Interior Design
About the Program
Bachelor of Science Degree: 189.0 quarter credits
The mission of the interior design program is to educate the student as a developing professional through academic coursework and entry-level co-operative employment.The program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
Faculty share a commitment to a philosophy of an integrated curriculum that demands that the student be simultaneously and sequentially involved with diverse disciplines and concepts, faculty and other students. The interior design curriculum is structured to enable the program to teach both the fundamentals of interior design and reflect changes in the profession.
Mission
The BS Interior Design Program at the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is committed to developing creative thinkers, responsible citizens and professional leaders through academics and cooperative education. We view our curriculum, organized sequentially, beginning with the fundamentals of interior design and technical competencies, continuing through the integrated design studio as the foundation for developing creative thinkers and potential leaders. When this focused pedagogy is paired with broad liberal arts study and the experiential learning of a well-established cooperative program, students are ready for collaboration and adaptive thinking that will prepare them for leadership in the profession. Teaching, advising and collaborating with students in a personalized setting insure that each student has the opportunity for intellectual and personal growth. We seek to cultivate students who acknowledge their responsibilities to the welfare of the public and the stewardship of the environment and who can lead in a multifaceted profession and ever-changing world.
The goals of the Drexel BS Interior Design Program are to:
- Expose the student to a variety of design experiences, attitudes and viewpoints.
- Develop innovative, creative problem solvers who can make aesthetic judgments and be critical of those judgments.
- Enable the student to learn the personal and professional responsibilities inherent in working together.
- Develop students who are responsible for the health, safety, welfare, shelter, support, and the enrichment of all occupants of the interior environment.
- Instill in the student awareness and sensitivity to environmental, social, cultural and ethical responsibilities.
For more information about this major, visit the College's Interior Design page.
Degree Requirements
| General education requirements | ||
| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| PHYS 103 | General Physics I | 4.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 2.0 |
| Arts and humanities electives | 9.0 | |
| Natural science elective | 4.0 | |
| Social science electives | 6.0 | |
| Free electives * | 24.0 | |
| Visual studies requirements | ||
| ARTH 101 | History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval | 3.0 |
| ARTH 102 | History of Art II: High Renaissance to Modern | 3.0 |
| ARTH 103 | History of Art- Early to Late Modern | 3.0 |
| VSST 101 | Design I | 4.0 |
| VSST 102 | Design II | 4.0 |
| VSST 103 | Design III | 4.0 |
| VSST 110 | Introductory Drawing | 3.0 |
| VSST 201 | Multimedia: Performance | 4.0 |
| or VSST 202 | Multimedia: Space | |
| VSST 203 | Multimedia: Materials | 4.0 |
| VSST 301 | Painting I | 4.0 |
| VSST 311 | Sculpture I | 4.0 |
| Interior design requirements | ||
| INTR 160 | Visualization I: Computer Imaging | 3.0 |
| INTR 200 | History of Modern Architecture and Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 211 | Textiles for Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 220 | Visualization II: Orthographic | 3.0 |
| INTR 225 | Environmental Design Theory | 3.0 |
| INTR 231 | Structure | 4.0 |
| INTR 232 | Interior Studio I | 4.0 |
| INTR 233 | Interior Studio II | 4.0 |
| INTR 241 | Visualization III: Digital | 3.0 |
| INTR 245 | Visualization IV: 3D Modeling | 3.0 |
| INTR 250 | Interior Materials | 3.0 |
| INTR 300 [WI] | Visual Culture: Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 305 [WI] | Visual Culture: Furniture | 3.0 |
| INTR 331 | Residential Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 341 | Visualization V: Methods | 3.0 |
| INTR 350 | Interior Detailing | 3.0 |
| INTR 351 | Interior Lighting | 3.0 |
| INTR 430 | Commercial Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 442 | Hospitality Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 445 | Contract Documentation for Interior Design | 3.0 |
| INTR 450 [WI] | Professional Practice | 3.0 |
| INTR 451 | Interior Systems | 3.0 |
| INTR 491 | Senior Project I | 3.0 |
| INTR 492 | Senior Project II | 3.0 |
| INTR 493 | Senior Project III | 3.0 |
| Interior Design (INTR) elective | 3.0 | |
| Total Credits | 189.0 | |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Center. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
Sample Plans of Study
Interior Design: Cycle A
(See Below for Study Abroad plan of study)
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 101 | History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| PHYS 103 | General Physics I | 4.0 |
| UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| VSST 101 | Design I | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| VSST 102 | Design II | 4.0 |
| UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| VSST 110 | Introductory Drawing | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ARTH 102 | History of Art II: High Renaissance to Modern | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| INTR 160 | Visualization I: Computer Imaging | 3.0 |
| VSST 103 | Design III | 4.0 |
| Social science elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| INTR 220 | Visualization II: Orthographic | 3.0 |
| INTR 225 | Environmental Design Theory | 3.0 |
| INTR 231 | Structure | 4.0 |
| INTR 250 | Interior Materials | 3.0 |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| ARTH 103 | History of Art- Early to Late Modern | 3.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 0.0 |
| INTR 232 | Interior Studio I | 4.0 |
| INTR 241 | Visualization III: Digital | 3.0 |
| INTR 305 [WI] | Visual Culture: Furniture | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| INTR 211 | Textiles for Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 233 | Interior Studio II | 4.0 |
| INTR 245 | Visualization IV: 3D Modeling | 3.0 |
| Social science elective | 3.0 | |
| Natural science elective | 4.0 | |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 7 | ||
| INTR 200 | History of Modern Architecture and Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 331 | Residential Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 341 | Visualization V: Methods | 3.0 |
| INTR 350 | Interior Detailing | 3.0 |
| VSST 202 or 201 | Multimedia: Space Multimedia: Performance | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 8 | ||
| INTR 300 [WI] | Visual Culture: Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 351 | Interior Lighting | 3.0 |
| INTR 430 | Commercial Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 451 | Interior Systems | 3.0 |
| Arts and Humanities elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 9 | ||
| VSST 203 | Multimedia: Materials | 4.0 |
| Interior design (INTR) elective | 3.0 | |
| Arts and Humanities electives | 6.0 | |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 10 | ||
| INTR 442 | Hospitality Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 450 [WI] | Professional Practice | 3.0 |
| INTR 491 | Senior Project I | 3.0 |
| VSST 301 | Painting I | 4.0 |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 11 | ||
| INTR 445 | Contract Documentation for Interior Design | 3.0 |
| INTR 492 | Senior Project II | 3.0 |
| Free electives | 9.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 12 | ||
| INTR 493 | Senior Project III | 3.0 |
| VSST 311 | Sculpture I | 4.0 |
| Free electives | 6.0 | |
| Term Credits | 13.0 | |
| Total Credit: 189.0 | ||
Interior Design: Cycle A with Study Abroad
| Term 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 101 | History of Art I: Ancient to Medieval | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101 | Expository Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| PHYS 103 | General Physics I | 4.0 |
| UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| VSST 101 | Design I | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| ENGL 102 | Persuasive Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
| UNIV A101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
| VSST 102 | Design II | 4.0 |
| VSST 110 | Introductory Drawing | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ARTH 102 | History of Art II: High Renaissance to Modern | 3.0 |
| ENGL 103 | Analytical Writing and Reading | 3.0 |
| INTR 160 | Visualization I: Computer Imaging | 3.0 |
| VSST 103 | Design III | 4.0 |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| INTR 220 | Visualization II: Orthographic | 3.0 |
| INTR 225 | Environmental Design Theory | 3.0 |
| INTR 231 | Structure | 4.0 |
| INTR 250 | Interior Materials | 3.0 |
| Social science elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| ARTH 103 | History of Art- Early to Late Modern | 3.0 |
| COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development | 0.0 |
| INTR 232 | Interior Studio I | 4.0 |
| INTR 241 | Visualization III: Digital | 3.0 |
| INTR 305 [WI] | Visual Culture: Furniture | 3.0 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
| Term Credits | 16.0 | |
| Term 6 | ||
| INTR 211 | Textiles for Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 233 | Interior Studio II | 4.0 |
| INTR 245 | Visualization IV: 3D Modeling | 3.0 |
| Natural science elective | 4.0 | |
| Social science elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 7 | ||
| INTR 200 | History of Modern Architecture and Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 331 | Residential Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 341 | Visualization V: Methods | 3.0 |
| INTR 350 | Interior Detailing | 3.0 |
| VSST 203 | Multimedia: Materials | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 8 | ||
| INTR 300 [WI] | Visual Culture: Interiors | 3.0 |
| INTR 351 | Interior Lighting | 3.0 |
