Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture Courses

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Courses

Industrial Design

• INDS 2341 - Computer Aided Industrial Design I

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2340 .
  Description
  Introduction to the process and methodology of Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) utilizing modeling and rendering software as learning tools.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 2355 - Design History I

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1304 .
  Description
  Survey of the history of design and art from the age of the industrial revolution to the postwar period with emphasis on the influence of cultural, philosophical, and technical forces.
  Core Category: [50] Creative Arts
  
• INDS 2356 - Design History II

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1304 .
  Description
  Contemporary design and art with emphasis on the influence of cultural, philosophical, and technical forces.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 2360 - Materials and Methods I

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS major or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Understanding materials, fabrication and manufacturing processes common in the industrial design field. Investigation through prototyping techniques involving plastics, wood, metal, and castable materials.
  Additional Fee $2.00 Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 2362 - Visual Presentation

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 1360  and INDS 2340  or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Advanced visual thinking and visualization processes with an emphasis on board design, process booklet and design portfolio development. Emphasis on publication design and systematic data organization.
  
• INDS 2397 - Selected Topics

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: Consent of college advisor and instructor.
  Note: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  Additional Fee N
• INDS 2398 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 2500 - Industrial Design Studio III

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 1501  and INDS 1360 .
  Description
  Basic problem solving with an emphasis on the relationship between form and function.
  Additional Fee Y Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 2501 - Industrial Design Studio IV

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2500 .
  Description
  Development of creative design problem solving with appropriate design processes. Students must pass a portfolio review to successfully complete the course and to proceed to INDS 3500 .
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 2598 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 3160 - Design Issues I

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 1.0    Lab Contact Hours: 0.0

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2501  or consent of advisor.
  Description
  Reading and discussions of sustainable and universal design movement and practices.
  
• INDS 3198 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: Approval of college advisor and instructor.
  Additional Fee N
• INDS 3265 - Design Research Methods II

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2.0    Lab Contact Hours: 0.0

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2165  or consent of advisor.
  Description
  Human-centered methods of design research. Formulating, analyzing, and synthesizing information into an actionable design goal. Emphasis on qualitative research methods and application through the design process.
  
• INDS 3298 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 3340 - Computer Aided Industrial Design II

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2341  or consent of college advisor.
  Description
  Development of advanced modeling, rendering and animation techniques for rapid, high-quality design visualization.
  Additional Fee Y Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 3341 - Design Interaction

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2501  or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Fundamentals of interaction and experience design. Emphasis on human-machine interaction, programmable interfaces, and the application of digital technology to physical objects and environments.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 3360 - Human Factors

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INDS major or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Survey of anthropometry, perception, and man-machine interface. Focuses on the use and application of existing human factors to case studies.
  
• INDS 3365 - Design Research Methods

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INDS major or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Theories and methods of design research. Emphasis on quantitative and qualitative research methods and their applications.
  
• INDS 3370 - Advanced Design Systems

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2341  or consent of advisor.
  Description
  Advanced CAD/CAM/CAE and product life cycle management systems in the context of product development. Topics include product data quality, parametric modeling, synchronous technology, and digital mock-ups.
  Additional Fee N
• INDS 3397 - Selected Topics

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: Consent of college advisor and instructor.
  Note: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 3398 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 3500 - Industrial Design Studio V

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 2501  and passing portfolio review.
  Description
  Introduction to diverse research methods of identifying human perceptions and behaviors to explore creative design ideas for user-centered design.
  Additional Fee Y Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 3501 - Industrial Design Studio VI

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3500 .
  Description
  Integration of diverse design methods and techniques to develop innovative products. Analysis of product content and context, including social, cultural, and environmental elements.
  
• INDS 3598 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 4180 - Design Internship

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 1

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3500  and prior written approval from the director.
  Description
  Application of design knowledge and techniques through work experience at design consultancies or related companies. Requires employer evaluation.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 4198 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 4260 - Design Issues II

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2.0    Lab Contact Hours: 0.0

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3160  or consent of advisor.
  Description
  Reading and discussions of important contemporary design issues, ideas, trends, movements, and criticism to understand the relationship of design to society and culture. Senior project proposal will be developed and proposed for INDS 4501 .
  
• INDS 4298 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 4360 - Design Issues

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3501 .
  Description
  Reading discussions of important design issues, ideas, trends, movement, and criticism in contemporary ideas to understand the relationship of design to society and culture.
  
