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GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year) 
    
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year)
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INT 215 - Interior Design Studio II


Description
Emphasis on the design process applied to commercial and corporate projects.  Problem solving includes solutions that consider codes and sustainability.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: INT 101  (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $25.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Interior Design, A.F.A.
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Solve commercial/corporate design problems with creativity and sensitivity.
  2. Execute research-based design problem solving.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of two-dimesnsional and three-dimensional composition of spaces.
  4. Communicate design solutions visually, verbally, and through writing.
  5. Demonstrate basic understanding of codes and standards that protect the health and safety of people.
  6. Develop solutions to aesthetic and design problems through understanding of basic design principles and color theory.
  7. Demonstrate basic understanding of how color and light impact perception and produce psychological/emotional responses.
  8. Objectively critique, verbally and in writing, one’s own artwork as well as the work of others.
  9. Participate effectively in classroom critiques and discussions.
  10. Develop and demonstrate self-discipline to manage work load through the coordination of various steps of the design process and be able to move back and forth between designs in various stages of completion.
  11. Cultivate and demonstrate appreciation for aesthetics and diversity.
  12. Develop and demonstrate an attitude of curiosity and habits of inquiry that foster life-long learning.
  13. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues. 
  14. Complete work accurately with attention to detail. 

Course Outline:
I. Types and Degrees of Interior Enclosures

A. Residential Examples

B. Commercial Examples

C. Corporate Examples

II. Space Planning

A. Scale

B. Continuity

C. Function

D. Accommodation

III. Color and Light Theory and Application

A. Perception

B. Psychological Response

C. Function and Accommodation

IV. Application

A. Two-dimensional Compositions

B. Plans

C. Elevations

D. Perspectives

E. Three-dimensional Models


Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 20-30%

Demonstration: 10-20%

Studio/Lab: 50-60%

Crirtique: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A


Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 104948
Course CIP Code: 19.0605
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: INT
First Term Valid: Fall 2018 (8/1/2018)
1st Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Faculty should possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and should have experience in the interior design field.

College teaching experience preferred.
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T12:41:05
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028



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