Duration: Four years

Medium of Instruction: English

Description

Interior design is the process of conceptualizing space and of creating commodious and expressive interior environments which enhance the quality of life and contribute to the health, safety and welfare of society. The practice of interior design integrates the aesthetical and the cultural with the functional and the technical to provide design solutions that respond to human needs.

Interior design gives shape and meaning to the spaces that we inhabit and in so doing enriches our lives. Interior designers advance creative designs for commercial, institutional and residential spaces and respond to the design challenges in the healthcare, entertainment and hospitality industries.

Program Structure

The Bachelor of Science in Interior Design is a four year program that provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary exposure to the field of interior design by assimilating theoretical knowledge with creative and practical applications to spatial design. The bachelor degree track is designed for students who seek a focused understanding of and a more professional experience in interior designs and hence, prepares them to pursue active careers and leadership positions in the field.

The program is rooted in the mastery of the design fundamentals, the development of analytical and technical skills, and the advancement of environmental and cultural considerations. Courses in design, visualization, and technology are all firmly established within the design studio, the nucleus for nurturing the student’s creative and intellectual formation. 

The first year of study is meant as the Design Foundation Program that provides the basic liberal arts requirements as well as the essential design skills and processes.

The second year introduces design methods, concepts, and techniques as well as initiates courses in design history and theory. Emphasis is placed upon space programming, spatial organization and space component design.

The third year explores design technology and advanced computer graphics in addition to social science courses that sharpen analytical thinking. 

The fourth year represents the total synthesis of the knowledge gained in previous years whereby the student is required to present a final studio design project as well as to prepare his/her design portfolio. 

Program Objectives

• Prepare students as future designers with a solid knowledge base, conceptual design ability, and technical skills that empower them to excel in their career of choice.
• Promote a globally oriented, multidisciplinary, and culturally sensitive curriculum that is abreast with the current intellectual discourse and the most advanced technical developments in the field of interior design.
• Foster an open, creative environment in which students are free to push the boundaries of design through critical reflection, independent inquiry, and innovation as prerequisites for finding one’s own creative style and personal artistic path.
• Promote the understanding, appreciation and safekeeping of the indigenous interior design vocabulary and seek to bridge it with the contemporary design challenges in the Gulf region.

Career Opportunities

• Gain employment as an interior designer in architectural, interior, and creative design firms.

• Work in management and sales within the design industry in the domains of furniture, lighting, fabrics, and finishes.

• Seek employment as creative designer in theatrical and TV set design as well as in general media productions.