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2024-2025 Catalog

Interior Design (IDAS1)

Location(s): Elkhorn Valley Campus

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Creative Arts and Design
 

This degree provides students with aesthetic design knowledge and skills and a practical knowledge of retail and business procedures in the area of interior products and services. Job opportunities include positions as interior design assistants and consultants and sales personnel for local interior product retailers and vendors. All INTD prefix courses, with the exception of INTD 2981 , transfer to the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Interior Design program. Ask an advisor for details.

 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 95.5

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements - 59.5 credits

Elective Requirements - 13.5 credits

Select 13.5 Credit Hours from the Following:

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

  • Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: ARTS 1000

 

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses . 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

Interior Design (IDAS1)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Gain aesthetic design knowledge and skills.
  2. Gain a practical knowledge of retail and business procedures in the area of interior products and services.
  3. Present a refined portfolio as a presentation-ready package in digital format.
  4. Develop and strengthen resume and interviewing skills.
  5. Review and acquire comprehensive knowledge of interior design elements and skills for use as a practicing professional.
  6. Apply accumulated interior design knowledge, space planning, orthographic and 3D drawing skills.
  7. Apply knowledge learned in the critical areas of specific codes and requirements related to interior design and to public safety.