Courses
Spring 2022
Registration begins Monday, December 6
Registration Form / Credit Card Authorization
Costs/Early Registration Discount
In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester.
The early registration discount applies to registrations received (paid in full) by Friday, January 21, 2022.
Interior Design I—**CLOSED**
Delve into the art of planning interior spaces. Develop the conceptual approaches that solve interior design problems. Understand the design process, elements of design, concepts, and drawings, as well as basic styles in residential interiors. Explore the use of color, fabric, and lighting in successful interior space design.
IDC 1000 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: TBA
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
February 15 – March 15 (5 sessions)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Interior Design III—**CLOSED**
Using the skills you have acquired upon completion of all the required courses, undertake a complex project that requires research into historical styles and includes special-purpose spaces in residential areas. Complete the final project demonstrating your familiarity with major interior design components, including lighting design, finishes, and material standards.
IDC 1015 / noncredit / $325
Prereq: IDC 1000 and IDC 1020
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Margaret Wilson
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
February 15 – March 15 (5 sessions)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Lighting Design—**CLOSED**
Learn the principles of good lighting design and practical information on lamps, fixtures, controls, and how to utilize them in an interior design. Develop lighting plans and specifications and resolve specific residential lighting challenges for bath, kitchens, home offices, and multistory foyers. Work in small groups to solve the various lighting issues.
IDC 1130 / noncredit / $325
Prereq: IDC 1000 and IDC 1020
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Esther Dederichs
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
February 16 – March 16 (5 sessions)
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Basic Drafting and Rendering I—starts February 24
Acquire the necessary skills to express interior design concepts. Learn to draw and create architectural and three-dimensional drawings using the correct tools and techniques. Basic rendered pencil drawings emphasize methods for correct visual clarity and representation of interior spaces.
IDC 1020 / noncredit / $360
Prereq: IDC 1000
Discount price: $335 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: George Gaspar
Location: Visual Arts Building, room 1021
February 24 – March 24 (5 sessions)
Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Business Practices for Interior Designers—**CLOSED**
Learn how to establish your own design firm; create a portfolio; read a client’s taste, personality, and opinion; charge for services; develop a company logo; and address routine issues associated with the design profession. Explore marketing tools that enable you to reach prospective clients. Develop a business plan to capture your goals and make plans to maximize profits.
Note: The last session is held in the New York Design Center; participants are responsible for their transportation to and from the Center.
IDC 1110 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Dennis Noskin
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
March 28 – May 2 (5 sessions)
Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Interior Design II—starts April 19
Explore the design process from concept to the finished commercial or residential project. Review spatial layout and significance, materials and finishes, and furniture. Learn ways to solve design problems and analyze design styles and needs. Students present their final projects, complete with rendered drawings and presentation boards.
IDC 1010 / noncredit / $325
Prereq: IDC 1000 and IDC 1020
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: TBA
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
April 19 - May 17 (5 sessions)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Introduction to SketchUp—starts March 30
Learn the basics of creating digital 3-D models for the purpose of producing and communicating real world designs. Acquire the skills to make a model from hand-drawn or CAD-generated plans. Review the fundamentals of this software program, plus numerous short cuts and “tricks of the trade” to become efficient in its use.
IDC 1075 / noncredit / $360
Discount price: $335 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: John Rousso
Location: Humanities Building, room 2033
March 30 – May 4 (5 sessions)
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 10:00pm
Window Treatments and Upholstery—**CLOSED**
Discover various materials and finishes, their properties, functions, and aesthetic qualities. Explore their use in interior applications through lectures, demonstrations, and/or field trips. Learn methods of working with a variety of materials and finishes and understand how to use them effectively in the interior design field.
IDC 1140 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Penny Howell
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
March 30 – April 27 (5 sessions)
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
History and Styles of Interior Design and Decorative Arts II—starts March 31
Investigate interior decoration from 1800 to modern times as numerous changes take place, based on evolving social, industrial, political, and technological reform. Learn how the modern movement responded to these changes, creating a full-fledged interior design industry by 1950. Understand why today’s designers acknowledge a continuing social fascination with period styles, modern innovations, and postmodern practices.
IDC 1040 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Overture members of Broadview; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Adrienne Concra
Location: Humanities Building, room 1040
March 31 – May 5 (5 sessions)
Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm