A fluidity of boundaries between various disciplines of design is specifically critical for interior designers today. The four-year programme at the IVS is structured on a multi-disciplinary approach to interior design. The course encourages students to approach interior design from a wider perspective and enables them to articulate and present their work using a large range of media. 

Students in their training are equipped with the basic architectural and design tools necessary for undertaking space design. Hence students of Interior Design upon completion of the foundation year share studio and theory sessions with the Architecture students in the third and fourth semesters.

In the semesters that follow, the Department of Interior Design encourages and demands inter-departmental interaction through various studio exercises. The emphasis ranges from conceptualization to finished projects of a diverse nature; these include furniture and product design, retail and hospitality design and residential and corporate interiors. Study trips, seminars, site visits and informal class discussions between the critic and students also complement the learning process. The final year of Interior Design culminates in a synthesis of research dissertation, thesis minor and a final design thesis, synergizing thereby the four-year programme into a comprehensive whole.

Students are expected to critically assess and analyze their own work and that of their peers in order to establish independent conceptualization skills and design strategies critical to a trained interior designer.

A continuously growing permanent and adjunct faculty comprising practicing professionals and field specialists supports the programme at IVS.

 

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Third Semester  (20 Credits)

LA 308 Islamic and Pakistan Studies
AR 301 Architecture Design 
AR 302 History of Art and Architecture
AR 303 Materials and Construction 
AR 304 Structures
AR 307 Theories of Architecture
AR 308 Communication Skills

Fourth Semester  (20 Credits)

LA 408 Islamic and Pakistan Studies
AR 401 Architecture Design
AR 402 History of Architecture
AR 403 Materials and Construction
AR 404 Structures
AR 407 Theories of Architecture
AR 408 Communication Skills

FIFTH SEMESTER  (22 Credits)

LA 503 Psychology
AR 502 History of Art and Architecture
AR 503 Materials and Construction
AR 504 Structures
AR 506 Services and Systems
AR 515 CAD
ID 501 Interior Design 
ID 502 Basic Interior Elements
ID 504 Project Visit
XX XXX Open Electives

SIXTH SEMESTER  (22 Credits)

LA 612 Research Methodology 
LA 603 Psychology
AR 603 Materials and Construction
AR 606 Services and Systems
AR 615 CAD
ID 601 Interior Design 
ID 602 Basic Interior Elements
ID 604 Project Visit 
FA 601 Drawing                                        
DE 615 Photography                                
XX XXX Open Electives                            

SEVENTH SEMESTER  (14 Credits )

LA 709 Electives
AR 714 Professional Practice                  
AR 715 CAD
ID 701 Interior Design

EIGHTH SEMESTER(18 Credits )

Dissertation 4
Thesis 14

Total Credits required for a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design 156

Important | Curricula, courses and course outlines are continuously under review. The Indus Valley School reserves the right to alter, substitute, eliminate from or add to the list of courses and details at any time without notice.

 

Permanent Faculty

Shoaib Ahmed Khan (Coordinator) B.Arch., IVS, (Pak)

Adjunct Faculty