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Design

Key Fact

Program name

Design
Program code

DESN

Chair of the Department

Dr. Sajid Khalifa
Program length

4 Years

Credit hours

133

About the Program

A designer’s mind and hand shapes, structures and supports the physical and aesthetic attributes of all theproducts around us. As our world changes, designers must observe carefully and react with solutions that can inhabit, influence and further shape it. Our Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Design will provide youwith a strong foundation in the principles, concepts, processes and practices of design; giving you the skills you need to play a meaningful role in today’s design world.

Vision

Design Department aspires to prepare Designers of tomorrow, who can contribute to National and International progress of interior, product and environment design and contribute as high quality scholars to the vision of their county.

Mission

Design Department prepares Qualified Designers of International in design Quality Education, who can contribute to National and International progress of design majors by providing Integrated and Comprehensive Education, which engages Field Experience with In-class Education.

Goals

Be recognized as the leading Design Department Nationally and internationally in the education of creative, innovative Future Designers.
Provide a Professional Transparent Environment that ensure Participation, innovation and ethical values.
Apply for the National Accreditation for the Design Program and achieve International Accreditation within coming years.
Provide an Integrated, Comprehensive and High Quality Product, Environment and Interior Design Education, which induce Students Creativity and talent by Offering a diverse, Interdisciplinary and Rigorous Curriculum led by high qualified Faculties in fully established studios and classroom environment.
Attract and retain highly Qualified, Innovative and Creative Student.
Update the Learning Resources that foster creativity on an international level in terms of new Technologies and Futuristic Learning Facilities for dynamic Teaching and Learning Experience.
Provide more Innovative Facilities and Equipment that match with the Worldwide Design Education and ensures sustainable interior, product and environment al design program delivery.
Sustain the Financial Status of the Design Department through Future Consultancy Services and ongoing Student Recruitments.
Recruit more Highly Qualified and Motivated Academic and Researchers that engage the Design Department with the Future and the international Academic level.
To foster vibrant Research community that seek to serve the community, environment, socio-economic prosperity and Respect Saudi Culture.
Develop future Partnerships with National and International Partners that Enrich the Design Program Education Environment and Build new Bonds with the community.

Concentration

The Design Department offers three areas of concentration:

Environmental Design
Interior Design
Product Design

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the BSc Design curriculum will be able to:

Define important design issues and creative processes related to composition, scale, proportions, identity, meaning, perception, sensitivity to context, and response to needs.
Apply specialized knowledge and skills related to ENVD, INTD and PROD conventions of manual and digital drawing and modelling processes and applications.
Recall significant historical precedents, design theories, emergent issues and multidisciplinary approaches in design in regional, national and global contexts.
Explore properties and qualities of various materials, manufacturing processes and production technologies, while explicitly examining their role in developing and supporting design concepts, and the potential for innovation.
Integrate scale-related media (photographic, digital, handwork, drawing and modelling) in order to produce measured ENVD, INTD, and PROD technical and representational drawing and models to a professional level.
Access critical knowledge of the history and theory of design, and analyze various environmental, aesthetic, functional, spatial and culturally-specific factors that shape design decisions related to the creation of places, spaces, products and experiences.
Demonstrate ability to develop a strong personal position in response to theoretical design enquiries; work productively in a group and take on group-leadership roles.
Produce design works that are explicit in their cultural and social purpose, and are fully integrated and comprehensively communicated in designs.

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of our Design Program, you'll be able to move into a satisfying career in private practice or work as an Environmental, Interior or Product Designer for a firm or government organization. Your general design skills and broad training will also bring you opportunities in careers outside mainstream practice, including:
- Environmental design

- Interior designer
- Products designer
- Exhibition design specialist
- Specialist in the art of installation and design
- Design Specialist in Cinema
- Designed parks and gardens
- Furniture design specialist
- Property Development Specialist
- Project Manager
- Designer and manager of events
- Teaching and research

Graduation Requirements

To obtain a BSc in Design, the student must complete 133 credit hours in total, consisting of: 57 credit hours of Design courses, 25 credit hours of one of the possible three tracks (ENVD, INTD, PROD), 9 credit hours of technical elective courses, and 42 credit hours of General Education courses.

Students must complete the program with a cumulative GPA greater or equal to 2.0 out of 4.