| INTR 430 | Commercial Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 451 | Interior Systems | 3.0 |
| VSST 202 or 201 | Multimedia: Space Multimedia: Performance | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 17.0 | |
| Term 9 | ||
| Electives (Study Abroad) | 18.0 | |
| Term Credits | 18.0 | |
| Term 10 | ||
| INTR 442 | Hospitality Design Studio | 4.0 |
| INTR 450 [WI] | Professional Practice | 3.0 |
| INTR 491 | Senior Project I | 3.0 |
| VSST 301 | Painting I | 4.0 |
| Term Credits | 14.0 | |
| Term 11 | ||
| INTR 445 | Contract Documentation for Interior Design | 3.0 |
| INTR 492 | Senior Project II | 3.0 |
| Arts and Humanities electives | 6.0 | |
| Interior design (INTR) elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 15.0 | |
| Term 12 | ||
| INTR 493 | Senior Project III | 3.0 |
| VSST 311 | Sculpture I | 4.0 |
| Free elective | 3.0 | |
| Arts and Humanities elective | 3.0 | |
| Term Credits | 13.0 | |
| Total Credit: 189.0 | ||
Co-op/Career Opportunities
Interior design is a multi-faceted field and includes careers with interior design firms, architectural firms, and facilities management organizations; in governmental agencies; and in the furniture and textile industries.
Co-Op Experiences
Some past co-op employers of interior design students include:
- Ballinger Company
- Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Facilities
- Daroff Design
- DAS
- Eberlein Design Consultants
- Ewing Cole
- Floss Barber Inc.
- Gensler, New York City
- Granary Associates
- H2L2 Architects/Planners
- Hillier Berman
- Herman Miller
- Kling Stubbins
- Knoll International
- Marguerite Rogers
- Perkins Eastman, Chicago
- RJMJ
- Space Design, Inc.
- University of Pennsylvania Facilities
- West Chester University Facilities Office
Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center page for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.
About the Accelerated Degree Program
Qualified students in Interior Design have the option of continuing on into the graduate Interior Architecture + Design program to obtain a dual BS/MS degree. This program allows highly motivated students to graduate with both degrees in a total of five years. Students apply for this accelerated program when they complete 90 credits of coursework, and before completing 120 credits.
Additional requirements for acceptance into the Dual Degree Program:
- Overall GPA of undergraduate coursework – 3.2 minimum
- Overall GPA of interior design studio coursework – 3.5 minimum
- Portfolio Review – interior studio work and foundation visual work
- Essay – address reason for application, attitude towards profession, professional goals and leadership qualities you possess
- Two letters of recommendation speaking to your work ethic and leadership skills.
Evaluation Process
There will be a committee of interiors faculty that reviews the applications and discusses the merits of the student to undergo the intensity and rigor of the final two years of the program. The Committee will consist of no less than three members – Director of the Interiors programs, Associate Director BS Interior Design program and the Associate Director MS Interior Architecture + Design program.
Students should visit the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design for more information.
Facilities
All majors in the college integrate use of discipline-specific and general use software in CoMAD’s sixteen computer labs. College lab equipment includes scanners, printers, plotters, computer/video projection systems and other peripheral devices as appropriate to each major. In addition, students have access to general use computer labs in the University’s Korman center.
Design studios in Nesbitt Hall are used by fashion design, interior design, graphic design, and design & merchandising majors. Nesbitt Hall also houses our donor-supported Urban Outfitters Design & Merchandising Center. Additional studio space in the Design Annex accommodates product design, painting, sculpture and a large woodworking shop with industrial-quality equipment. This is available for use by students for three-dimensional coursework or individual projects.
The Department of Architecture's offices and 2 + 4 Option studios are located on the first floor of 3201 Arch Street—a Drexel loft building of strong architectural character. This facility also contains supporting seminar and computer rooms. Teaching facilities for evening program architectural instruction are located in a loft space on the fourth floor of the Main Building.
The fourth floor of the Academic Building is occupied by a 10,000- square-foot photography lab, lighting studios, and two digital imaging labs. It offers professional-quality equipment in a comfortable working environment.
Film and video facilities include two fully equipped television studios; digital editing facilities; video-editing suites; film editors; and specially outfitted multimedia rooms for all courses. Loan equipment available to students includes digital video cameras; Bolex, Gizmo and Arriflex film cameras; and field lighting and audio equipment. Additionally, the college operates a cable television station reaching over 400,000 households.
