Undergraduate Programs

Introductory course including fundamentals of architectural drafting techniques, two dimensional representation, and orthographic projections. Studies of artistic expression and inventive composition. Principles and rules of visual composition. Vocabulary of visual composition, relationships and aesthetics. Experimentation, diverse tools and materials used to visually interpret artwork and design concepts. Practical considerations and applications.

Introduction to the elements and components of construction, and the basic building construction materials including bricks, masonry, lime, cement, mortar and concrete. Study of structural systems and their major elements: structural frame, exterior and interior bearing walls, nonbearing walls and partitions, and floor and roof assemblies. General fundamentals site preparation, foundation types and selection.

Core module of history of art and architecture in various civilizations, including Pre-historic, Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian (Assyrian and Babylonian), and Greek. Different approaches to the presentation of history: visual images, cultural material, and text-based communication.

Basic computer aided drafting skills using the latest release of CAD software including: file management, Cartesian coordinate system, drawing set-ups, drawing aids, layer usage, drawing 2D geometric shapes, editing objects, array, text applications, dimensions and dimension variables, paper space and viewports, templates, external references, and printing/plotting. 3D AutoCAD features and commands including: wireframe construction, surface modeling, solid modeling, extrusions, Boolean operations, 3D editing, and 3D views.

Developing graphic language by which an architect explains buildings and other objects using a range of fundamental drawing skills and media. Exercises in freehand representational drawing using charcoal, graphite, and conte crayon with emphasis on line, proportion, values, and composition. Portfolio of drawings based on observation of the physical world, in particular the built world. Studies progress from geometric to non-geometric forms.

A general course that enhances language skills and provides coverage of basic grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing for foundation students. It deals with basic competence in reading, through exercises on getting main ideas, guessing meaning from context, understanding details, predicting and inferencing. Writing development from paragraph to composition, proceeding through writing and developing of topics sentences, supporting sentences and paragraph writing is the focus of the course. Writing and reading build vocabulary through exercises and dictionary use and cloze exercises. The latter develop grammar where the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, transition signals, the reconstructing of sentences and main and subordinating clauses is practiced.

Program Elective Course

Series of Exercises leading to the development of manual drawing and delineation skills. Study of human activity, dimensions of human figure and ergonometric as means of designing usable space. Representation of building elements in plans, elevations and sections. Projection techniques for shade shadow construction. 3 Dimensional drawings of building interior and exterior. Applications leading to the understanding of model types, materials and techniques of preparation. Managing different types of models and levels of detailing.

Introduction to basic design theories and strategies related to the development of spatial concepts in architectural design, including composition, color, form, relationship of elements, and development of 2-D and 3-D design projects. More emphasis on concept generation and evaluation.

PhotoShop application for architectural rendering and the creation, modification and manipulation of images. SketchUp modeling for the conceptual phases of design. 3D rendering and animation using AUTODESK 3D Studio software. Emphasis on 3D geometry, texture mapping, lighting, camera placement, shading, photo-realistic rendering, animation techniques, and walk through animations.

Methods and tools needed to prepare academic and professional documents are reviewed. Basic knowledge about various steps, stages, and process of production of complete research papers and technical reports, the principles of writing, standards, requisites, considerations, phases, and subject-related requirements. The final assessment in this course is to be carried out internally (e.g. oral discussion and/or within exam).

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Program Elective Course

Fundamentals of Architectural Design Process. Design projects requiring theoretically informed and practically viable architectural design solutions. Designs in response to specific aims including modular design, architectural space grouping, articulation of spaces and functional relationships.

Review of various systems of floor, wall, and roof including the study of structural properties, and construction techniques and materials. Indoor finishing materials and development of finishing schedule. Exercise based class simulating the understanding of construction including analysis and applications of standards, relationships, and material review and selection. Development of construction drawings and detailing.

Study and review of Roman architecture, Early Christian architecture, Byzantine architecture, Medieval architecture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and Renaissance architecture in Europe through 15th and 16th Centuries.

