Courses
Spring 2023
Registration begins Monday, December 5
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 20.
Accessorizing the Home—starts January 30
Using design principals such as proportion, scale, rhythm and emphasis, learn to accessorize a room using a variety of home decor. Explore textile products such as pillows, throws, small rugs, trimming, and bedding. Understand how to create a wall arrangement using artwork, mirrors, frames, and mats. Learn how to select and arrange glass, ceramics and metal accessories and collectibles.
IDC 1235 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Adrienne Concra
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
January 30 – March 13 (5 sessions; no class on February 13 and February 20)
Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
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, 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 Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Lisa McTiernan
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
February 14 – March 14 (5 sessions)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Introduction to SketchUp—starts February 15
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 Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: John Rousso
Location: Humanities building, computer lab 2033
February 15 – March 15 (5 sessions)
Wednesdays, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Basic Drafting and Rendering I—Closed
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
Discount price: $335 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: George Gaspar
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
February 16 – March 16 (5 sessions)
Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Window Treatments and Upholstery—starts March 30
Enhance your knowledge of all aspects of window treatments and upholstery use, design, and fabrication. Work on various stages of window treatments and upholstery projects, including measuring, estimating materials, and line drawings for workroom. Increase your confidence in selecting appropriate fabrics for specific uses.
IDC 1140 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Deborah Cronin
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
March 30 – April 27 (5 sessions) Updated December 5
Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Interior Design II— starts March 28 - Closed
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 Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Lisa McTiernan
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
March 28 – April 25 (5 sessions)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Lighting Design—starts March 29 - 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 Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Stephen Ballow
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
March 29 – April 26 (5 sessions)
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
History & Styles of Interior Design and Decorative Arts I—starts April 3
Explore important elements of interior styles and furnishings from antiquity to the late 18th century. Understand the development of archetypal furniture forms and private interiors, which were increasingly based on living functions. Gain insight into Western civilization’s fascination with ancient Greece and Rome, culminating in neoclassicism as the dominant mode in Europe and America by the 1780s.
IDC 1030 / noncredit / $325
Discount price: $300 (Purchase College matriculated students, employees, alumni, and Broadview Charter Members; and early registration discount)
Instructor: Adrienne Concra
Location: Music Building, room 0089A
April 3– May 1 (5 sessions)
Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30pm