The music industry major’s digital audio labs and recording studios in MacAlister Hall and University Crossings offer opportunities for the creation, modification, analysis, and recording of sound and music using analog and digital media.
The Mandell Theater provides a 420-seat proscenium theater with scene shop, dressing rooms, and costume shop. Costume is taught with primary source material from Drexel’s 7,000- piece Historic Costume Collection.
The Ellen Forman Memorial Dance Studio, adjacent to the Mandell Theater is the primary studio for the Dance major.
In University Crossings, a 25,000 square foot space houses offices for film, video, screenwriting, and playwriting faculty as well as two state-of-the-art digital editing facilities, a shooting and motion capture studio with special effects capability, two screening rooms, several multi-media classrooms, a laboratory for game development and research, laboratories for other digital media purposes and for music industry, and a well-stocked equipment room.
Courses
INTR 150 Issues of the Interior Environment 3.0 Credits
Introduces the interior design discipline. Uses lectures, guest speakers, discussions, and assignments to examine topical issues of the profession, teach professional responsibilities, and develop an understanding of the history and organization of the interior design profession.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INTR 160 Visualization I: Computer Imaging 3.0 Credits
An introductory course that explores the use of proprietary computer applications for communications and the preparation of visual materials in Interior Design. The course introduces and reinforces classic design principles for expert visual communication of ideas through digital techniques from an Interior Design perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
INTR 200 History of Modern Architecture and Interiors 3.0 Credits
Covers development of modern architecture and interiors in the 19th and 20th centuries. Develops a vocabulary for discussing architecture; an understanding of how various factors affect design; and a familiarity with names, movements, and buildings that are part of historical development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INTR 211 Textiles for Interiors 3.0 Credits
This course is a comprehensive introduction to textiles and their use in the interior design profession.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
INTR 220 Visualization II: Orthographic 3.0 Credits
This course explores design communication skills through hand drawing and model building exercises. Orthographic drawing skills are developed through investigation of plan, section, elevation and three dimensional drawings.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
INTR 225 Environmental Design Theory 3.0 Credits
This course introduces design students to the relationship between people and the build environment. Understanding how people perceive, interact with, and are affected by their surroundings through readings and design exercieses make evident the significance of the psychological, pyshicological, social and cultural concepts of environmental behavior as an integral part of the designed environment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
INTR 231 Structure 4.0 Credits
Investigates structure as an organizing principle in design by man and nature. Explores the basic objective and subjective relationships between form and function. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: VSST 103 [Min Grade: C-] or VSST 106 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 232 Interior Studio I 4.0 Credits
Primary spatial course. Involves conscious recognition of the manipulability of space or spaces within a given volume and small-scale environmental orientation. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 231 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 233 Interior Studio II 4.0 Credits
Covers diagramming program requirements, designing for complex spatial requirements with an awareness of building systems (e.g., partitions, heating/ventilating/cooling, lighting), and furniture. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 232 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 241 Visualization III: Digital 3.0 Credits
An intensive introduction to two and three dimensional drawing and visualization through the computer. This course explores orthographic and perspective drawing conventions and techniques from a digital perspective.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 231 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 245 Visualization IV: 3D Modeling 3.0 Credits
An intensive introduction to advanced modeling and rendering software. Students will explore lighting, materiality, advanced form and spatial experience through realistic three-dimensional digital models.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 241 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 250 Interior Materials 3.0 Credits
Introduces basic construction materials and how they may be used successfully by the interior designer. Includes sample materials, visual aids, and guest speakers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
INTR 300 [WI] Visual Culture: Interiors 3.0 Credits
Visual Culture: Interiors addresses the interior environment by studying the role history, economics, culture, materials and technological developments, impact decisions made by designers on interior spaces. While comparing historical context with specific knowledge, this course will enable the student to be a more articulate designer by a comprehensive examination of the interiors. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
INTR 305 [WI] Visual Culture: Furniture 3.0 Credits
An overview of furniture in relationship to interiors, and its influences reaching from the roots of antiquity to the impact of technology in today's products. It is the study of artifacts from various time periods and cultures in relation to social and political developments, life and work styles, visual arts, and economic influences.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INTR 310 Sustainability: History, Theory and Critic 3.0 Credits
Course examines the meaning and implications of sustainable design to develop an informed interpretation and working assessment of this movement. Concepts and methodologies are explored through assigned readings, class discussion, feild trips and team research.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
INTR 331 Residential Design Studio 4.0 Credits
