American University of Cyprus
American University of Cyprus Larnaca

Interior Design Program

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Department
Department of Design
Duration
4 years
Additional Information

The AUCY program of Interior Design provides a multidisciplinary approach of a wide spectrum of design strategies – from traditional methods, such as sketching, to advanced computer-assisted methodologies – aiming at holistic and contemporary notions of inhabitable space. At the same time, the students receive the foundations of a humanistic and universal education, which nurtures their identity and empowers ethics and purpose for tomorrow’s profession.

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Program

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (54 ECTS)

  • Drawing I 
  • History of Art I 
  • History of Architecture I 
  • Drawing II 
  • History of Art II 
  • History of Architecture II 
  • Computer Aided Architectural Drawing I 
  • Computer Aided Architectural Drawing II 
  • History of Architecture III 

DESIGN CORE REQUIREMENTS (84 ECTS)

  • Interior Design Studio I 
  • Interior Design Studio II 
  • Interior Design Studio III 
  • Interior Design Studio IV
  • Interior Design Studio V 
  • Interior Design Studio VI 
  • Sustainability and Resilience I 
  • Sustainability and Resilience II 
  • History of Interior Design I 
  • History of Interior Design II 
  • Material and Building I 
  • Furniture and Product Design 
  • Senior Design Project 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (72 ECTS)

  • Academic Writing I 
  • Design System for visual perception 
  • Cultural Studies 
  • Architectural Photography 
  • Academic Writing II- Thesis History of Art/History of Architecture 
  • Psychology of Place 
  • Digital Culture 
  • Object and Space 
  • Scenography 
  • Design Methodology 
  • Hybrid Space II: Light Installations 
  • Advanced Design Applications 

ELECTIVE COURSES (30 ECTS)

  • Landscape Design 
  • Interior Landscaping 
  • Illustration Theory and Techniques 
  • Digital Multimedia Design
  • Photographic Design 01 
  • Photographic Design 02 
  • Spaces of Display: Retail and Exhibition spaces 
  • Animation 
  • Contemporary Art Processes 
  • Textiles on Art and Design 
  • Arts and Design Placement 
  • Video Production 
  • Reading Interiors 
  • Green Design 
  • Semiotics of Visual Arts 
  • Affective Design 
  • Affective Design II 
  • Presentation Skills 
  • Hybrid Spaces I : small scale structures 
  • The Narration of Myth and Speech, with the contribution of Arts