Bachelor of Interior Design

BID

COURSE FACT

STUDY LEVEL STUDY NOTE PROGRAM DURATION CREDITS HOURS

Undergraduate

Full-Time

8 Semesters (4 years)

126

Eligibility Criteria

Intermediate with minimum 45% marks or equivalent

OBJECTIVES

The program should be developed to achieve the following objectives:

  • To fulfill a need for high quality manpower in designing, planning and managing the built environment at national & international level creating designers with advanced creative approaches towards real-time issues in the contemporary world.
  • To address the need for training of professionals who are ethically sensitive to the norms, needs and values of the society and the profession reflecting curiosity, flexibility, empathy, imagination, expansive thinking and critical analysis not only in design but also in their various ways of life.
  • To provide an opportunity for students towards specialized design pedagogy suited to their interest and needs situated in between boundaries of landscape, lighting, furniture & architecture design.
  • To generate a pool of highly trained and skilled practitioners, researchers, educators and also provide resource to building interiors who understand the norms of spatial environments and how they influence our practices in life.
  • To promote effective studio teaching and collaborative learning through multiple disciplines & mediums imploring concepts, strategies, codes & techniques and structure a framework that develops a sound multi-disciplinary approach towards design.

ROLE AND SCOPE

  • Interior Designers
  • Kitchen & Bath Design
  • Sustainable Ecofriendly Designers
  • Landscape Designers
  • Lighting Designers
  • Furniture Designers
  • Healthcare Designers
  • Corporate Identity Developers
  • Visual Merchandisers
  • Event Planners/ Organizers
  • Exhibition Designers
  • Art therapist
  • Museum Curators
  • Visual Artists
  • Sculptors
  • Miniature Painters
  • Graphic Designers
  • Illustrators
  • Web Designers
  • Multimedia Animators
  • Creative Directors
  • User Experience Designer

Semester 1

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
CS-102 Applications of Information Communication & Technologies 3(2-1) 2-3
ISL-103 Teaching of Holy Quran I N-C 1-0
ENG-107 Functional English 3(3-0) 3-0
GEN-104 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan 2(2-0) 2-0
DE-111 Drawings & Graphics 3(1-2) 1-6
DE-112 Basics of Design 4(1-3) 1-9
Total Credit Hours 15 28

Semester 2

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
ISL-101 Islamic Studies 2(2-0) 2-0
ETH-100 Ethics 2(2-0) 2-0
ISL-104 Teaching of Holy Quran II N-C 1-0
ENG-108 Expository Writing 3(3-0) 3-0
DE-113 Visual Communication 3(2-1) 2-3
DE-211 Design Studio- I 4(1-3) 1-9
GEN-105 Creative Arts 2(2-0) 2-0
  Total Credit Hours 14 23

Semester 3

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
ISL-201 Teaching of Holy Quran III N-C 1-0
STAT-301 Statistics 3(3-0) 3-0
GEN-202 Environmental Studies 3(2-1) 2-3
GEN-203 Community Service Learning 2(2-0) 2-0
DE-114 History of Art & Design I 3(3-0) 3-0
DE-215 Design Studio- II* 4(1-3) 1-9
Total Credit Hours 15 24

Semester 4

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
PSY-201 Psychology 2(2-0) 2-0
ISL-202 Teaching of Holy Quran IV NC 1-0
GEN-206 Entrepreneurship 2(2-0) 2-0
GEN-310 Research Methodology 3(3-0) 3-0
ID-312 Interior Design Studio- I 4(1-3) 1-9
ID-313 Fundamentals of Interior Design 3(3-0) 3-0
Total Credit Hours 14 21

Semester 5

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
DE-213 History of Art & Design II* 3(3-0) 3-0
DE-216 Advanced Visual Communication* 3(2-1) 2-3
DE-311 Textiles & Design 2(2-0) 2-0
DE-312 Interior Decoration 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-311 Digital Communication 2(0-2) 0-6
ID-317 Interior Design Studio- II* 4(1-3) 1-9
Total Credit Hours 17 31

Semester 6

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
DE-214 Design Anthropology 2(2-0) 2-0
ID-314 Material & Technologies 3(3-0) 3-0
ID-315 Advanced Digital Communication* 2(0-2) 0-6
ID-316 Furniture Design 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-318 Language of Interior Design- I 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-319 Interior Design Studio-III* 4(1-3) 1-9
Total Credit Hours 17 31
Semester Summer
GEN-401 Internship 3(0-3) --
Total Credit Hours 03 --

Semester 7

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
DE-212 Art & Society [Critical Theories] 2(2-0) 2-0
ID-411 Building Systems & Services 3(3-0) 3-0
ID-412 Lighting Systems 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-413 Language of Interior Design- II* 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-414 Thesis Studio-I* 6(1-5) 1-15
Total Credit Hours 17 31

Semester 8

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Contact Hours
DE-411 Professional Practice & Ethics 2(2-0) 2-0
ID-415 Landscape Design 3(2-1) 2-3
ID-416 Sustainable Design 3(3-0) 3-0
ID-417 Thesis Studio- II* 6(1-5) 1-15
Total Credit Hours 14 26

*Pre-Requisite Courses

  Total Credit Hours of Bachelor of Interior Design: 126

Road Map Bachelor of Interior Design No. of Courses 46
Non-Credit Courses 04
General Courses [Compulsory] 12
Interdisciplinary Courses 07
Discipline Specific Courses 22
Summer Internship/Field Experience 01
 
General Courses Discipline Specific Courses
1 ISL-103 Teaching of Holy Quran I 25 DE-111 Drawings & Graphics
2 ISL-104 Teaching of Holy Quran II 26 DE-112 Basics of Design
3 ISL-202 Teaching of Holy Quran IV 27 DE-114 History of Art & Design I
4 ISL-202 Teaching of Holy Quran IV 28 DE-211 Design Studio- I
5 GEN-105 Creative Arts 29 DE-213 History of Art & Design II
6 GEN-202 Environmental Studies 30 DE-215 Design Studio-II
7 PSY-201 Psychology 31 ID-311 Digital Communication
8 ENG-107 Functional English 32 ID-312 Interior Design Studio –I
9 ENG-108 Expository Writing 33 ID-313 Fundamentals of Interior Design
10 STAT-301 Statistics 34 ID-314 Material & Technologies
11 GEN-310 Research Methodology 35 ID-315 Advanced Digital Communication
12 ISL-101 Islamic Studies 36 ID-316 Furniture Design
ETH-100 Ethics 37 ID-317 Interior Design Studio – II
13 GEN-104 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan 38 ID-318 Language of Interior Design – I
14 CS-102 Applications of Information Communication Technologies 39 ID-319 Interior Design Studio – III
15 GEN-206 Entrepreneurship 40 ID-411 Building Systems & Services
16 GEN-203 Community Service Learning 41 ID-412 Lighting Systems
Summer Internship/Field Experience 42 ID-413 Language of Interior Design – II
17 GEN-401 Internship 43 ID-414 Thesis Studio – I
Interdisciplinary Courses 44 ID-415 Landscape Design
18 DE-113 Visual Communication 45 ID-416 Sustainable Design
19 DE-212 Art & Society [Critical Theories] 46 ID-417 Thesis Studio –II
20 DE-214 Design Anthropology  
21 DE-216 Advanced Visual Communication
22 DE-311 Textiles & Design
23 DE-312 Interior Decoration
24 DE-411 Professional Practice & Ethics