Color theories including a variety of concepts, as well as many practical uses of color within architecture. Color Aspects: psychology of visual perception, human response to visual imagery and communication using color. Designer's Methods to develop and best utilize color within environments. Informed application of practical color theory principles to student projects selecting colors wisely and deliberately.

Theory and concepts of structures to emphasize an intuitive comprehension of the fundamental principles of structural behavior including loading, shear and bending moments. Calculation of internal forces in simple structures such as cantilevers, simple beams, and overhanging beams. Calculation of internal forces in truss members.

This course aims at introducing students to the principles of human rights and its foundations. The importance of human rights in our societies not only from a theoretical point of view, rather more from a practical one will be highlighted throughout the course. Special attention shall be given to certain global themes on human rights, which touch on critical topics related to our society.

Program Elective Course

Design projects leading to the development of Design Process starting from the site analysis. Detailed knowledge of different aspects of design presented and evaluated both graphically and orally. Portfolio of designs in response to specific aims comprising the study of outer and inner spaces relationship, building and site relationship, and landscaping. Contextual design reflecting environmental, social and cultural imperatives.

Materials and techniques for internal and external finishes including internal partitions, openings, façade systems (curtain walls, double skin façade, etc.). Types and details of skylights. Landscape detailing and street furniture. Analysis and applications of standards, material review and selection. Development of construction drawings and detailing

This course explores the form, space and scale: form defining space, qualities of architectural space, articulation and organization of form and space, circulation elements and building approaches. It investigates the intentions in architecture: design process, architectural concept and unity. It also reviews the principles of aesthetics: vocabulary of architectural compositions, visual and aesthetic relationships. The course includes analysis of design principles and their applications in various architectural examples. ARCH297 - THEORY OF COLORS (2Cr.:

Principles of lighting (daylight and artificial) in buildings, Reducing noise and enhancing sound for communication. Regulating heat transfer for occupant thermal comfort. Description of passive means for environmental control, including presentation of scientific explanations and design guidelines for utilizing these means. Design guidelines for use in the preliminary schematic design phase.

Combined Course addressing two technical fields: Review of concrete and steel structure systems. Reinforced concrete fundamentals reviewing basics of reinforced concrete behavior and introducing methods of design used in current engineering practice. Basic mechanics of structural concrete introduced in examining bending, shear, and axial forces. Topic areas including beams, slabs systems, columns, foundations, retaining walls, and an introduction to pre-stressed concrete. Based on a statics and strength of materials, Review of tension, compression and bending steel members designed into truss or column and beam structural systems.

Program Elective Course

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

Design projects leading to the development of architectural concepts. Developmental processes of design are presented and critically evaluated, both graphically and orally. Constructivist design studio emphasizing on structural systems. Portfolio of designs in response to specific aims comprising formal structural and universal space concept.

Principles of preparing a complete portfolio of architectural tender drawings. Application on a building or project initially designed by the student in ARCH232. Principles of producing integrated portfolio of tender drawings. Analysis and applications of standards, material review and selection.

Overview of Islamic architecture. Roots and early beginnings. Trends and development of Islamic architecture: features and values. Umayyad and Abbasid architecture. Early and classic architecture in North Africa and the Middle East. Evolution of Islamic architecture: Fattimid, Ayyubid, Bahari Mamluk, Circassian Mamluk, and Ottoman architecture.

Town Planning theories, practices and ideas. Definitions, objectives and levels of Planning. Origins and evolution of historical and contemporary ideas underlining planning practice in its various forms. Relevant topics: land use, housing, human settlements and urban environments. Current challenges and concerns of urban development or planning, aspects of the planning profession.

Course addressing two technical fields: HVAC: Introduction to air conditioning and mechanical installations in buildings and indoor spaces. Various heating and cooling systems. Ventilation and air conditioning of various building types. Installations and control of systems. Sanitation: Sanitary engineering issues. Building site selection. Dampness: sources and methods of insulation. Water supply treatment and distribution. Sanitary fixtures, installation and connections. Treatment of soiled water. Rainwater drainage and storm sewers. Biological purification of sewerage. Solid waste and refuse disposal.

