an instructor. Prerequisite: Approval of Department Chairperson required and GPA requirement
INTD 2930 — 3 UNITS
BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
INTD 3260 — 3 UNITS (ELECTIVE COURSE)
An exploration of the business practices necessary to develop and maintain an interior design firm. Topics include professional ethics, contract docu-ments, vendor relations, association membership, marketing, networking, and social media opportu-nities. Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with INTD 2830 & INTD 2980
INTD 2960A — 3 UNITS (ELECTIVE COURSE)
CHAIRING STYLES CHAIRING STYLES
KITCHEN DESIGN
This course explores kitchen layouts, finish materi-als, appliance specifications, mechanical require-ments, and the client/contractor relationship.
INTD 3380 — 3 UNITS
ADVANCED RESIDENTIAL DESIGN
An exploration of the relationships between three disciplines: textile, fashion, and interior design—a fabric, fashion, and furniture collaboration. This course focuses on the development of the chair. Fundamental inspirations for the designs are in-vestigated through the creative process in aesthetic guidelines, structural integrity, and materials, as well as inventive and imaginative design solutions.
INTD 3380L — 3 UNITS
INTD 3410 — 3 UNITS SPECIFICATIONS & MATERIALS
with emphasis on preservation planning and conser-vation techniques applicable to the interior design profession.
A residential project, encompassing multiple hous-ing types based on class parameters that identify the specific type of interior environment. The culminating presentation emphasizes state-of-the-art kitchen and bath solutions, and explores spatial design strategies, technologies, and components that meet California building codes.
Utilizing technical drawing and presentation techniques, this course supports the design project developed in INTD 3380.
Further development of concepts explored in INTD 2960A. Students produce construction and presentation drawings, scale models, written proposals, and portfolios for consideration and selection by industry manufacturers. Prerequi-site: Selection through Application and Portfolio. Must be taken concurrently with INTD 2960A
INTD 2980 — 3 UNITS PRESENTATION & PORTFOLIO
INTD 3540A — 3 UNITS BUILDING SYSTEMS & CODES I
Students explore and develop a portfolio format suitable to incorporate a representative sampling of work into a finished portfolio. Design exercises in specification, representation of materials, and ren-derings are emphasized to enhance a professional quality presentation. Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with INTD 2830 & INTD 2930
INTD 3180 — 3 UNITS PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR & APPLICATION
INTD 3540B — 3 UNITS
An exploration of interior building resources, including methods for identifying and applying materials, finishes, and furnishings used in interior environments. The course emphasizes precise procedures for identifying and documenting fabrication and installation processes.
An analytical overview of residential building systems applicable to single and multi-family dwellings. Students identify professional best practices to ensure efficient use of materials and finishes needed for the initial layout and reconfiguration of a space. Accessibility and code compliance, along with environmentally responsible methodologies and technologies, are stressed.
This course examines attitudes toward the aesthet-ics of color throughout history, scientific findings about our perceptions of color, and the impact of color on our emotions, senses, sensibilities, and personal taste. Dominance and spatial experience through color, concordant and discordant schemes, and the visual sensations created from the context of color are explored. Through observation and experimentation, students analyze and evaluate the ways in which the formal attributes of color and color applications evoke human response.
INTD 3210 — 3 UNITS
CONSERVATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
INTD 3780 — 3 UNITS
ADVANCED COMMERCIAL DESIGN
This course focuses on the identification and respon-sible protection of historic and cultural resources,
A commercial project in which students conduct in-depth investigations of multiple classifications (office, retail, restaurant, institutional, and/or entertainment spaces). The project’s parameters specify the type of occupancy utilization. In a cul-minating presentation, students demonstrate the
An analytical overview of commercial building systems applicable to multiple classifications (offices, retail, restaurant, institutional, and/or en-tertainment spaces). Accessibility, egress, and code compliance, along with environmentally responsi-ble building methodologies and technologies are determined and applied. Prerequisite: INTD 3540A