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HT 232 - Quality Service
Practical skills and knowledge for effective management of food service operations with emphasis on time management, food service protocol, interactions with guests, guest expectations, and decor.
Credits: (3)
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HT 293 - Topics
Credits: (1-3, R12)
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HT 330 - Hotel Front Office Operations
Study of front office procedures from reservations through checkout including night audit and property management systems and their impact on other lodging operations.
Credits: (3)
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HT 331 - Hospitality Facilities Management
Management of facility operations including planning and design, facility systems, housekeeping, environmental, safety and security issues, and resource management.
Credits: (3)
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HT 333 - Quantity Foods
Through demonstration, lecture and laboratory experience, participants develop skills in food preparation, recipe usage, commercial food costing and production control. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.
Credits: (3)
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HT 334 - Restaurant Management
Functions of management as applied to commercial food service systems. Emphasis on menu development, procurement, production and service.
Credits: (3)
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HT 335 - Lodging and Resort Management
Study of hotels, resorts, timeshares, condominiums, and other lodging facilities. Emphasis on organizational structure, divisional operations, and management responsibilities.
Credits: (3)
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HT 336 - Club Management
Organization, administration and operation of the private club industry with emphasis on club manager responsibilities and the unique sensitivities that contribute to member satisfaction.
Credits: (3)
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HT 337 - Meeting, Convention, and Event Planning
Scope and segmentation of meetings, conventions, and special events, including marketing, sales strategies, negotiations, contracts, and techniques used to meet market needs.
Credits: (3)
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HT 338 - Tourism Fundamentals
An examination of tourism from a social science perspective using a cross-disciplinary approach. Emphasis on global factors and the impact of tourism on various societies.
Credits: (3)
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HT 339 - Cost Control in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Theories and techniques of controlling costs of food and beverage, and labor cost in hotels and restaurants; analysis and evaluation of financial performance of the settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: ACCT 161 or 251.
Credits: (3)
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HT 341 - Special Events and Festival Management
This course will introduce students to special events and festival management. Examination of techniques and methods used to plan, organize, promote, and manage special events and festivals.
Credits: (3)
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HT 389 - Cooperative Education
See Cooperative Education Program.
Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
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HT 431 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing
A service management approach to the study of hospitality and tourism. Marketing is viewed as an activity that pervades all hospitality decisions and actions.
Credits: (3)
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HT 432 - Hospitality Supervision
Principles and practices of supervision as they apply specifically to meeting the unique labor and service challenges of the hospitality industry. Includes CPR certification.
Credits: (3)
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HT 434 - Advanced Club Management
In-depth study of the club manager’s leadership role and responsibilities in operating a successful private club.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 336.
Credits: (3)
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HT 436 - Tourism Planning and Development
A comprehensive integrated approach to the issues associated with tourism planning, policy making, and development. Case studies will be utilized.
Credits: (3)
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HT 437 - Bar and Beverage Operations
Principles and practices of the production, selection, purchasing, storage, and service of beverage alcohol. Emphasis on legal and social responsibility issues. (Minimum age 21).
Credits: (3)
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HT 438 - Strategic Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Personal and career development, ethics and the integration of knowledge with related fields. A senior project will be required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Senior status.
Credits: (3)
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HT 465 - British Studies in Hospitality and Tourism
Exploration of the British hospitality and tourism industry through research and on-site examination.
Credits: (6)
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HT 477 - Casino Management
History, development and management of casinos and gaming. Investigates the economics, moral and cultural issues of gaming. Field trip required. Enrolled students must be at least 21 years old.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HT 480 - Independent Study
Credits: (1-3, R6)
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HT 483 - Internship
Integration of theory and practice in a setting appropriate to the student’s career field. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (0)
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HT 484 - Internship
Integration of theory and practice in a setting appropriate to the student’s career field. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HT 485 - Internship
Integration of theory and practice in a setting appropriate to the student’s career field. S/U grading. 9 hours per week per course.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HT 493 - Topics
Credits: (1-12)
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Human Resources |
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HR 140 - Freshman Leadership Institute I
Introduces a theoretical framework for understanding leadership and followership, while participating in a learning community. Students experience the personal discovery of leadership potential and commitment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Acceptance into the Freshman Leadership Living-Learning Institute and Housing.
Credits: (2)
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HR 142 - Peer Education Leadership
Current wellness concerns of today’s college students. Translates learning into becoming peer educators and campus leaders through outreach, event planning, and optional participation in C.R.E.W.
Credits: (1)
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HR 143 - Emerging Leaders
An interactive learning experience designed to introduce leadership concepts and experiential leadership opportunities at WCU, encouraging participation in a context of personal and leadership knowledge.