Program Elective Course

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

Design studio emphasizing on the urban context as a generator of architecture. Developmental processes of design are presented and critically evaluated, both graphically and orally. Portfolio of designs in response to specific aims comprising advanced study of urban context, development of master plan including design of public spaces and landscaping. Creation of architectural character and identity in the design of spaces and buildings’ complex.

Preparations of an integrated portfolio of architectural working drawings related to the project assigned to the student in ARCH333. Execution drawings various architectural details (internal and external) interpreting building components relationships. Information relevant to the construction materials, color schemes, execution methods and processes.

The formative aspects of architecture from the early 20th century to present day. Emphasis on new trends and associated activities in the field of architecture. Detailed studies of various periods within broad spectrum. Issues of spatial organization, construction, architectural theory, and architectural grammar. Physical, social and economic context of building. Role of the architect in society.

Interior design theories covering diverse issues and topics as relevant to indoor environments, components of interior design, considerations, characteristics, and relationship with architectural design, methods and processes, contemporary trends and approaches to interior design, values, interpretation and formulation of concepts.

Fundamental theories about environmental sustainability, definitions, concerns and processes. Introduction to building assessment systems including LEED, Green Globes, Green Point Rated, etc. Green building Applications on green building design process and sustainable features such as: water conservation systems; recycling, re-use, waste management, green material selection; and indoor environmental control strategies.

Program Elective Course

Student must chose a course to register from University Requirements.

Projects leading to the development of a Holistic Design Process. Detailed knowledge of a specialist aspect of design presented and critically evaluated, both graphically and orally. Portfolio of designs aiming to develop environmental conscious buildings, study and analyze environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability in architecture.

ARCH 433. (3CR.: ) Development and preparation of complete sets of tender drawings for a building initially designed in ARCH332. Preparation of electro-mechanical working drawings (sanitary, lighting, power supply, and HVAC). Advanced study, analysis and interpretation of composite processes, techniques and treatments.

Contemporary theories of urban design. Urban environments: Keywords and definitions. Modes of critique related to the design of urban public realm. Urban environments: Scope, complexities, and responses to economic, cultural, political, social, aesthetic and natural forces. Urban design issues, methodologies and current practices. Analytical and design skills. Generating and testing alternative approaches of urban design, development of specific sites and role of urban design within particular spatial, social, economic and political contexts. Case studies and assignments in urban design methodologies, synthesis of theoretical knowledge, and communication of urban design ideas.

Introduction to management principles of architectural projects. Survey of the techniques and procedures of construction management as it relates to architectural design professional practice. Overview of the organization of the building team, the collaborative design process, cost control, project scheduling, purchasing, accounting, and field supervision. Introduction to the concepts of Value Engineering, partnering, and Total Quality Management.

Combined Course addressing two technical fields: Introduction to soil mechanics: Soil formation and soil structure; Soil composition; Grain size analysis; Plasticity of soils; Effective stress concept; shear strength, stress distribution; Bearing capacity of shallow foundation; Theory of consolidation; Settlement; Soil exploration. Foundations: shallow, deep foundations, and pile caps. Introduction to Testing and properties of materials: strength characteristics of building materials and material assemblies; stress and strain; rigidity and deformation; temperature effects; torsion effects; combined loading of elements and systems. ARCH

Program Elective Course

Program Elective Course

 A single project demonstrating the student’s readiness and capacity to engage responsibly and creatively in the profession of architecture. Conceptualization and implementation of comprehensive architectural design is drawn upon previous coursework in order to thoroughly develop a project from a detailed program. Portfolio of designs aiming to integrate and synthesize structural and construction assemblies with social, economic and environmental principles of sustainability.

Composite drawings illustrating particular execution details of sustainable features considered in a project designed in ARCH431. Preparation of Specification and quantities report for the execution of a part of the project completed in ARCH433.

