Interior Design
Course Descriptions

IDES 270 Interior Design Fundamentals
Four credits. IDES 270 and 271 should be taken during same semester. Exploration of elements and principles of design with emphasis on the impact on the built environment. Architectural lettering styles and techniques applied to interior design. Six hours per week.

IDES 271 Interior Design Graphics
Three credits. IDES 270 and 271 should be taken during same semester. Technical drawing techniques, lettering, and drawing media commonly used in interior design. Will include orthographic, isometric, axonometric, and oblique drawings, graphic symbols, and entourage. Five hours per week.

IDES 293, 294, 397, 398 Cooperative Education
Three credits. Experiential learning that occurs in real employment situations. Must be taken in sequence or approved by the director of Cooperative Education and IDES coop coordinator.

IDES 360 House Design
Three credits. Prerequisites: IDES 270 and 271. Human's shelter: the personal dwelling. Emphasis on the organization and documentation of interior space, light frame construction methods and materials, structure, and systems derived from human needs and activities. Five hours per week.

IDES 370  Interior Design Visual Presentations I
Three credits.  Prereauisites:  IDES 270 and 271 or permission of instructor.  Interior rendering techniques, perspective drawing, sketching, and operation and care of equipment necessary in the effective communication and care of equipment necessary in the effective communication of design solutions.  Five hours per week.

IDES 371  Principles of Interior Design
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 370 or permission of instructor.  An introduction to the basic princiles, theories, and procedures involved in creative problem solving.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 372  Interior Materials and Finishes
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 271 or permission of instructor.  Materials and finishes used in the treatment of interior space to be examined in terms of properties, specifications, installation, and manufacturers.  Four hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 373  Residential Design I
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 371 and 375.  Analysis and organization of components, materials, and space relative to human scale and habitability.  Influence factors of architecture, function, and economics on the design of interior environment.  Emphasis on the data gathering and space planning.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 374  Interior Design Business Practices
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 372 and 373; pass portfolio review.  Business practices, ethics, Americans with Disabilities Act, building, fire, and life safety codes as applied to the interior design profession.  Offered once a year.

IDES 375  Interior Design Visual Presenttions II
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 360 and 370.  Presentation techniques using computer-aided drafting as applied to the interior design profession.  Emphasis on 2-dimensional drawings.  Five hours per week.

IDES 376  Interior Design Visual Presentations III
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 375.  Advanced computer applications in interior design presentation.  Emphasis on 3-dimensional drawings, customizing techniques.  Five hours per week.

IDES 462  House Furnishings
Three credits.  Design principles; space planning; materials; furniture styles, selection, and buying.  Four hours per week.  Not accepted for credit toward Interior Design major.

IDES 470  History of Interiors
Three credits.  Survey of historic styles from antiquity through 18th Century Europe.  Emphasis on major design characteristics of interior furnishing styles.  Offered once a year.

IDES 471  Survey of Contemporary Interior Design
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 470 or permission of instructor.  Survey of American interiors and the development of contemporary interiors from the early nineteenth century to the present with consideration given to style characteristics, cultural influences, designers, and relationships among styles.  Offered once a year.

IDES 473  Residential Design II
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 373 and 376.  Advanced studio experiences in residential interiors.  Emphasis on designing for special populations, environmental issues, and large residences.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 474  Lighting Design
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 373.  Principles, terminology, design requirements, and equipment for general and decorative illumination as utilized in the interior environment.  Methods of light generation, control, product analysis, selection, and specification.  Offered once a year.

IDES 475  Introduction to Commercial Design 
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 373; pass portfolio review.  Introduction to issues and procedures found in the commercial interior design field; utilization of resources, human factors and client needs in planning and developing design solutions for office spaces.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 476  Contract Design I
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 376, 474, and 475.  Specific human and physical needs encountered in the total design of interiors of a public nature.  Emphasis on health care and institutional spaces.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 477  Contract Design II
Three credits.  Prerequisite:  IDES 476.  Advanced studio experience in contract design.  Emphasis on problem solving, documentation, and presentation of hospitality spaces.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 478  Interior Design Portfolio
Three credits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 473 and 474; HSC 400.  Preparation of interior design portfolio, including projects, resumes, and job search skills.  Design of retail spaces.  Review of NCIDQ exam.  Five hours per week.  Offered once a year.

IDES 479  Interior Construction Documents
Three redits.  Prerequisites:  IDES 475; must be enrolled in IDES 473 concurrently.  Advanced studio experience addressing residential and commercial interior construction techniques, documentation, and project management.  Four hours per week.  Offered once per year.

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