General Education Requirements:42
Major Core Requirements:57
Track Technical Core Requirements:25
Technical Elective Requirements:9
College Core MATH Requirements:0
Free Electives:0
TOTAL:133

Program Plan (Environmental Design)

Foundation Year
Semester 1 – Foundation 1			Semester 2 – Foundation 2
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
LANG 011	Reading & Critical Thinking-I	3	LANG 012	Reading & Critical Thinking-II	3
LANG 013	Academic Writing - I	3	LANG 014	Academic Writing - II	3
LANG 015	Listening and Speaking - I	3	LANG 016	Listening and Speaking - II	3
SSKL 021	Independent Learning & Research Skills - I	2	SSKL 022	Independent Learning & Research Skills - II	2
ARD 051	Visual Communication	3	ARD 054	Creative Design	3
ARD 055	Basic Physics for Engineering - I	2	ARD 056	Basic Physics for Engineering - II	2
MATH 041	Basic Math - I	3	MATH 042	Basic Math - II	3
CL 031	Computer Literacy	0	IL 032	Information Literacy	0
Total		19	Total		19
Freshmen Year
Year 1 – Semester 1			Year 1 – Semester 2
DESN 101	Design Studio 1	4	DESN 102	Design Studio 2	4
DESN 121	Freehand Drawing	3	DESN 122	Technical Drawing	3
GENG 161	Project Based Language Learning and Critical Thinking	2	DESN 152	Color: Concepts, Theories and Applications	3
	Information, Media and Technology	3		Linguistic Communication (English)	2
GMTH 141A	Mathematics for Architecture and Design	3		Linguistic Communication (Arabic)	3
PROD 302	Product Design Studio 6	4	GISL 171	Social and Moral Values in Islam	2
Total		18	Total		17
Sophomore Year
Year 2 – Semester 3			Year 2 – Semester 4
PROD 201	Product Design Studio 3	4	PROD 202	Product Design Studio 4	4
DESN 221	Digital Modelling in Design	3	DESN 252	Materials and Methods – 2	3
DESN 231	History of Design	3	PROD 232	History & Theory of Product Design	3
DESN 251	Materials and Methods – 1	3		Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement I	2
GSTA 140	Elementary Statistics	3		Physical and Environmental Wellbeing	2
				Cultural Literacy	3
Total		16	Total		17
Junior Year
Year 3 - Semester 5			Year 3 - Semester 6
PROD 301	Product Design Studio 5	4	PROD 302	Product Design Studio 6	4
DESN 341	Human Factors and Design Psychology	3	DESN 342	Design for Sustainability	4
PROD 321	Product Prototyping and Fabrication	3	PROD 362	Professional Practices in Product Design	3
	Technical Elective 1	3	GSEM 200	Interdisciplinary Seminar and Research	3
	Scientific Literacy	3		Technical Elective 2	3
Total		16	Total		16
Summer Session
DESN 363	Internship	3
Senior Year
Year 4 – Semester 7			Year 4 – Semester 8
DESN 401	Design Studio 7: Interdisciplinary Project	5	DESN 402	Design Studio 8: Capstone Project	5
DESN 400	Capstone Preparation: Design research and Programming	3	DESN 462	Design Entrepreneurship and Leadership	3
DESN 431	Contemporary Issues in Design	3		Technical Elective 3	3
	Civic Engagement	2		Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2
	Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2		Global Awareness	3
	Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement II	2
Total		17	Total		16

Program Plan (Interior Design)

Foundation Year
Semester 1 – Foundation 1			Semester 2 – Foundation 2
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
LANG 011	Reading & Critical Thinking-I	3	LANG 012	Reading & Critical Thinking-II	3
LANG 013	Academic Writing - I	3	LANG 014	Academic Writing - II	3
LANG 015	Listening and Speaking - I	3	LANG 016	Listening and Speaking - II	3
SSKL 021	Independent Learning & Research Skills - I	2	SSKL 022	Independent Learning & Research Skills - II	2
ARD 051	Visual Communication	3	ARD 054	Creative Design	3
ARD 055	Basic Physics for Engineering - I	2	ARD 056	Basic Physics for Engineering - II	2
MATH 041	Basic Math - I	3	MATH 042	Basic Math - II	3
CL 031	Computer Literacy	0	IL 032	Information Literacy	0
Total		19	Total		19
Freshmen Year
Year 1 – Semester 1			Year 1 – Semester 2
DESN 101	Design Studio 1	4	DESN 102	Design Studio 2	4
DESN 121	Freehand Drawing	3	DESN 122	Technical Drawing	3
GENG 161	Project Based Language Learning and Critical Thinking	2	DESN 152	Colour: Concepts, Theories and Applications	3
	Information, Media and Technology	3		Linguistic Communication (English)	2
GMTH 141A	Mathematics for Architecture and Design	3		Linguistic Communication (Arabic)	3
			GISL 171	Social and Moral Values in Islam	2
Total		15	Total		17
Sophomore Year
Year 2 – Semester 3			Year 2 – Semester 4
INTD 201	Interior Design Studio 3	4	INTD 202	Interior Design Studio 4	4
DESN 221	Digital Modelling in Design	3	DESN 252	Materials and Methods – 2	3
DESN 231	History of Design	3	INTD 232	History & Theory of Interior Design	3
DESN 251	Materials and Methods – 1	3		Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement I	2
GSTA 140	Elementary Statistics	3		Physical and Environmental Wellbeing	2
				Cultural Literacy	3
Total		16	Total		17
Junior Year
Year 3 - Semester 5			Year 3 - Semester 6
INTD 301	Environmental Design Studio 5	4	INTD 302	Interior Design Studio 6	4
DESN 341	Human Factors and Design Psychology	3	DESN 342	Design for Sustainability	3
INTD 321	Interior Lighting, Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment	3	INTD 362	Professional Practices in Interior Design	3
	Technical Elective 1	3	GSEM 200	Interdisciplinary Seminar and Research	3
	Scientific Literacy	3		Technical Elective 2	3
Total		16	Total		16
Summer Session
DESN 363	Internship	3
Senior Year
Year 4 – Semester 7			Year 4 – Semester 8
DESN 401	Design Studio 7: Interdisciplinary Project	3	DESN 402	Design Studio 8: Capstone Project	3
DESN 400	Capstone Preparation: Design research and Programming	5	DESN 462	Design Entrepreneurship and Leadership	5
DESN 431	Contemporary Issues in Design	3		Technical Elective 3	3
	Civic Engagement	2		Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2
	Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2		Global Awareness	3
	Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement II	2
Total		17	Total		16