Overview of architectural programming and pre-design stages. Review of principals, theories, methods, techniques, and tools of architectural programming. Preparation of a complete document (not less than 10,000 words in length) aiming to develop a comprehensive architectural program for a project, including assessment of client and user needs, a critical review of appropriate examples, an analysis of site conditions, a review of the relevant laws and standards and assessment of their implication on the project, and a definition of site selection and design assessment criteria.

VIntroduction to quantity surveying. Methods of measurement and calculations. Preparation of comparative tables of prices and bids and their evaluation. Specification writings. General conditions of contract between architect, client and contractor. Specifications for materials and various constructional works and execution procedures. Preparation of contract document for various trades and works for bids.

Technology Discussion of the major topics in surveying engineering technology including field instrumentation, boundary surveying, topographic surveying. Measurement of distances, directions and angles, using the tape, level, compass, transit and theodolite. Computation of areas and traverses, lines and grades. Also, an introduction to construction surveys, and an introduction to GPS measurement.

Program Elective Course

Program Elective Course

A research studio-seminar course aiming to develop student independence in defining an Architecture Senior Project. Student must simultaneously address and integrate all aspects of the design/research proposal in a comprehensively developed dissertation. This written document should incorporate research, program development, site definition and analysis of contextual constraints that discusses all design decisions to be considered in the design stage

This module provides the student with an opportunity to investigate a specific topic within the realm of architecture (history and theory, technology, environment, architectural design, etc). The student will undertake sustained and in-depth research and present a coherently argued, fully referenced and appropriately illustrated piece of academic writing not less than 10,000 words in length. The module will develop research methods relevant to writing a dissertation, and student's intellectual curiosity and critical thinking relating to the dissertation topic.

Introduction to building legislation and codes. Theoretical and analytical investigation of methods available to architects. Legal, ethical and professional obligations. Clients and other parties affected by both the practice and business of architecture. Overview of construction industry. Office practice including accounting and financial reporting, employment, procurement of buildings, tendering, building contract administration. Control of cost, time and quality, quality assurance. Programs and regulatory constraints, building legislations, building law and ordinances, urban planning legislation and housing laws, syndicate regulations, servitude and labor union laws.

Portfolio of designs aiming to study the physical, social, economic, and environmental aspects of urban design, land uses, housing, circulation, densities, and local identity seen from a global perspective. Advanced design problems are approached by applying knowledge and skills acquired from previous design studios. Students are expected to demonstrate technical competencies, knowledge, critical thinking and creative synthesis skills relative to a precise theoretical and practical hypothesis or proposition, communicate intentions and results clearly.

A supervised 8 weeks summer training period at an approved Architecture firm (consulting, contracting, etc.) intended to provide students with hands-on experience at the work place. This training may involve office work, field trip, site supervision, or an architectural design workshop that is jointly organized by the Faculty and other local or international institutions / universities. In either option, evaluation is based on: daily performance, supervisors input, student’s report, and a short presentation; students are required to submit comprehensive summer training reports together with the necessary proof of documents.

Program Elective Course

Lectures and group seminars addressing the evaluation of architectural works, ideologies and approaches. Critical review and assessment of design, interpretation, and responses by different actors. Criteria and methods of analysis and criticism. Appraisal of the delivery process and architectural product.

Overview of factors influencing design and building costs, and approaches to managing costs from initial project definition through construction and use. Techniques for project budgeting, cost estimating, and life cycle cost analysis. Feasibility, cost and value, economic analysis, real estate market. Cost and benefit ratio analysis, and control of cost and depreciation, cost estimating, including determination of materials, labor, equipment, overhead, profit, and other construction costs.

 This Final Design studio is an opportunity for students to develop an individual senior project addressing various factors in the design process. Syntheses should demonstrate understanding and resolution of different issues analyzed in the design of the building, from the understanding of context, to structural and environmental systems, down to the details of construction. Project outcomes are developed with consideration given to social, cultural, ethical, environmental, accessibility, safety, and reliability factors. Detailed representation of complete project aims to interpret comprehensive understanding of architectural design as a holistic approach.

