Senior Studio

Students will research, develop, and design their individual senior project under instructor guidance. Articles, discussions, seminars, and lectures will take place during class sessions in support of the development of the senior projects. The senior project and related process will be presented in front of a professional jury. The senior project proposal can take the form of a screen- and/ or print-based solution. Prerequisites: GDP 463, GDP 464. INTERIOR DESIGN THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERIOR DESIGN Program Description The Interior Design program consists of sequential undergraduate design studios that form the core of this professional major. Basic architectural and design principles of form-making are the initial focus that soon shift to issues of people and space. This program helps students to develop critical thinking, creative design, and evaluation of how interior design meets the needs of people, which is the essence of their professional curriculum. Within the instructional settings of the upper design studios, students learn about the dynamic interactions between people and space in commercial, institutional, hospitality, healthcare, and retail facilities. Graduates develop competency in specific interior design subject areas, as they learn how to creatively make the world a better place for others. The program provides opportunities for students to achieve excellence in the design of interior environments and also to engage in research and develop a specialization in a related field and possible topics for advanced studies in furniture design, environmental design, historic preservation, visualization, and interior applications for computers, design research, and theory as well as design education. Mission The mission of the Interior Design program is to prepare students to develop critical thinking and effective problem-solving approaches in both public and private spaces. The program arms students with the knowledge to find different ways to improve and develop the physical environment. The program also provides students with the means to creatively make the world a better place in which to live. Program Educational Objectives The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Interior Design program offered by the Department of Design at the FAAD aims to: • Provide the learner with the proper exposure to enhance critical thinking; • Develop the intelle