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2023 - 2024 Catalog Year
Processes for Interior Design (Part-time)

Degree: Short-term Technical Certificate
Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences

This Sample Program Pathway is designed to provide an example of course selections in a term by term sequence. Please see an Academic Advisor for a plan specific to your academic needs.

Fall Semester (First Year)
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Description: Introduction to various graphic media tools and techniques, including sketching, manual drafting, and computer assisted drafting as appropriate to the built environment. Includes developing 3D visualization and analysis skills. Two classroom, two lab hours per week.

Description: Examination of the stylistic development of interior design, domestic furniture and furnishings from classical times to the present.

Prerequisites: DEV 0035

 

Term hours subtotal:

6

Spring Semester (First Year)
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Notes: Spring only Prerequisite of VIS1100 and VIS1110 or department chair approval required. (For Certificate students only, see advisor about having prerequisites waived). Strongly recommended to complete CAT1101 before IND1230

Description: Overview of specifications, relative costs, performance properties and installation methods of materials, including textiles used in interior design.

Notes: Spring only

Description: Course will cover Josef Albers color theory, the effect of light on color and color psychology, including forecasting and trends.

Notes: Spring only

 

Term hours subtotal:

10

Fall Semester (Second Year)
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Description: Students investigate the design of health care, institutional, hospitality, retail and office environments and identify basic historical exterior styles. Design projects will integrate corporate culture, building codes, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, aesthetic, social and psychological factors. Advanced oral and visual presentation skills. Two classroom, four lab hours per week.

Notes: Fall only

Prerequisites: CAT 1101 and IND 1230 and IND 1234

Notes: Fall only

Prerequisites: CAT 1101 and IND 1230

 

Term hours subtotal:

8

This information is for planning purposes only. Sinclair College will make every effort to offer curriculum listed above but reserves the right to change, add and cancel curriculum offerings for unforeseen circumstances. View current catalog.