This design fundamental course introduces ideas, methodologies, principles, and skills that comprise a common knowledge base important to all design disciplines. These fundamentals foster a multidisciplinary design experience among students and prepare them to move to the next level. Coursework explores basic design elements and processes of visual communication, through exercises that improve visual and manual drawing skills. These exercises encompass format, line, pattern, proportion, scale, and texture, as well as interpretation of space (edge, perspective, dimension), and conceptualization.

Students will develop a basic understanding of the digital camera and current electronic imaging technology. The course explores the utilization of photography as a means of design production and portfolios’ documentation. It covers the basic principles for lighting, setup and shooting with 35mm and digital cameras. Students will take pictures of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

The course includes a chronological survey of the visual arts as an expression of the mind and culture of Western civilization from the Prehistoric period, through the Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine art; and Gothic, Renaissance (Italian and Northern), and Baroque Art and Architecture. The course is designed to help students increase their art historical vocabulary for discussing an art object’s medium, composition, style, and iconography.

Application of computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) concepts, methods, and skills used in all design disciplines. Digital 3D modeling and 2D presentation tools, used in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD) software, are used to translate students’ fundamental manual presentation techniques to digital drawing, modeling, and layout. Emphasis is on the utilization of the CADD functions and skills to further enhance the design development and production phases of the design process.

A lecture/studio course for developing the student’s freehand drawing skills, with emphasis on analytic and descriptive drawings of everyday objects, building interiors, landscaping, vehicles, and people. Drawing media include graphite, ink, charcoal, and pastel or colored pencil

Student must chose a course to register from University Requirements.

PREREQUISITE: ARTD205 This course is an introduction to Western art before the Neoclassical to the present day, and covers Neo-Classicism, Realism, Impressionism and Modernist movements from Fauvism through Abstract Expressionism to Contemporary. Concepts such as artists’ influence, artistic motifs, stylistic evolution, cultural context, patronage, function, reception, and censorship as well as the incorporation of non-European art forms into the Western Tradition will be covered in this class.

(4 CR.: 0 LEC; 8 STU)The course develops students’ basic skills needed to structure and organize visual communications in both conventional and digital environments. Emphasis is placed on conceptual development, structural organization of information, and interaction of form and verbal content to effectively communicate ideas. Students learn to think critically, evaluate design proposals aesthetically, and become familiar with a variety of tools and techniques used to produce professional work in the fields of graphic design and advertising.

This course explores the theoretical and philosophical issues, concepts, and processes of visual communication in its many settings, to help students bring together message, meaning, and form. Students are trained to employ type and layout principles, image-making concepts, and design processes in visual/verbal communications with mul¬tiple media outcomes.

This is an introductory course to bit-mapped and vector-based digital imaging. Students develop both creative and technical skills necessary to create and produce images for digital or print-based media using Macintosh computer Operating System, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as a variety of image formats, color models, and file and font management.

This fundamental course provides an introduction to the principles and theories of colours as it relates to graphic design and visual communication, by understanding how colours interact to make appropriate design decisions. Topics include the vocabulary of colour, perception and colour intensity, the value scale and simultaneous contrast, the effects and physics of colour, and theories of colour psychology. Students also explore colour calibration, both with software and hardware tools.

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

The aim of this course is to help students to create more effective and appropriate environments that address human needs. The Course investigates the interrelationships among the physical environment, natural environment, individual differences, and human behavior and experience. Student are taught to explore the distinctive features of environmental psychology in relation to other forms of psychology, the origin of environmental psychology and how an understanding of human behavior influences and informs responsible design decision making. Emphasis is on the effect of design decisions on human behavior in interior and exterior spaces.

Graphic design is explored through the integration of typography and imagery from planning, conceptualization, and creation, through management of content for a variety of projects. Major themes addressed in this course are: contrast and fusion of graphic form, text/image collage, hierarchy, grid systems, and extended layouts. Critiques and discussions of professional work including traditional structures of books, catalogues, magazines, and brochures.

Typography I is an introductory course to the basic terminology, anatomy and structure of type. Students start to develop an appreciation of and sensitivity to letter form. The course includes a survey of the historical development of Typographic forms and different classifications of type families. Students generated designs that illustrate typography as a meaningful element of visual communication.