Credits: (1)
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HR 145 - Student Leadership for Campus Service and Programming
The Social Change Model of leadership relationship to student leadership for: Last Minute Productions programming; or University Center and Ramsey Activity Center student staff.
Credits: (1)
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HR 146 - Emerging Greek Leaders
Provides new members of WCU Greek organizations opportunities to explore leadership within the Social Change Model from an experiential context of organizational membership.
Credits: (1)
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HR 147 - Leadership for Understanding and Promoting Non-Violence and Social Change
Designed to educate students about domestic violence and preventative measures while exploring leadership for associated issues within the context of the Social Change Model.
Credits: (1)
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HR 148 - Leadership Principles
The course presents fundamentals of student leadership; covers leadership theory, parliamentary law, committee techniques, democratic organization, principles and functions of student government, and group problems.
Credits: (1)
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HR 149 - Women, Leadership, and Social Change
This course will focus on women’s leadership and service as it relates to personal development and campus involvement through a lens of social change.
Credits: (1)
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HR 150 - Leadership for Fitness Center and Intramurals Staff
Overview of leadership in relation to fitness and recreation, providing the student opportunity to practice leadership skills and analyze challenges in leading associated activities.
Credits: (1)
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HR 241 - Orientation Leaders
The class design enhances educated, ethical and morally responsible, functioning leaders who can contribute to the success of first year students at Western Carolina University.
Credits: (1)
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HR 243 - Service Learning and Leadership for Social Change
Provides understanding of leadership and social change strategies at the community level, focusing on roles and functions of nonprofit/social service agencies and service-learning participants.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: All HR 100 level courses or permission of instructor.
Credits: (1)
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HR 244 - Sophomore Leadership Institute
Course design enables practical application of group dynamics utilizing collaboration, common purpose and group identity. Controversy with civility will provide the lens for conflict management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HR 245 - Student Media Leadership
Enables students participating in the context of student media to lead using ethical and social change perspectives in peer and community communications.
Credits: (1)
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HR 246 - Advanced Greek Leadership
Advanced Greek Leadership explores the leadership and evolution of the campus Greek community and its relationship to the national organizational structures and university educational mission.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 143, 144, 146, 244 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (1)
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HR 247 - Student Athlete Leadership
Enables practical application of leadership for athletes through sports team dynamics, personal goal setting, visioning, and the role of student athletes in the university community.
Credits: (1)
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HR 248 - Advanced SGA-Leadership Issues and Change
Advanced techniques and issues for student government leadership. It will cover major themes of creating change, creativity, lobbying, and social group dynamics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 148 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (1)
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HR 249 - Diversity and Leadership
Explore and discuss issues of diversity and leadership such as communication, resolving conflicts, motivation, decision-making, community service, and leadership styles.
Credits: (1)
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HR 255 - Student Leadership for Campus Service and Programming
Students will learn practical skills and techniques in teaching their peers how to apply the Social Change Model in their role as student leaders.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 145.
Credits: (1)
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HR 343 - Dimensions of Spirituality in Leadership
Course enhances student’s relationship with their world and sense of spirituality, life course and leadership knowledge searching for meaning and purpose of actions and decisions.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 244 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HR 344 - Junior Leadership Seminar
Explore and discuss issues on ethics and values decision making from leadership perspective for understanding how leaders shape moral environment in different contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 244 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HR 444 - Senior Leadership Forum
Course enhances the student’s relationship and leadership knowledge with the greater world and societies in which they live, lead, and continue their life long learning.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 344 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: (3)
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HR 602 - Human Resources Research and Evaluation Methods
Credits: (3)
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HR 605 - Orientation to Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 610 - Human Resource Development
Credits: (3)
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HR 611 - E-Learning
Credits: (3)
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HR 612 - Instructional Design
Credits: (3)
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HR 615 - Organization Development
Credits: (3)
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HR 616 - Web Publishing
Credits: (3)
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HR 617 - Organization Performance
Credits: (3)
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HR 619 - Assessment Methods in Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 620 - The Design and Use of Instructional Gaming Simulations
Credits: (3)
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HR 645 - Consultation in Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 660 - Career Development/Management Systems
Credits: (3)
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HR 675 - Leadership in Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 676 - Guided Projects in Organization Performance
Credits: (3)
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HR 677 - Advanced Web Publishing
Credits: (3)
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HR 678 - Guided Projects in E-Learning
Credits: (3)
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HR 683 - Field Experience in Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 693 - Selected Topics in Human Resources
Credits: (3, R6)
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HR 698 - Seminar in Human Resources
Credits: (3)
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HR 779 - Continuing Research—Non-Thesis Option
Credits: (1, R10)
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Industrial Distribution |
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ID 230 - Industrial Distribution
The flow of industrial goods and services through the industrial distributor.
