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School of Interior Architecture & Design

BFA Interior Arch & Design

First Year - 30.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• IAD_100: Conceptual Design
  [Major Required Course]
• FND_113: Sketching for Communication
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_215: Modelmaking in the Design Process
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_245: Materials
  [Major Required Course]

Second Semester 18.0 Units

• IAD_140: Introduction to Construction Documents
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_241: Perspective Drawing Techniques
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]
• LA_226: Survey of Traditional Interior Architecture
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• FND_125: Color and Design
  [Major Required Course] * To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.

Second Year - 36.0 Units

Third Semester 15.0 Units

• IAD_200: Design of the Built Environment A
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_260: Computer Aided Drafting
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_345: Color Rendering Techniques
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_120: Art History through the 15th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• IAD_231: Survey of Contemporary Interior Architecture
  [Major By Advisement Course] *Note: Non-transfer students: take LA 229

Fourth Semester 21.0 Units

• IAD_250: Design of the Built Environment B
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_240: Building Construction
  [Major Required Course]
• IAD_210: Digital Imaging
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_121: Art History through the 19th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_291: Designing Careers
  [Liberal Arts: Employment Communications & Practices requirement]
• (LA_202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument, OR LA_280: Perspective Journalism)
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communication requirement] *To be taken in Summer. [Liberal Arts: Written Communication requirement] *To be taken in Summer.
• IAD_232: Survey of Bay Area Architecture
  [Major By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer. Non-Transfer students may take LA 236 instead.

Third Year - 36.0 Units

Fifth Semester 15.0 Units

• IAD_300: Interior Architecture and Design A
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• IAD_270: 3D Modeling for IAD on the PC
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• IAD_330: Introduction to Lighting Design
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communication requirement]

Sixth Semester 21.0 Units

• IAD_350: Interior Architecture and Design B
  [Major By Advisement Course: Choose from IAD 125, 271, 352, 363, or 375]
• IAD_430: Professional Practice for Interior Design
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• IAD_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course] Choose 1 of the following classes: IAD 125, IAD 271, IAD 352, IAD 363, IAD 366, or IAD 375.
• LA_352: Golden Section/Sacred Geometry
  [Liberal Arts by Advisement Course]
• LA_270: U.S. History
  [Liberal Arts: Historical Awareness requirement]
• LA_303: Critical Thinking and Philosophical Concepts
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 1] *To be taken in Summer.

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• IAD_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course: Choose from IAD 400, IAD 401, IAD 402, IAD 403, IAD 404, or IAD 475]
• IAD_380: Sustainable Design
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Ideas & Influences requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• IAD_***:
  [Major By Advisement Course: Choose from IAD 400, IAD 401, IAD 402, IAD 403, IAD 404, IAD 405, or IAD 475]
• IAD_450: IAD Portfolio Preparation
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Art: Quantitative Reasoning Literacy requirement]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 2]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 3] *To be taken in Summer.