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ID456 Advanced Lighting and Acoustic Techniques
Credits: 3(3,0,0) Prerequisites: ID355
The course looks at advanced techniques used in planning lighting and acoustic mechanics in the
design of interior spaces.

ID457 Specifications and Quantities
Credits: 2(2,0,2) Prerequisites: ID354
The field of Interior Design practice and execution is explored including the writing of detailed
specifications, working out costing of materials and making a prototype of any one furniture piece.

ID458 Building Services Integration
Credits: 3(3,0,0) Prerequisites: ID456; Co-requisite: ID499
This course surveys the integration of the following systems found in buildings: structural systems
(skeleton, pre-cast, load bearing), mechanical systems (elevators, HVAC, plumbing), electrical
systems (lighting, acoustics, power) and safety fire protection systems. Students assess the best
approaches to systems and services integration that correspond to user need and economic
feasibility.

ID459 Professional Practices
Credits: 2(3,0,0) Prerequisites: ID457
In this course, students study business and office practices, fees and commissions, the preparation
of estimates and contracts, professional ethics and job opportunities.

ID492 Cooperative Education (Co-op)
Credits: 10(0,0,0) Prerequisites: Completion of 90 credit hours
The Co-op is a career related professional program available to all Interior Design students. It is
designed to help students build on skills already learned in the classroom and acquire new ones
as well. Co-op education is available to Interior Design students who have accumulated the
requisite number or more credits. The Co-op option counts for 10 credit hours (CRs) for practical
onsite experience over a 7 month period, i.e. spanning one semester and summer.

ID493 Special Topics in Interior Design
Credits: 3(3,0,0) Prerequisites: None
This course allows specialized, in-depth studies of subjects supplementing interior design. It
explores new topics on an experimental basis, appropriate for testing interest and ability in
interior design.

ID498 Interior Design Studio VII
Credits: 2(2,0,0) Prerequisites: ENG301 and Senior Standing
This course is a research-based course that lays the foundation for the Senior Project course to be
taken in the following semester. In consultation with the faculty and through guided research,
students select an appropriate topic for their Senior Project. Their tasks are to write research
proposals featuring a summary of their preliminary research, articulate are search question and
describe the scope of their project.

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