The Bachelor's degree in Interior Design and Decoration is of recent origin in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This program has been developed to prepare distinguished graduates in academic and artistic work in distinguished sectors such as animation, cartoon film preparation, home decoration and furniture design, and all kinds of publications.
Program Mission
To offer competitive higher education in interior design within a supportive academic environment that prepares qualified interior designers with vital employability skills, and to make research contributions, promote community engagement, and participate in realizing the Kingdom's Vision 2030.
Program Objectives
Improve the quality of teaching and learning experiences, the quality of learning resources and the quality of basic facilities, equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
Provide support to students through the improvement of academic, social, psychological, and professional advising, counselling and supportive services.
Enhancement of the performance of faculty members both professionally and academically.
Improvement of the program’s administrative efficiency and processes and procedures.
Preparation of competent and qualified graduates with vital employability skills demanded in the labor market.
Enable graduates to demonstrate core knowledge in interior design using essential technologies and basic research skills.
Enhance students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills.
Improve students’ awareness of ethical values, principles of professional conduct, independence and autonomy.
Contribute to the field of interior design through production of quality research in alignment with OC and program’s research priorities.
Contribute to the local community through services, programs and consultations.
Program Learning Outcomes
Identify fundamental interior design concepts, principles and theories in relation to other disciplines mainly architecture and engineering.
Describe the basic characteristics of interior design materials, functions and equipment.
Discuss the basic elements of planning and research processes of interior design projects.
Explain interior design ethical values, safety provisions and precautions, principles of professional conduct, and indoor environmental and client-based requirements.
Generate material selection, equipment, furniture and fixture considering applicable codes, sustainability and indoor environmental quality.
Design sustainable interior projects that enrich indoor environmental quality, and that solve real life issues, using appropriate research methods.
Critically analyze sets of design ideas and documents for an interior design project.
Critically evaluate abstract design concepts during all phases of the design process to indicate conditions and requirements within the interior environment.
Produce creative interior design drawings and documents using a variety of media, design techniques, computational and quantitative tools and technology.
Effectively communicate designs solutions, digital design models, inquiries and research results of complex issues in interior design projects with stakeholders.
Effectively participate in interior design projects and their discussion groups, in order to advance the discipline and society.
Demonstrate ethical values, safety provisions and precautions, principles of professional conduct in interior design workplace.
Act responsibly, independently and autonomously in making design decisions within interior design projects.
