TCC Home Page                               

TEXT ONLY

Site Search:
Welcome CenterAcademicsWorkforce DevelopmentNew StudentsCurrent StudentsFaculty and StaffDonorsCommunity
rollover on the links above to activate the sub menus
Bb, Email, SIS
myTCC myTCC Library

Interior Design Course Descriptions

IDS 100 Theory and Techniques of Interior Design
3 credits
Introduces drafting and presentation, color theory, and coordination, space planning and arrangement of furnishings. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 105 Architectural Drafting for Interior Design
3 credits
Introduces tools and equipment, lettering, methods of construction, designing and delineation of architecture. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 106 Three-Dimensional Drawing and Rendering
3 credits
Provides instruction in graphic presentation of three-dimensionally drawn interiors. Presents the use of colored media to render three-dimensional drawings. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 109 Styles of Furniture and Interiors
3 credits
Teaches history of furnishings and interiors from the ancient world to the present. Lecture 3 hours per week.
IDS 116 Period Residential Design
4 credits
Plans a period-inspired interior. May use field trips and visual materials to enhance this project. Presents problems and their solutions found in this kind of project. May require a final visual presentation with all necessary furnishings, materials, and color boards with rendered perspectives. Prerequisites: IDS 104, 105, 106 and 109. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
IDS 120 Estimation for Interior Coverings
3 credits
Provides instruction in estimation of yardage for window treatments, carpet, custom carpet designs, wall coverings, tile, etc. Covers fixturing, labor costing, procedures of fabrication and styling options. May require site/research visits to fabricators. Lecture 3 hours per week.
IDS 205 Materials and Sources
3 credits
Presents textiles, floor and wall coverings, and window treatments. Emphasizes construction, fiber, finish, and code applications. May use research and field trips to trade sources representing these elements. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 206 Lighting and Furnishings
3 credits
Provides instruction in lighting terminology and calculations and instruction in techniques of recognizing quality of construction in furnishings and related equipment. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 215 Theory and Research in Commercial Design
3 credits
Teaches graphic standards and specifications in interior design. Explains handicap codes and fire codes for large scale spaces. Provides programming and space planning with emphasis on systems furniture. Prerequisite: IDS 105. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 217 Advanced Rendering and Presentation
3 credits
Gives advanced problems in rendering and visual presentation. Teaches methods of presentation and development of completed interior design projects with rendered perspectives and presentation boards of furnishings, fixtures, finishes, schedules, and related materials. Prerequisite: IDS 105 and IDS 106. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
IDS 222 Designing Commercial Interiors II
4 credits
Presents problems in designing and developing presentations with emphasis on office spaces.  Prerequisite: IDS 217. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
IDS 225 Business Procedures
3 credits
Provides instruction in preparation of contracts, purchase orders, specifications, and other business forms used in the interior design field. Lecture 3 hours per week.
IDS 235 Antiques
3 credits
Involves process of research, authentication, and determining provenance. Covers examples of furnishings, fixtures, textiles, glass, and ceramics. May provide field trips, lectures, examination, and discussion to assist in determining age, condition, and other properties. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
IDS 245 Computer Aided Drafting for Interior Designers
3 credits
Instructs in the use of the computer for drafting of floor plans, elevations, perspectives, shadowing, lighting, and color applications using Auto Cad software and the architectural and engineering software.  Prerequisite: IDS 105. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

2008-2009 Catalog

top