This course reviews the historical context for the graphic arts of calligraphy, typography, book design, diagramming, and illustration. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of these applied arts to the fine arts, technology, and social and political history. Through informed discussions, the convergence of art and human-computer interactivity is examined in the last 25 years, triggering new forms of artistic visual expressions.

Students are introduced to Photoshop and Adobe Bridge applications for the efficient production, management and manipulation of raster images. Several exercises are given to students to become professional with the capabilities of given software applications by exploring both the technical aspects of image manipulation, as well as the artistic aspects of creating images. Topics include raster graphics, setting up files for different destinations, creating and manipulating raster graphics and photographs, applying and adjusting effects, non destructive editing techniques applied in web design, print and application interfaces.

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

Students learn to develop visual identity systems for organizations and companies applied to print, web, and broadcast media. This is achieved through the study of how organizations use identity design to express core values and impact consumer perceptions of brand. Students develop design projects with clear process starting from research and conceptualization, to image, type generation, layout, presentation, and evaluation.

This course builds on the fundamentals learned in Typography I Course. Students explore the relationship between type and image across print and digital media. Emphasis is placed on the development of more complex design combining visual and verbal elements, as well as the development of advanced publication layout skills, grid-based typographic structures, and information design.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of XHTML (extensible markup language) and CSS (cascading style sheets) content for the development and manipulation of websites, logging in to a web server, creating a web page template, uploading to a remote web server and modify web pages. Students also learn how to critically evaluate website quality, and how to create and maintain quality web pages.

 In this course, students gain a solid foundation of motion graphics and effects techniques that support their creativity and enhance their digital skills through learning to create short animated compositions by combining texts, images, and videos. Projects incorporate rotoscoping (drawing on live video), frame by frame hand-drawn animation, editing videos, adding audio tracks, cutting and pasting additional sources, utilizing 2D animation tools

Student must chose a university requirement course.

This course focuses on the design and construction of three-dimensional forms such as packaging, exhibits, and displays. Students conceptualize and develop preliminary construction plans, and build three-dimensional models of their design projects using a variety of materials and techniques. Additional emphasis is placed on developing students’ ability to conduct significant research and analysis. Students may address projects involving the renewal of an existing brand and subsequent packaging applications within a coherent marketing program.

This course introduces students to design elements and techniques for mobile applications. Through lectures and applied projects, students learn how to conceptualize, design, prototype, and execute interactive applications for portable digital devices. Students are challenged to examine the aesthetic, cultural, and technological implication of this emerging art field and market.

Student investigates the production process of printed material from original copy and digital files. Topics include major printing processes, preparation of typography, photography, illustration, and colour separations for commercial output. The course also covers the relationships between cost, quality, and time constraints for printed materials, as well as recent developments in digital and print process.

Students spend 120 hours in a monitored professional environment to gain the necessary experience that compliments the program’s academic work. Work experience provides students with practical experience in areas which are relevant to their specific interests and skills. Students should be exposed to various aspects of graphic design and must present a report about their experience.

Student must choose a university requirement course.

Student must choose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a Program elective course.

In this course each student is required to develop a professional portfolio plus a written dissertation including self promotion, resume, and visual documentation of the selected project. The prepared portfolio should demonstrate professional competence in design, concept, technical skills, and craft and meets high standards of excellence.

This course examines the historic and contemporary modes of graphic design practice including career strategies, professional ethics, and business practices. Students are introduced to the basic principles of operating a graphic design business, planning for profit and growth, writing contracts, marketing, selling, and project management.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

This design fundamental course introduces ideas, methodologies, principles, and skills that comprise a common knowledge base important to all design disciplines. These fundamentals foster a multidisciplinary design experience among students and prepare them to move to the next level. Coursework explores basic design elements and processes of visual communication, through exercises that improve visual and manual drawing skills. These exercises encompass format, line, pattern, proportion, scale, and texture, as well as interpretation of space (edge, perspective, dimension), and conceptualization.

