The learner gains knowledge and assistance in preparing a professional portfolio. The course culuminates with a portfolio show presenting the students design achievement, body of work, and skills to the professional community.

In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

This course examines interpersonal relationships of humans and groups and the consequent structure of society. It details the various social processes and concepts which shape human behavior, analyzing such phenomena as organizations, deviance, race and ethnic relations, population, urbanization, social change, and social movements. Religion, education, and the family are studied.

Through this studio, Kitchen and Bath Design students gain advanced approaches to their design solutions, including knowledge of NKBA Planning Guidelines for the kitchen, and NKBA Access Planning Guidelines used in universal design projects. Building upon skills learned in K&B Design, students improve their ability to develop and present a design concept and theme. In addition, a focus will be learning to produce professional working documents of advanced kitchen projects as they progress from inception to completion.

An introductory course which describes, analyzes, and critiques factors which influence the overall performance of the economic system. Topics include supply-demand analysis, national income determination models, fiscal and monetary policy, money, financial institutions, the federal reserve system, unemployment, poverty, international trade, economic growth, inflation, and environmental deterioration. The links between economic problems, theory, and public policy are emphasized.

Covers essential interior design business practices and procedures, including business formations, fees, contracts, project management, business forms and record keeping. Professional work conduct and interior design sales techniques are also covered.

An introductory course providing students the opportunity to become familiar with intelligent, highly visual, and intuitive space-planning software that simplifies specifying and selling commercial design solutions. Upon completion of this course, students will be familiarized with creating and generating layouts, quotes, renderings, movies, installation drawings, and reconfigurations. This course will allow students to apply design solutions and execute projects more efficiently in their capstone course Commercial Design Studio.

This course will introduce students to basic components of building construction, including structural components and mechanical systems Students will learn basic structural principles applied to the building environment through a review of common building methods including timber frame, masonry, and steel construction for residential and commercial projects as applicable. Sustainable design and the health and welfare of occupants will be considered throughout.

Students demonstrate their accumulated skills through the resolution of comprehensive residential design projects.

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.