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Catalog 2015-16 
    
Catalog 2015-16 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interior Design


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Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

  

Semester Sequence


This is a suggested full-time schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education courses .



Fall Semester Year 1*


Spring Semester Year 1


Summer Semester Year 1


Fall Semester Year 2


Spring Semester Year 2


  

General Education - 18-20 Credits


General Education Requirements:


General Education Electives:


Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education courses . One of the 3-credit General Education courses must be a Diversity course. 

  • Arts and Humanities 3 Credit(s).
  • Biological and Physical Sciences 3-4 Credit(s).
  • Mathematics (MATH 125  or MATH 132  recommended) 3-4 Credit(s).
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences (PSYC 101  recommended) 3 Credit(s).
  • Wellness and Health or Information Technology 3 Credit(s).

Program Requirements and Electives - 42-46 Credits


Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*


Notes


*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed college coursework at other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101  in the first semester at CCBC. This is a 1-credit class, and it does not count towards the number of credits required for a degree or certificate. Students are required to provide an official transcript(s) to document successful completion of college coursework at another institution(s) for this requirement to be waived.

* A total of 60 Interior Design related course credits are required for NCIDQ exam eligibility. The AAS degree includes 42 of these credits; the additional 18 credits can be supplemented with elective courses. Verify with NCIDQ for acceptable courses.

Program Description


Interior designers combine problem solving skills and artistic vision to create environments that are safe, functional, sustainable, creative, aesthetically pleasing and enhance the human experience.  This degree program prepares students to apply their technical training and study of design fundamentals and concepts for positions in both residential and commercial specialties including interior design firms, architectural firms, corporate and facility planning, the materials, textiles, furniture and furnishing’s industries, to-the-trade and retail sales and services, interior design product design and manufacturing, and many other positions in the applied interior design and arts related industries.

Students who desire to transfer courses to an institution with a bachelor or master’s degree in an interior design related program should inquire with the program coordinator for course compatibility and transfer patterns. 

Courses may be taken in any sequence as long as course prerequisites are met. Some courses may be offered in alternate semesters only.

Program Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

  1. Apply creative and technical solutions with in the built environment using design fundamentals, theories, and concepts to address the functional needs, design aesthetics, and enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants.
  2. Employ the interior design process, which follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, programming, analysis, design development and integration of knowledge into the creative process to produce an interior space, which fulfill the project goals.
  3. Create design schematics using both manual and computer-aided techniques to produce to-scale drawings, construction documents, and presentation components.
  4. Select and specify materials, finishes, colors, furniture, fixtures, and equipment to appropriately express the aesthetic design concept, meet social, psychological and physiological needs, address functionality, sustainability, and environmental impact of the project as a whole and its individual parts with attention to maintenance and lifecycle performance, and adhering to safety and regulatory requirements.
  5. Conduct professional oral, written and graphic communication presentations.
  6. Coordinate and collaborate in teamwork structures within the Interior Design profession.

 

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