ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM
INTERIOR DESIGN

The Associate of Arts Degree in Interior Design is for the career-oriented interior design student. Emphasis is placed on teaching the student a more technical and advanced level of design than the Certificate Program. This Program explores in-depth aspects of residential design,as well as large commercial projects such as resorts and hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, office complexes, hospitals and salons. Upon completion, students may also consider a design career in any of the following: model homes, retail design, set design, office spaceplanning, lighting design, interior illustration/rendering, hospitality design, health care, furniture, textile and wallcovering design.

The Degree Program is scheduled on a quarter system. The student has the option of completing this Program in 24, 30, or 42 months. Day and evening classes are available. Upon completion with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better, the student will be awarded an Associate of Arts Degree in Interior Design. The Degree Program has a total of 90 quarter credit units (equivalent to 60 semester credit units), including the 10 quarter credit units for the Certificate Program.

Courses or course requirements may be changed at any time by Interior Designers Institute, however, the number of credit units required for graduation will be the same as stated in the catalog upon enrollment.

300 ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING I
4 Units
Drafting skills and blueprint reading. Emphasis is placed on the structural aspects of residential and commercial blueprints.

301 HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE I
4 Units
Study of the history of both interiors and architecture from the Egyptian period to the 1900’s.

302 HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND ARCHITECTURE II
4 Units
Study of the history of both interiors and architecture from the 1900’s to the present.

303 RESIDENTIAL DESIGN I
4 Units
Assignment of a studio project in the residential field utilizing programming, schematic design and design development with emphasis on the spatial envelope. Students will specify all materials for the living space and complete the project by preparing a model and boards.

305 COMMERCIAL DESIGN I
4 Units
Assignment of a studio project in the commercial field. Lectures will be given for support information on various types of commercial installations. Students will complete the project by preparing a model and boards.

306 COMMERCIAL DESIGN II
4 Units
Students will study commercial design with emphasis on office systems, ergonomic seating and construction documents.

308 CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES
4 Units
Study of building techniques used in today’s building industry. Emphasis is placed on plumbing, electrical, heating and architect/interior design relations. Vocabulary used in the industry will be studied.