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  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will receive general office experience which gives the student a broad exposure to the practice environment. Students will work under the direction of a design professional to gain hands-on experience applying knowledge and skills in the practice setting. Gives students the opportunity to apply practical office experience for credit, particularly students already working in the field.
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this course, students will learn how to assemble and harmonize furniture and decorative objects from the point of view of utility and beauty. They will analyze furniture arrangement and room composition, draperies and window treatments, and lighting. Students will work through practical problems illustrating the requirements of certain types of residential rooms. The incorporation of the computer will be used as a design tool. Students will prepare written research and design position papers on assigned design problems and their solutions. Offered Fall semester only.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses on design fundamentals and industry requirements of contract interior design. The emphasis is on space analysis and planning, coordination of furnishings and equipment, design function, and aesthetics of interior space in relation to individual and group needs. The design of projects from concept to completion includes preparation of using and researching the applications of new technology. Offered spring only.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A sequential study of thinking and reasoning abilities, emphasizing active, independent, and comprehensive thinking to solve problems, analyze, infer, and evaluate issues, reason critically, and understand and apply concepts.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in a structured, supervised work experience that supports a student's chosen career field. The internships provide entry-level, career-related experiences, and workplace competencies that employers value when hiring new employees. Internships may also be used as an opportunity to explore career fields. Students will be required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of internship work and will also be expected to attend an orientation and concluding meeting as well as complete assignments related to their internship experience.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This one-credit course is designed to help students develop skills and perspectives to enable them to get the most out of their international experience. The course offers the student an opportunity to study and experience the culture of another country/region with an emphasis on getting to know the history, architecture, art, literature, geography and political systems and its place in the global system. The course includes pre-trip planning and lectures, study and research during the trip, and post-trip presentations. In addition, it will provide you with the information about the study abroad process and the practical aspects of studying abroad. This course may be taken three (3) times for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This interdisciplinary sustainable energy course will provide students with technical skills, economic and political background, and analysis and design skills that will help them to apply knowledge gained about alternative and renewable energies to both local and global issues. Students will be exposed to a broad range of technical and social/political disciplines necessary to understand the sources of renewable energy, technical and economic decisions involved in using alternative energy sources and the potential impacts of bringing power to developing communities. The course will include an in-community experience which involves construction and installation of a sustainable energy system. Basic language and technical instruction will be provided. (Study abroad) Prereq.-
  • 3.00 Credits

    This interdisciplinary course focuses on the Architecture of a host city or cities. A specific host city or cities will be selected for each semester that the course is offered. An example host city could be Barcelona, Spain or Paris, France or Rome, Italy. This travel study course is taught primarily on-site and includes site tours and in-person observations to provide an understanding of the architecture of the host city. Students will experience architecture from several time periods that have influenced design throughout the world. Representative projects include monuments, outdoor spaces, and museums, civic and religious buildings, along with historic and contemporary structures. The course will include a study of the architectural design, style and urban context. Students will be required to prepare on-site sketches or photography or video and reflective journaling about each day's experience while abroad. CORE: SIT.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This one-credit course would offer students the opportunity to experience the diversity of the United States, allowing them to develop the skills and perspectives to observe and analyze differences in regions around the country. The emphasis is on getting to know how the diverse range of human differences influence the historical and current formation of artistic, economic, social, scientific, cultural or political institutions in areas of the United States, and how those differences influence each individual's experience of equality and inequality within a society, its institutions, or its cultures. The course includes pre-trip planning and lectures, study and research during the trip, and post-trip presentations. In addition, it will provide students with information about the study abroad process and the practical aspects of studying abroad. This course may be taken three (3) times for credit.
  • 0.00 Credits

    In this course, students will live and work at Walt Disney World and learn current business practices, customer service, leadership skills, communication skills, workforce diversity, and corporate trends. While at Walt Disney World, students are encouraged to take at least one three (3) credit Disney course, which is accredited by the American Council on Education (ACE). This course is graded Pass/Fail.
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