This course focuses on the problem-solving discipline of the design process and its application to residential design. Students develop concepts to achieve design goals and apply theoretical knowledge and technical skills to their design solutions as they work on a variety of professionally relevant interior design projects.

All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts.

This course focuses upon developing speaking, verbal and nonverbal communication, and listening skills through individual presentations, group activities, and other projects.

With the creation of a "green room" Interior Design students will apply what they have learned in 304-155 Principles of Interior Design and 304-133 Sustainable Materials and Finishes. Students will confrim that preliminary space plans and design concepts are safe, functional, aesthetically appropriate, and meet all public health, safety and welfare requirements, and sustainability guidelines. Students will be performing and learning all duties related to the installation of materials, finishes and products.

Students will develop the skills of planning and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms through drawing methods using the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) standards. The course provides client-oriented design problems and includes planning using standard components and fixtures.

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

Focuses on identifying building materials to satisfy the design criteria. Students will learn appropriate selection of: materials, finishes, and products based on their properties, sustainability, performance criteria, installation methods, and maintenance requirements. Additionally insight will be gained in procedures within the construction industry from; organizational culture, to the interior designer's role, responsibilities and documentation of specifications.

This course will build on the Basic Architectural Drawing coursework and further develop student skills in computer-aided drawing techniques for interior design. Computer-aided three-dimensional modeling will also be introduced and explored as a method to communicate design.

This course is designed for learners to develop knowledge and skills in all aspects of the writing process. Planning, organizing, writing, editing and revising are applied through a variety of activities. Students will analyze audience and purpose, use elements of research, and format documents using standard guidelines. Individuals will develop critical reading skills through analysis of various written documents.

Development of manual drawing communication skills at an intermediate level for two and three-dimensional representations. Students explore visual presentation techniques and the application of the techniques to interiors, exteriors, furnishings, accessories, and details. Drawings rendered during the various stages of the design process will be executed to reveal the connection between process and presentation. Rendering drawings and various methods of constructing presentations for professional graphic presentations are highlighted.