Students will develop a basic understanding of the digital camera and current electronic imaging technology. The course explores the utilization of photography as a means of design production and portfolios’ documentation. It covers the basic principles for lighting, setup and shooting with 35mm and digital cameras. Students will take pictures of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects.

The course includes a chronological survey of the visual arts as an expression of the mind and culture of Western civilization from the Prehistoric period, through the Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Jewish and Byzantine art; and Gothic, Renaissance (Italian and Northern), and Baroque Art and Architecture. The course is designed to help students increase their art historical vocabulary for discussing an art object’s medium, composition, style, and iconography.

Application of computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) concepts, methods, and skills used in all design disciplines. Digital 3D modeling and 2D presentation tools, used in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD) software, are used to translate students’ fundamental manual presentation techniques to digital drawing, modeling, and layout. Emphasis is on the utilization of the CADD functions and skills to further enhance the design development and production phases of the design process.

A lecture/studio course for developing the student’s freehand drawing skills, with emphasis on analytic and descriptive drawings of everyday objects, building interiors, landscaping, vehicles, and people. Drawing media include graphite, ink, charcoal, and pastel or colored pencil

Student must chose a course to register from University Requirements.

PREREQUISITE: ARTD205 This course is an introduction to Western art before the Neoclassical to the present day, and covers Neo-Classicism, Realism, Impressionism and Modernist movements from Fauvism through Abstract Expressionism to Contemporary. Concepts such as artists’ influence, artistic motifs, stylistic evolution, cultural context, patronage, function, reception, and censorship as well as the incorporation of non-European art forms into the Western Tradition will be covered in this class.

This course is an introduction to the field of interior design. Topics of functional and aesthetic elements for residential interiors are covered, including the identification of client needs, programming, standards, space planning, drawings, and presentations. Concept design, development, and articulation are emphasized and represented through the use of sketches, mechanical drawings, and perspectives tools, as well as models.

This Course develops an understanding of the basic structural theories systems for buildings. This is followed by an overview of building components with a focus on structural impact for interior design practice. Students are also introduced to the function of environmental support systems, including the basic technical requirements for building systems (mechanical, electrical, and fire detection/control) and how they affect interior design decisions and construction drawings.

This course is designed to explore digital techniques of 2 and 3 dimensional interior spaces. Students will explore advanced techniques and appropriate digital tools to help them quickly visualize their designs volumetrically and apply 3D design elements within the spatial envelope. Special attention is given to utilizing digital media as support for visual and verbal communication through a review of 3-D modeling concepts, computer-aided rendering concepts, and methods in the development of interior design.

This course introduces the use of color for interior design. Emphasis is on color theory, psychology of color and how it affects human mood and behavior, and application of color in interior environments and lighting conditions. Included is the vocabulary of color, color temperatures, the principles of the color wheel and how to use it. With the use of paint values, tones, and shades are mastered.

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

The aim of this course is to help students to create more effective and appropriate environments that address human needs. The Course investigates the interrelationships among the physical environment, natural environment, individual differences, and human behavior and experience. Student are taught to explore the distinctive features of environmental psychology in relation to other forms of psychology, the origin of environmental psychology and how an understanding of human behavior influences and informs responsible design decision making. Emphasis is on the effect of design decisions on human behavior in interior and exterior spaces.

Based on the foundation of Interior Design I, the aim of this course is to develop students’ knowledge of the fundamentals of interior design practice. The concept of place making is much considered in the given projects, emphasizing on the design methods and constraints. Students are introduced to commercial design theories and workspace ergonomics, applying them to specific design conditions to experience and develop an understanding of the designer's role in creating public spaces. Considerations are given to users of various age, culture, income, and physical abilities.

