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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interior Design, B.I.D.

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Degree Awarded:	Bachelor of Interior Design
Total Credit Hours:	120-122
Career Opportunities:	Private home design, commercial design
Note(s):	All remedial coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in DSGN 101 . Majors required to make “C” or better in all courses except MATH 103 /MATH 105 . At least 45 hours are to be 300/400-level courses.

General Education Core Curriculum

Core Curriculum

Freshman Year

Required Courses

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar 3 Credit Hour(s)
DSGN 101 - Basic Design I 3 Credit Hour(s)
DSGN 102 - Basic Design II 3 Credit Hour(s)
DSGN 114 - Design Communication 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture 3 Credit Hour(s)
VIAR 121 - Survey of the Visual Arts I 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 103 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals 3 Credit Hour(s) and
MATH 104 - Applied College Algebra Fundamentals Practicum 2 Credit Hour(s) or
MATH 105 - Applied College Algebra 3 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 206 - Mathematics of Finance 3 Credit Hour(s) or
MATH 210 - Practical Mathematics 3 Credit Hour(s) *
* Students who wish to pursue a Masters of ARCH degree are recommended to take MATH 210 .

Electives

Natural Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ENVS 150 - Plant Science may be taken as a BIOL science if two courses (6 hours) are chosen from physical sciences.

Note:

Students who wish to pursue a Masters of ARCH degree are recommended to take PHYS 207 and PHYS 208 .

Elective (1 Credit)

Total: 31-33 Credits

Sophomore Year

Required Courses

DSGN 121 - Survey of Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
DSGN 235 - Design and the Computer 3 Credit Hour(s) *
DSGN 374 - Digital Communications 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 360 - Advanced Writing 3 Credit Hour(s) **
or other approved General Education Core Curriculum CMCN course.
INDS 201 - Interior Design I 6 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 202 - Interior Design II 4 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 321 - Furniture, Finishes, and Equipment 3 Credit Hour(s)
VIAR 122 - Survey of the Arts II 3 Credit Hour(s)
* Notebook computer required for class.

** ENGL 365 may be substituted.

Electives

English Literature (3 Credits)

Choose from:

ENGL 201 - British Literature from the Medieval Period to 1800 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 202 - British Literature from 1800 to the Present 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 205 - American Literature to 1865 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 206 - American Literature since 1865 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 210 - Literary Genres 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 212 - Literature and Other Media 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 319 - Modern Poetry 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 320 - Modern Fiction 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 321 - Survey of World Literature I 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 333 - Louisiana Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 342 - Modern Drama 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 350 - Young Adult Literature and Media 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 380 - Readings in Literature By Women 3 Credit Hour(s)
ENGL 381 - The Scripture As Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
A foreign language literature

Total: 31 Credits

Junior Year

Required Courses

DSGN 362 - Human Factors 3 Credit Hour(s)
ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics 3 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 301 - Interior Design III 4 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 302 - Interior Design IV 4 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 331 - Interior Lighting Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 422G - History of Interior Design 3 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 350 - Interior Construction and Environmental Systems 3 Credit Hour(s)

Elective

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 Credits)

Choose from:

ANTH 201 - Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ANTH 202 - Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ANTH 303 - Archaeology 3 Credit Hour(s)
ANTH 310 - Human Ecology 3 Credit Hour(s)
CJUS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 103 - World Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 201 - Human Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 310 - United States and Canada 3 Credit Hour(s)
GEOG 322 - Economic Geography 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLS 110 - U.S. Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLS 317 - State and Local Government 3 Credit Hour(s)
POLS 382 - Intro to Law & Legal Reasoning 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology (for Non-Majors) 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 210 - General Psychology II 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 311 - Child Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
PSYC 312 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCI 100 - General Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCI 241 - Contemporary Social Problems 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCI 325 - Population Dynamics 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCI 395 - Political Sociology 3 Credit Hour(s)

Natural Sciences (6 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of Natural Science courses. ENVS 150 - Plant Science may be taken as a BIOL science if two courses (6 hours) are chosen from physical sciences.

Total: 32 Credits

Senior Year

Required Courses

INDS 342 - Research Methods 3 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 401 - Interior Design V 4 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 402 - Interior Design VI 4 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 450 - Professional Practice for Interior Designers 3 Credit Hour(s)
INDS 464 - Contract Documents for Interior Design 3 Credit Hour(s)

Electives

History (3 Credits)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of History courses.

School of Architecture and Design (6 Credits)

Consult with advisor. May be selected from 300-400 level of ARCH, DSGN, INDN, INDS.

Note:

Students who wish to pursue a Masters of ARCH degree are recommended to take CIVE 335 and CIVE 336 .

Total: 26 Credits

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