Program Plan (Product Design)

Foundation Year
Semester 1 – Foundation 1			Semester 2 – Foundation 2
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
LANG 011	Reading & Critical Thinking-I	3	LANG 012	Reading & Critical Thinking-II	3
LANG 013	Academic Writing - I	3	LANG 014	Academic Writing - II	3
LANG 015	Listening and Speaking - I	3	LANG 016	Listening and Speaking - II	3
SSKL 021	Independent Learning & Research Skills - I	2	SSKL 022	Independent Learning & Research Skills - II	2
ARD 051	Visual Communication	3	ARD 054	Creative Design	3
ARD 055	Basic Physics for Engineering - I	2	ARD 056	Basic Physics for Engineering - II	2
MATH 041	Basic Math - I	3	MATH 042	Basic Math - II	3
CL 031	Computer Literacy	0	IL 032	Information Literacy	0
Total		19	Total		19
Freshmen Year
Year 1 – Semester 1			Year 1 – Semester 2
DESN 101	Design Studio 1	4	DESN 102	Design Studio 2	4
DESN 121	Freehand Drawing	3	DESN 122	Technical Drawing	3
GENG 161	Project Based Language Learning and Critical Thinking	2	DESN 152	Color: Concepts, Theories and Applications	3
	Information, Media and Technology	3		Linguistic Communication (English)	2
GMTH 141A	Mathematics for Architecture and Design	3		Linguistic Communication (Arabic)	3
PROD 302	Product Design Studio 6	4	GISL 171	Social and Moral Values in Islam	2
Total		18	Total		17
Sophomore Year
Year 2 – Semester 3			Year 2 – Semester 4
PROD 201	Product Design Studio 3	4	PROD 202	Product Design Studio 4	4
DESN 221	Digital Modelling in Design	3	DESN 252	Materials and Methods – 2	3
DESN 231	History of Design	3	PROD 232	History & Theory of Product Design	3
DESN 251	Materials and Methods – 1	3		Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement I	2
GSTA 140	Elementary Statistics	3		Physical and Environmental Wellbeing	2
				Cultural Literacy	3
Total		16	Total		17
Junior Year
Year 3 - Semester 5			Year 3 - Semester 6
PROD 301	Product Design Studio 5	4	PROD 302	Product Design Studio 6	4
DESN 341	Human Factors and Design Psychology	3	DESN 342	Design for Sustainability	4
PROD 321	Product Prototyping and Fabrication	3	PROD 362	Professional Practices in Product Design	3
	Technical Elective 1	3	GSEM 200	Interdisciplinary Seminar and Research	3
	Scientific Literacy	3		Technical Elective 2	3
Total		16	Total		16
Summer Session
DESN 363	Internship	3
Senior Year
Year 4 – Semester 7			Year 4 – Semester 8
DESN 401	Design Studio 7: Interdisciplinary Project	5	DESN 402	Design Studio 8: Capstone Project	5
DESN 400	Capstone Preparation: Design research and Programming	3	DESN 462	Design Entrepreneurship and Leadership	3
DESN 431	Contemporary Issues in Design	3		Technical Elective 3	3
	Civic Engagement	2		Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2
	Linguistic Communication (Foreign Languages)	2		Global Awareness	3
	Islamic Thought and Ethics Requirement II	2
Total		17	Total		16

Fact Sheet

Admissions

Science Section

80%

Art Section

80%

65%

Part

part 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Cut-Score

512 - 612 - 712 - 412

*TOEFL+ *TWE

TOEFL (525) - TWE (5)

**IELTS

5.5

Interview

Required

Recommendation

Letter

Personal Statement

Required

Contact Information

Dept. Chair

Dr. Sajid Khalifa

Tel.+966 122137912

Assistants

Ms. Sumaih A. Bahkali

Tel.+966 12237739

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