Plan of Study - BFA in Interior Design

First Year

ART 162 Drawing I                            ENG 102 English Composition II

COM 220 Fun of Speech Comm         MAT 101 Mathematics for Visual Arts

ENG 101 English Composition I         IND 102 Space Planning & Human Factors

IND 101 Design Fundamentals           IND 113 Building Construction & Detailing

IND 111 Architectural Drawing            IND 150 Freshman Portfolio Review

  IND 205 Textiles & Furnishings

(15 Credit Hours)                               (15 Credit Hours)

Second Year

ART 163 3-D Design                         ART 164 4-D Design

IND 203 Interior Mat & Specs            IND 207 History of Arch & Interiors II

IND 206 History of Arch & Int. I         IND 210 Residential Design

IND 303 Presentation Tech               IND 312 CAD II

IND 304 Lighting I                            IND 404 Lighting II

IND 311 CAD I

(18 Credit Hours)                              (15 Credit Hours)

Third Year

ANT 101 Anthropology                     ART 102 Art History Survey II

HIS 101 History of World Civ I          HIS 102 History of World Civ II

IND204 Codes & Regulations            IND 305 20th Century Design

IND310 Commercial Design              IND 307 Seminar in Design Theory

IND313 3-D Digital Modeling             IND 315 Sustainable Design

IND320 Adv Commercial Design

(15 Credit Hours)                              (18 Credit Hours)

Fourth Year

Visual Arts Elective                        General Education Elective

IND 402 Professional Practices        Visual Arts Elective

IND 403 Advanced Materials            SCI 310 History of Scientific Thought

IND 406 Portfolio Design                 IND 405 Internship

IND 410 Thesis Research                IND 420 Thesis Project

(15 Credit Hours)                            (15 Credit Hours)

* Although this Plan of Study describes a 4-year completion schedule, full-time students who work while attending the institution, or who for various reasons cannot manage a 15-credit-hours-per-semester workload may alternatively plan to complete the degree program in 4-1/2 or 5 years. A majority of Watkins students have historically made the decision to complete their Plan of Study in 5 years. Since Watkins charges tuition by the credit hour rather than by the semester, the total cost of tuition remains the same regardless of whether the student completes the BFA in 4, 4-1/2, or 5 years.