Interior Design - Northampton County Area Community College

Interior Design from Northampton County Area Community College is a Campus Associate Design degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. Program Narrative Do you think in color and pattern? Are you sensitive to how people\\\'s surroundings can affect their mood, productivity, even their likelihood to make purchases in stores? Interior Design might be for you. Interior Design is the application of the visual principles of color, form, and space to the planning of interior environments. It is the exacting science and vibrant art that creates the places in which we all live and work. It is also a highly skilled profession that challenges you to take into account the structure and utilities of a building, client needs, and budgetary considerations in addition to aesthetics. Our Interior Design program has been carefully organized to meet the demand for professionally trained interior designers in both residential and contract design. With our associate\\\'s degree , you may gain employment upon graduation or consider pursuing a four-year degree. Program Features First semester courses provide foundational skills and knowledge in drafting, architecture history and interior and architectural design . Second semester courses build upon these foundational skills with the addition of a digital design studio and History II. The second year major courses all have some prerequisites from the first year and this allows students to extend their learning into more advanced skill areas. You\\\'ll also learn more about building technology in the interior structures and materials course. Computer technology is woven thru the curriculum utilizing ArchiCAD software as a design tool in the studios and AutoCAD in our digital production drawing course. The program includes a four-course design studio sequence where each semester you will develop and execute your own design projects, working in professional design stations. You will use computers equipped with state of the art design and production software. We also encourage you to get involved with the faculty-advised student chapter of the American Institute of Architects which provides opportunities to enrich your education with a wide field studies and related extracurricular activities, including annual trips to major cities. Program Outcomes Graduates of the program will: Be prepared to assist an architect or interior designer in space planning, for both residential and contract design. Learn to produce construction documents and presentation drawings through traditional and computer graphics (AutoCAD)(ArchiCAD). Develop an understanding of accessibility, safety, lighting, building systems, acoustic control and their relationship to construction and the human being. Develop an understanding of how our physical (built) environment is influenced by social, cultural, historical and philosophical determinants. Be prepared for entry into related areas of the design industry, such as industrial design, display design , furniture design, product design and product sales. Be prepared for transfer into a four or five-year accredited professional interior design program leading to internship and NCIDQ examination. View more details on Northampton County Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Design courses.