{"id":173,"date":"2018-06-15T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T20:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/art\/?page_id=173"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:21:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T22:21:04","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-art-design\/undergraduate-degrees\/bachelor-science-interior-design\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Design Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Interior Design course curriculum<\/h1>\n<h2>NAU School of Art students have options based on their career desires<\/h2>\n<p>The Interior Design undergraduate degree at Northern Arizona University provides a number of specialized classes in a variety of basic areas.<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h3>Technical and professional:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Emphasizing building code<\/li>\n<li>Computer aided drafting and modeling<\/li>\n<li>Building systems<\/li>\n<li>Lighting and materials and professional practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-908 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/3175_NewMediaArt_20180620-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor teaching student how to do a CAD drawing on a laptop computer\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/3175_NewMediaArt_20180620-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/3175_NewMediaArt_20180620-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/3175_NewMediaArt_20180620-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-907 size-landscape-image\" src=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018_09_14_NAU_INT_DESIGN_219-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Student practicing her presentation skills of a house floorplan to a class\" width=\"464\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2018_09_14_NAU_INT_DESIGN_219-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2018_09_14_NAU_INT_DESIGN_219-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/2018_09_14_NAU_INT_DESIGN_219-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h3>Other emphases for more artistic pursuits:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Designing projects in studio classes<\/li>\n<li>Learning presentation techniques for projects and portfolio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Additional information<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"History\/research_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>History\/research <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigate historical movements and how they brought about development within design and influenced culture.<\/li>\n<li>Recognize pattern languages. Design using &ldquo;evidence&rdquo; from historical and scientific research to produce living environments with predictable beneficial outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your own research interest and explore it through the lens of a project as your capstone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Graphics\/CAD_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Graphics\/CAD <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how to create working drawings using time tested construction conventions.<\/li>\n<li>Immerse yourself in the virtual world of computer assisted drawing and modeling.<\/li>\n<li>Experience seeing your design ideas come to three-dimensional life and be able to walk through spaces you create before they are built.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Building codes\/profession_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Building codes\/profession <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect the health, safety and welfare of persons many of whom spend 90% of their time indoors.<\/li>\n<li>Become part of the building community by sharing in the rules and regulations necessary for building safe interiors.<\/li>\n<li>Learn what it means to become a professional, prepare for qualifying exams, and conduct a job search.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Building systems\/lighting\/materials_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Building systems\/lighting\/materials <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn how buildings are constructed, how the interior systems necessary for operation function and affect design.<\/li>\n<li>Bring interior spaces to life using light sources to allow areas to change character and use in an exciting way.<\/li>\n<li>Building materials form the designers palette allowing creative expression based on their unique properties and assembly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Studio classes\/projects_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Studio classes\/projects <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience the freedom and challenges of studio classes where different building and interior types are explored in a laboratory setting.<\/li>\n<li>Transition from projects where you are the client to preparing programs for clients, meeting their needs and exceeding expectations.<\/li>\n<li>Apply critical thinking in accepting criticism of your work, looking at your work in a different way, learning and growing through both.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Graphic presentation_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Graphic presentation <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>Organize images, text and materials artistically on presentation boards to describe the solution and illustrate the process.<\/li>\n<li>Understand and execute graphic design principles using different types of digital media to illustrate.<\/li>\n<li>Develop personal identity through graphics and portfolio to present skills in pursuit of a professional job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion 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We encourage students to use PC laptops for our program.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Refer to our Laptop Suggestion Guide PDF for more information about laptop requirements. Contact the department for more info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior Design course curriculum NAU School of Art students have options based on their career desires The Interior Design undergraduate degree at Northern Arizona University provides a number of specialized classes in a variety of basic areas. 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