This Course introduces students to the properties and specifications of appropriate materials, other than those of a structural nature, which are appropriate for the interior environments, including materials for floors, walls, ceilings, windows, and other interior surfaces. Special attention is given to the health effects and environmental impact of material choices in interior design. Students investigate the designer's role and responsibility in the process of material selection in order to provide aesthetic, standard compliance, and sustainable finish specifications for a variety of spaces

This course reviews the historical aspects of architecture, interiors, and furniture from early civilizations through the Rococo period, focusing on developments in Western Europe, the English Georgian period in the early 18th century through the Victorian revivals of the 19th century, proto-modernist movements in the latter half of the 19th century in England, and concluding with the Neo-modern movement that concludes the 20th century. Students explore historic styles of the habitat and its furnishings as an expression of peoples’ needs and values of the time. Construction methods and materials are covered in more depth and specific color and fabric influences are explored.

Students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of theory of two-point mechanical perspective, and to develop freehand drawing and sketching skills of interior and exterior spaces. This course explores the use of various media to define light, shadows, textures, and illustrate materiality and spatial character. Students also learn fundamental presentation board layout and composition

Student must chose a course to register from University requirements.

An intermediate studio course where students continue to develop their understanding of functional and formal elements of architectural interiors, as well as principles and characteristics of interiority. In this course, students acquire knowledge of retail shops design, focusing on programming skills, space planning and circulation strategies, to create interior environment that successfully display and market products with respect to standards and architectural constraints.

In this course, students develop their knowledge and graphical skills necessary for the production of working drawings of interior constructions, such as floor plans, elevations, sections, finish schedules, reflected ceiling plans, and details. Emphasis is placed on the selection, specification and illustration of appropriate materials, assemblies and components.

This course gives students a broad understanding of textiles and their usage in interior environment. Topics include textile design, fibers, methods of weaving, dyeing, finishes and trims, flammability, consumer protection, specification of textiles for residential and non-residential end-users, and designer responsibility as related to consumer health, safety and welfare.

This Course focuses on the fundamentals of light: its sources, variations, quality, design implications, product variations, technologies and cost/benefits. Students learn how to integrate appropriate lighting choices, from both technical and aesthetic perspectives, covering the four function of light: task, accent, decorative and ambient. Lighting for the specific sectors of built environments (residential, retail, corporate, etc.) is discussed and evaluated as an imperative creative design feature and form-maker.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

An advanced studio course that aims to further develop students’ skills in design process and methods, as well as creative and critical skills, to propose solutions to complex residential projects. The students analyze spatial needs in terms of client needs, human behavior, life style and function and develop a design that integrates those needs with a focus on social, cultural, economic and technical issues and theoretical understanding to various concepts of home and living spaces.

This course provides advanced study of interior building construction, materials, detailing and building services. Interior detailing includes but is not limited to, interior partitions, stairs, fireplaces, doors, windows. Students examine current practices and standards of building services, including electrical, plumbing, sprinklers, HVAC, communications and security.

This design studio focuses on the aesthetic and functional issues related to the construction of freestanding furniture. The design and construction of both hard and soft furniture elements are covered. Special attention is given to anthropometric and ergonomic considerations, as well as to the development of detailed drawings and model of the designed furniture piece to better understand construction connections and detailing.

Students spend 120 hours in a monitored professional environment to gain the necessary experience that compliments the program’s academic work. Work experience provides students with practical experience in areas which are relevant to their specific interests and skills. Students should be exposed to various aspects of the interior design field and must present a report about their experience.

Student must choose a university requirement course.

Student must choose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a Program elective course.

In this course, students choose their own complex senior design project topic and work towards more self-directed learning. In this advanced studio students are required to incorporate the skills and knowledge gained throughout their studies to create a comprehensive project, including a written research of the topic, programming and design requirements, presentation drawings, models, material and furniture boards, detail drawings and specifications. Students work independently with tutor’s guidance to generate creative professional level design outcomes with associated levels of detailing of their projects choosing to focus on one or more of the following: materiality, sustainability, universal design, human factors or any other areas.

This course provides an introduction to business practices and procedures in the field of interior design . Students are introduced to the basic principles of operating an Interior Design business, planning for profit and growth, writing contracts, marketing, selling, and project management. Topics discussed also include professional ethics and socially responsible design. Emphasis is on the development of project administration documents within the context of legal and ethical obligations to the public.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.

Student must chose a university requirement course.