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Major: 5482
Effective Term: 2010 Spring   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 27
CIP Code: 50.0408

Instructional Council: Interior Design (37)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code:


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Interior Design: Advanced provides a comprehensive program intended to prepare students for professional status in the field of interior design. Additional interiors coursework beyond the AAS is done in building systems (lighting; acoustics; plumbing; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)), advanced presentation skills, professional practice and commercial studio. An integral part of the program is a design internship which provides on-the-job experience under the supervision of a professional interior designer, and the development of a portfolio.

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Required Courses
+ INT215 Professional Practices 3
+ INT230 Presentation Techniques 3
+ INT265 Building Systems 3
+ INT270 Commercial Design 3

Students are required to complete a total of three (3) credits from the following courses:
+ INT271AA Interior Design Internship (1) OR
+ INT271AB Interior Design Internship (2) OR
+ INT271AC Interior Design Internship (3) 3

+ INT290 Advanced Commercial Design 3
Credits: 18

Program Competencies
1. Communicate through writing memos, forms, reports, and business letters. (INT215)
2. Write, follow, and implement contracts necessary for various facets of interior design and related areas. (INT215)
3. Produce presentation type drawings and portfolio development techniques used by design professionals. (INT230)
4. Describe and apply the principles of lighting, acoustics, plumbing, and HVAC systems in interiors. (INT265)
5. Plan spaces which are commercial in nature applying appropriate codes and requirements for the general public. (INT270)
6. Incorporate the general principles of universal design into a variety of residential and commercial design projects. (INT270)
7. Research and design commercial spaces with emphasis on design process. (INT270)
8. Use professional ethics and business procedures that are to be employed by an interior designer. (INT271AA, INT271AB, INT271AC)
9. Apply professional relationships within the employment environment. (INT271AA, INT271AB, INT271AC)
10. Research and design medium to large multi-story commercial interiors. (INT290)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 11-27-07

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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