Program Name: Interior Architecture and Design Program.
The Interior Architecture and Design Program focuses on the design of residential spaces and public spaces of all functions (administrative, commercial, educational, healthcare, etc.), as well as cultural and recreational spaces. It also defines the characteristics and methods by which interior architectural spaces are formulated in terms of function, form, circulation paths, furniture design and distribution. In addition, it addresses surface treatments including flooring, walls, ceilings, the use of materials, color, and surface values, in alignment with function, customs, performance requirements, and contemporary challenges.
Academic Standards for the Interior Architecture and Design Program
Based on the academic standards approved by the National Authority for Quality Assurance regarding this program, which define the expected characteristics and features of the program, and identify the qualifications and competencies required of graduates upon obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts and Digital Design, graduates of the Interior Architecture and Design Program should be able to:
- Apply the specialized knowledge acquired in professional practice and employ personal skills effectively to accomplish assigned tasks on time.
- Observe professional problems, analyze information, and benefit from accumulated experiences.
- Present arguments and discussions objectively and propose appropriate solutions.
- Master professional skills and use available and suitable technological means in the practice of interior space design, while adapting information technology and communication tools and keeping pace with their rapid developments.
1. General Objectives of the Program
By the end of the program, the student will be able to:
- Apply the practical skills acquired in professional practice.
- Develop a defined time plan to complete assigned work.
- Analyze project data to identify problems and gather the information necessary for treatment.
- Detect various professional problems and collect the required data to solve them.
- Communicate effectively with others and participate in teamwork.
- Develop suitable implementation solutions according to high-quality standards.
- Use advanced technological means to produce expressive art and design works.
- Adapt information technology tools to collect data required for professional tasks.
- Employ information technology effectively in practical and research tasks within the field of specialization.
- Present appropriate solutions through various technological media.
2. Knowledge and Understanding
Graduates should be able to:
- Understand the stages of knowledge development in the field of Interior Architecture and Design.
- Understand trends in studies and research in the fields of art and architecture locally and internationally.
- Know the language of engineering drawings and methods of graphic expression.
- Recognize historical stages and various styles related to architecture and interior architecture.
- Understand human behavior and its relationship to the design of interior architectural spaces of various types.
- Understand rights, duties, and ethical, environmental, and moral considerations affecting both study and professional practice.
- Be familiar with the latest technological means related to the specialization and applicable locally and globally.
- Understand building materials and finishing materials—traditional and innovative, natural, manufactured, and industrial—especially regarding their practical, environmental, color, and lighting properties.
- Understand human scale and its relationship to artistic and design work.
- Recognize traditional and modern construction methods and structural works.
3. Intellectual Skills
Graduates should be able to:
- Identify links between human behavior and the design of various interior architectural spaces.
- Identify relationships between the artistic and functional reasons of the design process and the final design work.
- Analyze, perceive, and visualize three-dimensional interior spaces and their components.
- Employ design elements and apply design principles.
- Relate design subjects to the materials required for implementation.
- Interact with visual references as a means to develop imagination and innovation.
- Understand how to analyze and critique artistic or design works and make sound design decisions.
4. Professional Skills
Graduates should be able to:
- Innovate, create, and produce three-dimensional models to express design ideas.
- Use acquired skills to keep pace with global technological progress.
- Express ideas clearly through drawing and sketching.
- Apply principles of color and lighting in artistic work and design processes.
- Apply acquired experience to solve design problems.