Provides experience with extensive real space. Emphasizes recognizing its aesthetic quality and maximizing its potential to meet the requirements of the inhabitants, by stylistic quality and elaboration in the selection and application of furniture finishes and accessories. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 233 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 341 Visualization V: Methods 3.0 Credits
An advanced course in visualization for Interior Design. Hybrid representation strategies and specialized topics in digital and hand rendering will be covered.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INTR 245 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 350 Interior Detailing 3.0 Credits
Covers basic considerations of interior construction and detailing and their application.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INTR 250 [Min Grade: D] and INTR 233 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 351 Interior Lighting 3.0 Credits
This course analyzes human needs and the perceptual responses of both general and special populations. It introduces the lighting design theory and principles and explores methods of creating mood and atmosphere with light. It develops vocabulary, documentation methods and understanding of energy conservation, lighting standards, and safety.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INTR 350 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 399 Independent Study In Interior Design 0.5-12.0 Credits
Provides individualized study in interior design in a specialized area. May be repeated for credit. Department permission required.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
INTR 410 Collaborative Research in Sustainability 3.0 Credits
This cumulative course is the advanced students' opportunity to participate in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team in which the students will be applying sustainable technical and conceptual education in the context of 3rd party competitions, internally defined design challenges or applied research.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
Prerequisites: ARCH 320 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 430 Commercial Design Studio 4.0 Credits
Covers design of institutional-commercial interiors, including space planning, selection of materials and furnishings toward a synthesized environment, and development of specifications. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: INTR 331 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 435 Topical Issues Studio 4.0 Credits
Investigates topical issues reflective of physical, social, cultural, and psychological needs, addressing special user groups or purposes. Studio.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: INTR 331 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 441 Furniture Design 4.0 Credits
Covers design of environmental elements, simultaneous concerns with craftsmanship and the application of materials to ideas, and development of prototypes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: VSST 203 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 442 Hospitality Design Studio 4.0 Credits
Covers design of commercial hospitality interiors, including spatial layout, custom furnishings, lighting, selection of materials, and code requirements. Includes professionally juried presentations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
Prerequisites: INTR 430 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 445 Contract Documentation for Interior Design 3.0 Credits
Provides an understanding of the basic procedures and techniques for the development of construction drawings and furniture documentation. Requires students to use case studies to produce a set of drawings representative of current interior design industry standards.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: INTR 245 [Min Grade: D] and INTR 430 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 450 [WI] Professional Practice 3.0 Credits
Surveys contemporary business methods, practices, and procedures in the operation of a design firm, including legal and ethical implications. Examines these practices through case studies and lectures by design professionals. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: INTR 331 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 451 Interior Systems 3.0 Credits
Introduces building systems ? mechanical, electrical, ceiling and furniture systems ? and their effect on the interior environment. Includes visual aids and guest speakers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: INTR 350 [Min Grade: D]
INTR 465 Special Topics in Interior Design 1.0-12.0 Credit
Provides study in interior design on a special topic or on an experimental basis. May be repeated for credit if topics vary.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
INTR 470 Competition Studio 3.0 Credits
Competition opportunities from regional to international from professional to philanthropic allow for investigations of diverse contemporary issues surrounding the built environment. Students work under direction of a faculty member(s) to discuss, explore and develop solutions for entry into noteworthy competitions.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
INTR 491 Senior Project I 3.0 Credits
Part one of the 3-term senior project where students develop a capstone independent design project from concept, research and programming to complete design development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
Prerequisites: INTR 430 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 492 Senior Project II 3.0 Credits
Part two of the 3-term senior project where students develop a capstone independent design project from concept, research and programming to complete design development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
Prerequisites: INTR 491 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 493 Senior Project III 3.0 Credits
Part three of the 3-term senior project where students develop a capstone independent design project from concept, research and programming to complete design development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is INTR.
Prerequisites: INTR 492 [Min Grade: C-]
INTR 496 Interior Design Investigations 3.0 Credits
Requires an exploratory design project to be initiated and researched by the student under guidance of a selected resource person. Includes professionally juried presentation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: INTR 442 [Min Grade: D]
