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Integrity, Creativity, & Excellence

ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Integrity, Creativity, & Excellence

Department of Interior Design and Upholstery Technology

Overview of the Department

The Department of Interior Design and Upholstery Technology is under the Faculty of Built Environment and runs a programme in HND Interior Design and Technology. It is designed to provide professional careers and technical skills in interior design and related fields in defiance of the usual norm in furniture design.

Our programmes are aimed at producing operational and supervisory-level human resource in Interior Design and Technology and also provide a basis for career advancement in the area of interior works for the building industry.

Programme Structure of the Department

BTECH INTERIOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Year 1

Semester 1

No.	Course Code	Module title	Credit Hours
1	CLT101	COMPUTER LITERACY I	2
2	COS101	COMMUNICATION SKILLS I	2
3	AFS 101	AFRICAN STUDIES	2
4	BIT 101	APPLIED MATHEMATICS I	2
5	BIT 103	APPLIED SCIENCE 1	2
6	BIT 105	MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY I	2
7	BIT 107	HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN	2
8	BIT 109	DRAWING	3
9	BIT 111	MANUAL AND PORTABLE POWER TOOLS	3
		TOTAL	20

Year 1

Semester 2

No.	Course Code	Module title	Credit Hours
1	CLT 102	COMPUTER LITERACY II	2
2	COS 102	COMMUNICATION SKILLS II	2
3	BIT 102	APPLIED MATHEMATICS II	2
4	BIT 104	APPLIED SCIENCE II	2
5	BIT 106	MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY II	2
6	BIT 108	SPACE MANAGEMENT I	2
7	BIT 110	PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN	2
8	BIT 112	WORKSHOP PRACTICE	3
9	BIT 114	CRITICAL THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING	2
		TOTAL	19

Year 2

Semester 1

No.	Course Code	Module title	Credit Hours
1	IDN 201	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT	2
2	BIT 203	INTERNSHIP ( FIELD WORK) I	8
3	BIT 205	REPORT WRITING ( ON INTERNSHIP)	3
4	BIT 207	PRESENTATION I	4
		TOTAL	17

Year 2

Semester 2

No.	Course Code	Module title	Credit Hours
1	BIT 202	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT	2
2	BIT 204	INTERIOR DESIGN I	2
3	BIT 206	PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY	2
4	BIT 208	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2
5	BIT 210	COMPUTER APPLICATION I	3
6	BIT 212	INTERIOR ACCESSORIES	2
7	BIT 214	INTERPRETATION OF DRAWING	3
8	BIT 216	ORNAMENTAL PLANT I	3
9	BIT 218	TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP	2
		TOTAL	21

Year 3

Semester 1

No.	Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
1	IDN 301	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT II	2
2	BIT 303	BIDDING & ESTIMATING	3
3	BIT 305	INTERIOR BUILDING SYSTEMS & MAINTENANCE I	3
4	BIT 307	TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING	2
5	BIT 309	JOINERY CONSTRUCTION I	3
6	BIT311	FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION I	3
7	BIT 313	INTERIOR LIGHTING	2
8	BIT 315	COMPUTER APPLICATION II	3
9	BIT317	LEADERSHIP	2
10	BIT 321	BUSINESS FRENCH I*	2
		TOTAL	25

*Optional

Year 3

Semester 2

No.	Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
1	BIT 302	DESIGN STUDIO	3
2	B IT 304	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	3
3	BIT 306	INTERIOR BUILDING SYSTEMS & MAINTENANCE II	3
4	BIT 308	PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS	2
5	BIT 310/ 312/ 316	ELECTIVE	3
6	BIT 314	MANAGING WORKS I	3
7	BIT 318	SPACE MANAGEMENT II	2
8	BIT 320	MARKETING & PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS	2
9	BIT 322	BUSINESS FRENCH II*	2
		TOTAL	23

*Optional

HND FURNITURE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

C = Core E = Elective

Year 2 Semester 1

No	Course Code	HND Furniture Design and Production	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	CLT 201	COMPUTER APPLICATION I	2	C
2	FDP 205	MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY III	2	C
3	FDP 207	PRODUCTION TECH. III	2	C
4	FDP 209	DESIGN PRINCIPLES III	2	C
5	FDP 211	DRAWING III	3	C
6	FDP 213	WORKSHOP PRACTICE III	3	C
7	FDP 215	FURNITURE ACCESSORIES	2	C
		Total	16

Year 2 Semester 1

No	Course Code	HND Furniture Design and Production	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	FDP 214	WORKSHOP PRACTICE IV	3	C
2	FDP 212	DRAWING IV	3	C
3	FDP 210	HISTORY OF FURNITURE	2	C
4	FDP 208	PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IV	2	C
5	FDP 206	MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY III	2	C
6	CLT 202	COMPUTER APPLICATION II	2	C
7	FDP 204	RESEARCH METHODOLGY	2	C
		Total	16

Year 3 Semester 1

No	Course Code	HND Furniture Design and Production	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	SMS 303	MANAGEMENT I	2	C
2	LGS 307	REPORT WRITING	2	C
3	FDP 305	MATERIAL TECH. IV	2	C
4	FDP 309	HANDLING & MARKETING OF FUNITURE	3	C
5	FDP 311	PROJECT WORK (DESIGN FOLIO)	3	C
6	ETP 301	ENTREPRENEURSHIP I	3	C
7	FDP 301	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FURNITURE	3	C
		Total	18

Year 3 Semester 2

No	Course Code	HND Furniture Design and Production	Credit Hours	Remarks
1	FDP 302	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FURNITURE PRODUCTION	3	C
2	FDP 304	MANAGEMENT II	2	C
3	FDP 312	PROJECT WORKII (REALISATION)	3	C
4	FDP 306	PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION	2	C
5	FDP 308	COST & ESTIMATING	3	C
6	LGS 310	CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE	3	C
		Total	16

Year 4

Semester 1

No.	Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
1	IDN 401	INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT III	2
2	BIT 403	INTERNSHIP (FIELDWORK) II	8
3	BIT 405	REPORT WRITING	3
4	BIT 407	PRESENTATION	4
		TOTAL	17

Year 4

Semester 2

No.	Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours
1	BIT 402	HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT	2
2	BIT 404	INTERIOR FURNISHING	3
3	BIT 406	FLOOR DESIGNS	2
4	BIT 408	SURFACE MATERIALS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN	2
5	BIT 410	PROJECT WORK	6
6	BIT 412	UPHOLSTERY AND SOFT FURNISHING	3
7	BIT 414	MANAGING WORKS II	3
		TOTAL	21

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