Credits: (3)
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ID 360 - Industrial Distribution Organization
Survey of organizational structure in manufacturing industries.
Credits: (3)
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ID 370 - Product Management and Inventory Control
The study of the many aspects of industrial distribution product management. Topics to be covered may include computer systems and their uses, purchasing, and warehouse management.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 230 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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ID 389 - Cooperative Education in Industrial Distribution
See Cooperative Education Program.
Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
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ID 440 - Information Management and Technology in Industrial Distribution
Using information technology to provide distributors a strategic advantage over their competitors by facilitating problem solving, increasing productivity and quality, improving customer service, and enabling change.
Credits: (3)
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ID 479 - Industrial Distribution Seminar
Covers through research, lecture and field trips, electronic data interchange; just-in-time distribution; distribution finance; bar coding; take-offs and quotes from catalogs and specifications; other innovative concepts.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 230, 360 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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ID 480 - Problems in Industrial Distribution
Independent study of problems in industrial distribution; project required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Industrial distribution major and permission of instructor.
Credits: (1-3)
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ID 493 - Special Topics
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Industrial distribution major and permission of instructor.
Credits: (1-3, R6)
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Interior Design |
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IDES 250 - Introduction to Interior Design
The study of design as applied to creative problem solving within the interior environment.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 251 - Architectural Drafting and Design
Architectural drafting techniques for communicating working drawings using plans, elevations, details, architectural standards, lettering, and paraline drawings. 6 Studio.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 252 - Survey of Interior Materials
Analysis of manufacturing process, source, specification, and application of interior materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
COREQ: l53 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 255 - Space Planning
Introduction to space planning for residential and commercial environments. Topics explored include: zoning, furniture placement, circulation and accessibility. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 250 and 251
Credits: (3)
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IDES 256 - Perspective Drawing
Visualization of space through various perspective views to illustrate a design concept using rendering drawing techniques. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 250, 251, and ART 132.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 257 - Architectural Construction Process
Principles of building materials, construction techniques, and building codes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 251.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 350 - History of Furniture and Design I
Survey of art, architecture, and furniture from ancient time to the nineteenth century.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 351 - Lighting Design
Lighting design in residential and commercial spaces and the vital impact it plays on interiors. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 255.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 352 - Residential Design I
The application of the design process to the development of small scale residential environments. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 252, 255, 256, 257.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 353 - Detailing and Design
Casework, furniture, and architectural detailing and design.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 355 - History of Furniture and Design II
Development of art, architecture and furniture from nineteenth century to the present.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 356 - Contract Design I
The application of the design process to the development of small scale commercial environments. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 351, 352.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 357 - Kitchen and Bath Design I
Utilizing the standards established by The National Kitchen and Bath Association, students learn how to properly design and document safe and functional kitchen and bath environments. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 351, 352.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 358 - CADD for Interior Design
The advanced application of computer-aided drafting as a design tool for the interior designer. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: IDES 352.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 389 - Cooperative Education in Interior Design
See Cooperative Education Program.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of program director.
Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
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IDES 450 - Residential Design II
Design of medium to large scale residential environments, which may include historical and/ or cultural aspects. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 352, 357, and 350/ or 355/ or ART History.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 451 - Kitchen and Bath Design II
The further development of skills utilized in solving cabinetry related design applications. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 357, 358.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 452 - Senior Research
Supervised research directed toward a topic selected in consultation with the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 356, 357, 358.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 455 - Contract Design II
Design of medium to large scale commercial environments, which may include historical and/or cultural aspects. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 356, 358, 452.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 456 - Professional Practice in Interior Design
Methods of organizing and marketing design services, the use of business forms and contracts, and how to prepare for the job market.
Prerequisites & Notes
COREQ: 457 or permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 457 - Senior Project
Application of senior research.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: 452.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 460 - Problem Solving in Design
Creative problem solving provides an opportunity to apply advanced design concepts and/ or theories in a specific area of study. 6 Studio.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (3)
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IDES 465 - Travel Studies in Interior Design
This course is structured to immerse students in design settings and the cultural heritage of an international or domestic travel destination.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (6)
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IDES 480 - Independent Study in Interior Design
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits: (1-3, R6)
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IDES 483 - Internship
Integration of theory and practice in a setting appropriate to the student’s career field. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PREQ: Permission of program director.
Credits: (3)
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