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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Applied Arts

  • This course explores the cultural purposes, visual elements of arts and the methodologies of art history. The course presents an overview of drawing, printing, painting and still photography. History of Arts in various continents is discussed in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Technological Innovations in Applied Arts

  • This course introduces you to the concept of Digital Printing, Photography and 3D Printing. The course explores how 3D models are visualized and history and future of Virtual World. Digital Video, audio and cinematography is discussed in detail in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Architecture and Interior Design

  • This course provides a brief overview of Interior design. The course explores the concept of post modern architecture, history of home decoration and day-lighting strategies. Green housing which is an essential element in the house building process is discussed in detailed in this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Visual Communications

  • Visual communication in contemporary media typically combines a range of resources - written, visual, aural, and spatial. You will be able to develop a set of techniques and frameworks to analyse these complex texts, and to explore how they create meanings.

  • 6 Credits

  • Digital Imaging & Photography

  • A hands-on introduction to the technical & creative uses of digital photography. The course will explore the use of digital technologies to compose, shoot, scan, alter, & print images, as well as considering the ways in which photographic meaning has been changed by the use of the computer.

  • 6 Credits

  • Facility Planning

  • This course introduces some of the state-of-the-art tools involved, such as computer simulation. A “how-to,” systematic, and methodical approach leading you through the collection, analysis and development of information to produce a quality functional plant layout.

  • 6 Credits

  • Design Graphics

  • The course introduces you to 2-D and 3-D communication and presentation techniques, as used in architecture. It includes orthographic, paraline, perspective and freehand drawing techniques and procedures. The course covers basic model building and the use of drawing as a problem abstraction and diagramming technique.

  • 6 Credits

  • Design of Mechanical and Electrical Systems

  • The course begins with an overview of the software and its interface, introduces a comprehensive design project and then covers advanced usage of each of the software’s capabilities. The course uses screen shots, dialogue boxes, CAD images, and digital AutoCAD files to introduce the procedures and applications of Autodesk Civil 3D.

  • 6 Credits

  • Professional Interior Design

  • After reading this course, you will gain all the essential skills needed for planning and maintaining a thriving interior design business, presented in the clear, easy-to-follow style that is the hallmark of this course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Building Construction

  • This course aims interior design professionals with solid, practical know-how and step-by-step AutoCAD instruction. It is organized around a series of tasks and combines explanations of AutoCAD commands with practical systematic drafting procedures.

  • 6 Credits
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Applied arts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding art
    Visual elements
    Organizing principles of design
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing
    Painting
    Printmaking
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Graphic design
    Photography and filmmaking
    Digital art
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sculpture
    Crafts
    Product and clothing design
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Architecture
    Designed settings
    Historical styles in western art
    Understanding art on all levels

Technological innovations in applied arts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theory behind 3d modeling.
    Applications.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Display of 3d models for construction.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Working in 3d space.
     2-1/2d extrusion.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wireframe.
    Creation of a shell.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Elaborate surfaces.
    Concepts behind solid modeling.
    Composite solids: creation and modification.
    Solid display and inquiry.
    Advanced solid editing.
    Three-dimensional libraries.
     3d parametric design.

Architecture and interior design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
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  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
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  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
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  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Twelve:
    Thirteen:
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  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
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Visual communications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Process of web development
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project planning
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Research and content development
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Document markup and publishing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Site structure
    Navigation systems
    Visual design
    Interface design
    Usability and accessibility

Digital imaging & photography

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Film cameras.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Digital cameras.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Auxiliary equipment.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business and professional requirements.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Photography as a career.
    Lighting.
    Composition.
    Places.
    Things.
    Converting analog images to digital.
    Printing.
    Web distribution.

Facility Planning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to manufacturing facilities design and material handling.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sources of information for manufacturing facilities design.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Time study.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Process design.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Flow analysis techniques.
    Activity relationship analysis.
    Ergonomics and workstation design space requirements.
    Auxiliary services requirement space.
    Material handling.
    Material handling equipment.

Design Graphics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    The autocad and reg; 2005 program.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Preparing to draw with autocad and reg; 2005.
    Block diagrams.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Plotting.
    Adding text and tables to the drawing.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Geometric constructions.
    Using 2d commands to draw orthographic views.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawings, formats, blocks, and attributes.
    The autocad and reg; designcenter.
    External references -xrefs-.
    Using raster images in autocad and reg; drawings.
    Dimensioning and tolerancing.
    Sectional drawings and hatching.
    Isometric drawing and gradient hatch rendering.

Design of Mechanical and Electrical Systems

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The components and interface of civil 3d
    A civil 3d jumpstart project
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The simple, but time honored point
    Civil 3d, the modern curvilinead
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Advanced digital terrain models
    Advanced profiles and sections
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Advanced corridor development
    Advanced site grading and virtual site designtm
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Piping for storm sewers and drainage
    Civil 3d and rsquo;s visualization capabilities

Professional Interior Design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introducing the autocad program
    Preparing to draw with autocad
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drawing with autocad: basic commands and settings
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Drawing with autocad: conference and lecture rooms
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adding text, tables and raster images to the drawing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Printing and plotting

Bulding Construction

Topics Covered in This Course:
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  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
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    Ten:
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  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
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    Thirteen:
    Fourteen:
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
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