INTERIOR AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Also a Tech Prep Program
Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program
Program Director:
Wayne Jones . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-H244 . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1676
Interior and Architectural Design Faculty Contact:
Ali Kholdi . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-H217 . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1716
Academic Advisor:
Al Gober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRC-F134 . . . . . . . . . . .972.377.1780
Department Website:
The Interior and Architectural Design Program prepares students to enter the world of spatial design. Specialized knowledge needed by an architect or interior designer includes spatial composition, drafting, space planning, building codes, and materials. Electives allow for more in-depth study of architecture, interior design, or illustration. Students are immediately valuable to employers upon graduation with our strong curriculum in CAD drafting. The program’s strengths in advanced levels of drafting and modeling means students can position themselves within interior and architectural design firms to further their training and development in their respective fields.
Interior and architectural design are state-licensed professions and all state requirements must be met before either title can be used. Accredited degrees in interior design and architecture are available through four local institutions (UNT, UTA, El Centro College, and TCU). Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability. Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in interior and architectural design while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.
All new students: Please contact one of the Interior and Architectural Design faculty or the college academic advisor prior to registering for any INDS courses. Please call 972.377.1716 to make an appointment with a faculty member.
Career Opportunities
With an Associate of Applied Science degree in Interior and Architectural Design, the student will have the skills necessary to enter the profession as an assistant in an interior design firm, an architectural firm, a space planning or facilities management department of any large corporation, or to practice as an interior decorator or a salesperson in a retail home furnishings store, a home improvement products store, or a wholesale furnishings or fixtures showroom. The graduate will also be prepared for transfer to an accredited professional program in interior design or architecture.
AAS – INTERIOR AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
67 credit hours
First Year
First Semester
COSC 1300 Computers and Technology
DFTG 1309 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1
INDS 1301 Basic Elements of Design
INDS 1319 Technical Drawing for Interior Designers
INDS 1341 Color Theory and Application
Second Semester
DFTG 2319 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting 1
ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I
INDS 2313 Residential Design I
INDS 2321 Presentation Drawing
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Summer Semester
DFTG 2332 Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities
MATH 1314 College Algebra 2
PHED/DANC Any activity course
Second Year
First Semester
DFTG 1373 3-D Studio Max
ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics
INDS 1351 History of Interiors I
INDS 2335 Residential Design II
Elective*
Second Semester
INDS 1345 Commercial Design I (Capstone)
INDS 1352 History of Interiors II
Elective*
Elective*
Note: Preferred core choices in italics; other options available on the Associate of Applied Science site, unless otherwise noted.
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
2 MATH 1314 (or higher) required
* Electives (9 credit hours): ARCE 1321, ARCE 1352, DFTG 1317, DFTG 2300, DFTG 2328, INDS 1315, INDS 2307, INDS 2315, INDS 2330, INDS 2331, or INDS 2337
Certificate
INTERIOR AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CERTIFICATE
42 credit hours
First Year
First Semester
DFTG 1309 Basic Computer-Aided Drafting 1
INDS 1301 Basic Elements of Design
INDS 1319 Technical Drawing for Interior Designers
INDS 1341 Color Theory and Application
Second Semester
DFTG 2319 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting 1
INDS 2313 Residential Design I
INDS 2321 Presentation Drawing
Second Year
First Semester
INDS 1351 History of Interiors I
INDS 2335 Residential Design II
Elective*
Second Semester
INDS 1345 Commercial Design I (Capstone)
INDS 1352 History of Interiors II
Elective*
Elective*
1 Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school
* Electives (9 credit hours): ARCE 1321, ARCE 1352, DFTG 1317, DFTG 2300, DFTG 2328, INDS 1315, INDS 2307, INDS 2315, INDS 2330, INDS 2331, or INDS 2337
Marketable Skills Achievement Award
MSAA – INTERIOR AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
12 credit hours
The Marketable Skills Achievement Award in Interior and Architectural Design provides the basic skills for those students who want to acquire basic design office skills or update their present skills.
Prerequisite: Basic understanding of interior design office environment. Approval of department is required. Students in Interior and Architectural Design Marketable Skills will receive training in several diversified areas of design. This program emphasizes the interior design office environment.
Career Options
Students completing the marketable skills certificate program will receive quality training for the following fields:
• Assistant in an interior design or architectural firm
• Assistant in space planning or facility management department of any large corporation
• Retail office furniture store
DFTG 1317 Architectural Drafting - Residential
INDS 1301 Basic Elements of Design
INDS 1341 Color Theory and Application
INDS 1345 Commercial Design I (Capstone)
