ) or FWS100(E) as co-requisite if students enter to ENG200 course directly | 3 |
| ISL 100 (A) | Islamic Culture | No Prerequisite | 3 |
| MTT 101 | Mathematics for Science and Technology | MTH 100 or Math Placement Test | 3 |
| STT 100 | General Statistics | 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 | DES 120+DES 130 | 3 |
| DES 220 | Architectural History I | ENG 200 | 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 | IND 235 + DES 210 | 3 |
| IND 275 | Interior Design Studio II | IND 215 + IND 240 | 3 |
| IND 290 | Furniture Design | IND 215 or DES 210 | 3 |
| 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 |
| IND 335 | Textiles | IND 290 | 3 |
| IND 340 | Interior Design Studio IV | IND 315 + IND 335 | 3 |
| IND 350 | Materials and Specifications | IND255 | 3 |
| ARC 420 | Env. Design II: Energy and Systems | ARC 320 or (ARC 240 + ARC 270) | 3 |
| DES 410 | Research Methods & Programming | IND 315 | 3 |
| IND 390 | Professional Practice & Ethics | IND 315 | 3 |
| IND 399 | Internship | 90 Credit Hours + IND 390 | 3 |
| IND 415 | Interior Design Studio V | IND 340 | 3 |
| IND 430 | Graduation Project I | DES 410 + IND 280 | 3 |
| IND 460 | Working Drawings | IND 350 + ARC 420 | 3 |
| IND 470 | Graduation Project II | IND 430 + IND 415 | 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 | IND 290 | 3 |
| IND 582 | Islamic Interiors | DES 220 | 3 |
| DES 580 | Architectural Photography | DES 220 or LAR 230 | 3 |
| ARC 540 | Sustainable Design | ARC 420 or ARC 410 | 3 |
| ARC 582 | 3D Modeling | DES 210 or ARC 280 | 3 |
| ARC 583 | Building Information Modeling | DES 210 or ARC 280 | 3 |
| ARC 590 | Building Economics | IND 460 or ARC 340 | 3 |
Effective Fall 12-13