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Interior Design

The Interior Design program offers a creative approach to learning Interior Design with practical course content, work experience and overall design projects that promote graduates to the working world of being an Interior Designer. The Interior Design program offers classes for students who are changing careers, brushing up on their design skills or wanting to have fun with their own home. Our AS degree offers students the opportunity to attend college to receive their degree while working. Often these students are placed in jobs or continue on to a 4-year college with transferable classes. Interior Design offers a unique, small program feel but a strong learning based foundation at the same time. Students are highly involved with other classmates and work collaboratively throughout the program. Work experience or internships are encouraged.

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Career Opportunities

Students with either a Certificate or AS degree are qualified to work in entry level commercial and residential design. Students might work for private clients, real-estate firms and builders decorating model homes, or corporations designing offices and stores. They might also work in sales to the trade or to the public. Either degree also allows students to open their own Interior Design business. More information can be found on the Interior Design website.

Interior Design Courses

INTD 5 - Principles of Interior Design

3 units

Elements and principles of design as they apply to interior design. Emphasis on the use of color and texture in the selection of home furnishings. 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 10 - Introduction to Textiles

3 units

The textile industry and its effects on the apparel and home furnishings markets. Fiber identification, yarn and fabric construction, and decoration. Emphasis on consumer information, fabric performance, care and labeling, and legal responsibilities of the industry. 54 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 15 - Drafting for Interior Design

3 units

Provides a working knowledge of tools and techniques for interior architectural drafting. emphasis on lettering, dimensioning floor plans, elevation and sections. Also, covers procedures for developing finished presentational drawings and boards. 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 20 - History of Interiors/Furnishings

3 units

A survey of the history of interiors and furnishings from Egyptian period to the present. Emphasis on furniture styles and ornamentation. 54 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 25 - Materials and Resources

3 units

Survey of residential and commercial interior furnishings with attention to product knowledge of furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, metals, plastics and composite materials. Skills needed to perform related activities. 54 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 30 - Fundamentals of Lighting

3 units

Residential and commercial lighting systems as they apply to what constitutes a well-lit interior space. Includes an investigation of current lighting types and lighting resources. 54 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 35 - Residential Space Planning

3 units

Basic techniques in planning space for interiors. Private and group living spaces, support systems, functional planning of interior space, and color in space planning. 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 40 - Computer Aided Design

3 units

Introduction to basic techniques in computer aided design for interior and exterior design, with emphasis on user terminology and hands-on learning. How to set up drawings, dimensioning systems appropriate to architecture. Floor plans, landscapes, details, drawings and other techniques using the computer. Students who have completed or are enrolled in HORT 73 may not receive credit. 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 45 - Basic Kitchen and Bathroom Design

3 units

Survey of the field of kitchen and bathroom designs. Includes resources, materials, trends, costs and needs, both functional and aesthetic. 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP

INTD 47 - Professional Practices

3 units

Interior design practices including business and marketing aspects, wholesale resource development, design presentation and career preparation, contractual obligations. 54 hours lecture. Transfer: CSU.

  • Degree Applicable, Credit
  • Grading Option: OP