• INDS 4361 - E-Portfolio

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3500  or consent of instructor.
  Description
  Establish a portfolio strategy, storyline, artist statement, skill evaluation and action plan to gain employment in the industrial design field. Creating a consistent visual language and identity for content across interactive digital and print media.
  Additional Fee Y Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 4365 - Design Practice and Business

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INDS 4500 .
  Description
  Comprehensive aspects of design practice including planning and managing design projects. Legal and ethical issues associated with the design practice and product development.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 4380 - Design Internship

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3500  and prior written approval from the director.
  Description
  Application of design knowledge and techniques through work experience at design consultancies or related companies. Requires employer evaluation.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 4397 - Selected Topics

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: consent of college advisor and instructor.
  May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  
• INDS 4398 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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• INDS 4500 - Industrial Design Studio VII

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 3501 .
  Description
  Systematic process of generating and solving a design problem. Emphasizes interdisciplinary learning through complex design problems in selected industries.
  Additional Fee $2.00 Fee Type Lab Fee
• INDS 4501 - Industrial Design Studio VIII

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INDS 4500 .
  Description
  Develop senior project with an emphasis on systematic and human-centered design. Student’s design process and final design are presented at the juried graduation exhibition.
  Additional Fee Y
• INDS 4598 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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Interior Architecture

• INAR 2501 - Interior Architecture Design Studio IV

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: ARCH 2500  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in ARCH 2328  and passing portfolio review.
  Description
  Development of design process and communication media; qualifying and quantifying aspects of interior building design.
  
• INAR 3198 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  May be repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 3298 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 3300 - History of Interior Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: ARCH 2350  and 2351.
  Description
  History and theory of interior architecture, including cultural, political, economic, and environmental influences. Introduction to the important role of “the existing” in interior architecture through a global survey of designers, works, history, theory, and contemporary influences including philosophy, fine and applied art and broader material culture.
  Additional Fee Y
• INAR 3310 - Materials & Methods of Interior Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Description
  Construction systems, advanced and emerging technologies and materials, scheduling, budgeting, sustainability, and life safety issues for architectural interiors.
  
• INAR 3360 - Human Factors in Interior Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INAR 2501 .
  Description
  Survey of theory and case studies in human factors engineering (anthropometry, ergonomics), environmental behavior (proxemics) and psychology, perception, color, light and acoustics’ effects on occupant health safety, welfare, and experience.
  Additional Fee N
• INAR 3397 - Selected Topics

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: consent of ARCH college advisor.
  May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  
• INAR 3398 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 3500 - Interior Architecture Design Studio V

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INAR 2501  and permission of the Dean.
  Description
  Interior building design with an emphasis on spatial organization, context within an architectural concept, and constructional systems.
  Additional Fee $2.00 Fee Type Lab Fee
• INAR 3501 - Interior Architecture Design Studio VI

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: INAR 3500  or equivalent.
  Description
  A continuation of INAR 3500  with emphasis on the development of diverse building programs in individual studios.
  
• INAR 3598 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 5    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 4198 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 1.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 4298 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 2.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 4360 - Practice of Interior Architecture

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INAR 3501 .
  Description
  Office operations and project administration in the practice of interior architecture.
  
• INAR 4393 - Senior Project Preparation

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: INAR 3501 .
  Description
  Senior project topic development and written project proposal.
  
• INAR 4395 - Interior Architecture Internship

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3

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  Prerequisite: INAR 2501 .
  Description
  Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom through work experience directly related to the architecture profession.
  Note: Requires employer evaluation.
  
• INAR 4397 - Selected Topics

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Prerequisite: consent of ARCH college advisor.
  Maybe repeated for credit when topics vary.
  
  
• INAR 4398 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 3.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 4498 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 4.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 4    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.
  
  
• INAR 4500 - Interior Architecture Design Studio VII

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: ARCH 2350 , 2351, and INAR 3501 .
  Description
  Large scale building interior design factors, including programming, and the human and environmental impact of individual design applications in the built environment.
  Additional Fee $2.00 Fee Type Lab Fee
• INAR 4501 - Interior Architecture Design Studio VIII

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 9

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  Prerequisite: ARCH 2350 , 2351, and INAR 4500 .
  Description
  Medium to large scale building interior design factors, including detailed design development and technical documentation.
  
• INAR 4598 - Independent Study

  Credit Hours: 5.0
  Lecture Contact Hours: 5    Lab Contact Hours: 0

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  Maybe repeated for credit.