INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Halime Demirkan, Ph.D., Chair

Academic Staff
Part-time Academic Staff
Courses

The curriculum combines the arts with technical and scientific studies in order to give students a well-rounded education. As the department is cognizant of modern trends in interior architecture and the implications of new technologies, it aims at providing a balanced education between the artistic, technological and humane aspects of the profession.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

The curriculum is organized around studios which prepare the novice designer to deal progressively with larger and more complex interiors and greater technical detail. The studios enable students to synthesize knowledge from parallel courses in history, art, technology, drawing and principles of design. The first two years are intended to develop an understanding of different concepts of design in form, material, space, composition, and introduce the fundamentals of total interior space planning and design. The third and fourth years provide the opportunity to specialize in different interest areas such as: computers, new materials and technologies, humanities, social sciences, safety, special needs of the handicapped, and elderly etc. Computers and CADD (Computer Aided Design and Drafting) are also integrated into different levels of education.

UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
GE 100  Orientation        1  1
FA 101  Basic Design I  2  8    6  10
FA 103  Drawing I  1  4    3  4
FA 131  Technical Drawing and Lettering I  2  2    3  4
FA 171  Introduction to Art and Culture I  3      3  5
ENG 101  English and Composition I  5      3  6
TURK 101  Turkish I  2      2  1

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
FA 102  Basic Design II  2  8    6  10
FA 104  Drawing II  1  4    3  4
FA 132  Technical Drawing and Lettering II  2  2    3  4
FA 172  Introduction to Art and Culture II  3      3  5
ENG 102  English and Composition II  5      3  6
TURK 102  Turkish II  2      2  1

SECOND YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 201  Interior Design Studio I  1  5  9  6  10
IAED 212  Computers and Geometry  3      3  4
IAED 231  Advanced Design Graphics  1  2  3  3  4
IAED 251  Construction and Materials I  4      4  6
IAED 263  History of Built Environment I  3      3  5
HIST 201  History of Turkish Republic I  2      2  1

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 202  Interior Design Studio II  1  10    6  10
IAED 221  Human Factors  3      3  4
IAED 244  Building Performance: Physical Factors  3      3  4
IAED 252  Construction and Materials II  4      4  6
IAED 264  History of Built Environment II  3      3  5
HIST 202  History of Turkish Republic II  2      2  1

THIRD YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 290  Summer Practice I        -  -
IAED 301  Interior Design Studio III    12    6  10
IAED 311  Computer Aided Design      3  3  5
IAED 341  Building Performance: Codes  3      3  5
IAED 351  Detailing Studio  2  2    3  4
IAED 463  History of Furniture  3      3  6

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 302  Interior Design Studio IV    12    6  10
IAED 322  People and Environment  3      3  5
IAED 342  Building Performance: Services  3      3  5
IAED 381  Product Detailing  3      3  4
  Restricted Elective(1)        3  6

FOURTH YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 390  Summer Practice II        -  -
IAED 401  Interior Design Studio V    12    6  10
IAED 415  Modular Interior Systems  3      3  4
IAED 417  Interior Design Documentation  3      3  4
  Restricted Elective(2)        6  12

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 402  Interior Design Studio VI  3  12    9  14
IAED 418  Interior Design: Professional Practice  3      3  4
  Restricted Elective(2)        6  12

ELECTIVES

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 315  Computerized Presentation Techniques  1  2    3  6
IAED 316  Computer Applications  1    3  3  6
IAED 365  Places/Memories  3      3  6
IAED 391  Special Topics in Interior Design I  3      3  6
IAED 392  Special Topics in Interior Design II  3      3  6
IAED 393  Visionary and Future Environments  3      3  6
IAED 394  TV Set Design  1  2    3  6
IAED 397  Color Theory and Applications  2  2    3  6
IAED 424  Experience of Space and Place  3      3  6
IAED 461  Environmental Management  3      3  6
IAED 462  Contemporary Architecture  3      3  6
IAED 471  Interior Analysis Systems  3      3  6
IAED 485  Design Methodology  3      3  6
IAED 491  Current Issues in Interior Design I  3      3  6
IAED 492  Current Issues in Interior Design II  3      3  6
IAED 495  Public Interiors  3      3  6
FA 211  Introduction to Painting I  2  2    3  6
FA 212  Introduction to Painting II  2  2    3  6
FA 215  Introduction to Sculpture I  1    4  3  6
FA 216  Introduction to Sculpture II  1  4    3  6
FA 467  Curatorial Studies I  3      3  6
FA 468  Curatorial Studies II  3      3  6
FA 471  Special Issues in Contemporary Art I  3      3  6

GRADUATE PROGRAM

Master of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

The M.F.A. program is structured to provide specialization in various areas that require expertise in the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design discipline in addition to scholarly inquiry and research skills. Students are guided through an intensive, concentrated program that is based primarily on established educational objectives that the students have selected for themselves. The courses are chosen according to the areas of interest related to issues of interior and architectural design. Graduate students are expected to be highly motivated, technically competent and prepared to deal with ideas at a professional level.

Admission: Applicants are required to have a Bachelors degree in a relevant field of design. In addition to the general requirements set forth by the university, admittance to the program is through an interview as well as a portfolio evaluation. The portfolio should represent work done during undergraduate years and contain those pieces of work the applicants consider their best efforts. All students are expected to be fluent in written and oral English in order to be admitted to the program.

Degree Requirements: After the completion of at least 24 units of course work in two successive terms, the candidates must take two seminar courses in their area of interest and prepare and submit a thesis. The maximum duration of the program is five semesters.

COURSES OFFERED

FIRST YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 501  Graduate Studio I  2  2    3  7.5
IAED 511  Research Methods I  3      3  7.5
  Graduate Elective        -  2

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 502  Graduate Studio II    6    3  7.5
  Graduate Elective        -  3

SECOND YEAR

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Prac. Lab
IAED 590  Research Topics        -  6
IAED 599  Master's Thesis        -  24

ELECTIVES
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