Message from the Department Director
Interior designers have the power to inform, reform, and play a vital role in shaping the society and the built environment. The program exposes students to diverse contexts and fundamentals of interior design. This is embedded in the curriculum that provides a deep understanding of space, form, color, material, and light. The curriculum also focuses on multifaceted learning methods including design theory, research, and studios. The variety of projects given to students focuses on collaborative and innovative design solutions for a sustainable and healthy environment, highlighting different aspects of spatial, residential, commercial, and hospitality venues.
A bachelor’s degree in interior design provides students with the set knowledge and skills needed for the career market aligned with vision 2030.
The University also offers other bachelor’s degrees in visual communication - graphic design track and in
architecture. The Department of Architecture gives students the opportunity to further their studies in architecture through a
master’s degree in architecture that it offers as well. .
Mission
Graduating professionals equipped with design thinking, leadership, and research skills in the field of interior design to foster creativity and sustainability.
Goals
- Expose interior design students to the market through a variety of activities.
- Create opportunities that are geared towards entrepreneurship, the community, and research for interior design students.
- Provide educational experiences that expand students' understanding of interior design through knowledge of worldwide cultures and their influences on design.
- Prepare skilled interior design professionals who can successfully contribute to different societies and the unique Saudi Arabian environment.
Why choose this Bachelor Program at Dar Al-Hekma University?
- Acclaimed by national and international evaluators, the program fills the need of the industry with qualified and creative graduates.
- The international faculty members of the program provide it with a rich multicultural and diverse environment.
- The program has studio-based learning blended with theory and the latest trends and issues in interior design to foster students' creativity and critical thinking.
- Research exploration is encouraged through courses and involvement in research forums.
- The program provides its students with practical and field experiences in the industry.
- Students are provided with local and international exposure through departmental exhibitions, internship trainings, industry guest speakers, participation in local and international interior design expositions and competitions, international trips, and a design symposium every two years.
Admission Requirements
Programs
| Linguaskill Score
| Required Certificate Percentage
| Qudurat Test Score
| Othe Admission Requirement
|
|---|
Bachelor of Design in Interior Design
| 162
| 80%
| 65%
| None
|
For further details about admissions, click here
Learing Outcomes
On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
Knowledge
- Recognize design elements, terminology, theories, and principles in various design topics.
- Identify various design styles, trends and materials related to the field of interior design.
- Translate research within a historical, socio-political, economic, and cultural context to design opportunities.
Skills
- Integrate critical thinking by identifying, analyzing, and solving interior design problems through completion of design projects.
- Execute professional interior design drawings, models, and renderings.
- Implement research findings into complete design proposals in functional and aesthetical aspects with respect to environmental sustainability.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate design solutions verbally and visually using various manual and digital mediums.
Values
- Construct ethical values that are consistent with the profession, cultural diversity, and environmental considerations.
- Support social responsibility by designing interior environments that improve occupant's quality of life.
- Monitor the group's success at various stages in design projects.
Plan of Study
|
Year One |
|---|
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
| COMM 1301 | Communication Skills I | 3 | COMM 1302 | Communication Skills II | 3 |
| ICTC 1301 | Information and
Communication Technology | 3 | ISLS xxxx | Islamic Studies
| 2 |
| HART 1303 | Introduction to Art History | 3 | FDSI 1306 | Presentation Skills | 3 |
FDSI 1304
| Freehand Drawing | 3 | FDSI 1307
| Drafting
| 3 |
| FDSI 1305 | Fundamentals of Interior Design I | 3 | FDSI 1308
| Fundamentals of Design II
| 3 |
| IDSG 2301
| Introduction to Interior Design and Architecture | 3 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
15 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
|
Year Two |
|---|
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
| EMOI 1201 | Emotional Intelligence | 2 | ARAB xxxx | Arabic Studies | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Free Elective | 3 | ARTS xxxx | Arts and Design | 2 |
| MATH 2302 | Geometry
| 3
| HART 2304 | History of Interior Design and
Architecture II | 3 |
| HART 2303 | History of Interior Design and
Architecture I | 3 | IDSG 2317
| Materials and Textiles
| 3
|
| IDSG 2312 | Environmental Behavior and Design | 3 | IDSG 2202
| Building Construction
| 2
|
| IDSG 2313 | Studio I – Spatial Design | 3 | IDSG 2315
| Digital Visualization I
| 2
|
|
| IDSG 2316
| Studio II – Residential Design
| 3
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
|
Year Three |
|---|
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
| ISLS xxxx | Islamic Studies | 3 | ENTR 3301 | Entrepreneurship and
Design Thinking | 3 |
| BBBF 1101 | Basic Body and
Brain Fitness | 1 | IDSG 3203 | Introduction to
Research Methodology | 2 |
| IDSG 3311 | Studio III –
Retail Design | 3 | xxxx xxxx
| School / Program Elective | 3 |
| IDSG 3403 | Lighting for Interior
Design | 3 | IDSG 3204
| Business Principles And Ethics | 2
|
IDSG 3316
| Working Drawings
| 4 | IDSG 3402 | Studio IV – Hospitality
Design | 4
|
IDSG 3312
| Digital Visualization II
| 3
| IDSG 3314
| Internship
| 3
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
|
Year Four |
|---|
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit
Hours |
| XXXX xxxx | Required General Ed Elective
(HUMM, NASC, SBSC) | 3 | XXXX xxxx | Required General Ed Elective
(HUMM, NASC, SBSC) | 3 |
| LOGC 1201 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 2 | ISLS xxxx | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| ARAB xxxx | Arabic Studies | 3 | XXXX xxxx | Free Elective | 3 |
| IDSG 4401 | Capstone I: Interior
Design Thesis | 4 | IDSG 4403 | Capstone II: Interior
Design Project | 4
|
IDSG 4402
| Studio V - Office Design
| 4
| IDSG 4201
| Portfolio
| 2
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
16 |
Total Credit Hours |
15 |
Career Prospects
The program equips students with the necessary skills that qualify them for a variety of career paths/jobs in the market including, but not limited to:
- Interior design academicians
- Residential design
- Commercial design
- Exhibition design
- Hospitality and entertainment design
- Medical and educational design
- Office design
- Lighting design
- Color consultant
- Furniture design
- Textile design
- CAD operators
- Para design occupations: film, fashion, theatre, public relations, marketing, journalism, and event planners.
