learn2light
Texas Christian University
Department of Design, Merchandising & Textiles
2722 West Berry Street
Fort Worth, TX 76129 USA
Department:
Design, Merchandising & Textiles
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Degree:
BS in Interior Design with a Lighting Minor
Program Overview:
TCU offers a CIDA accredited Interior Design program with nine studio design courses. The Lighting Minor is an interdisciplinary minor in which the disciplines of fashion merchandising, interior design, and theater are brought together to explore lighting for visual presentation. The 18-hour minor is intended for any student wanting to learn more about how lighting impacts the display of visual merchandise in interior environments. Furthermore, the lighting minor is intended to enhance the design program by offering an interdisciplinary series of lighting courses that provides lighting education across the complete spectrum of experiences that a practicing Interior Design might encounter in professional practice. Additionally, the Lighting Minor strengthens the studio design experience by adding lighting knowledge throughout the curriculum. Finally, the Lighting Minor emphasizes actual hands-on lighting experiences through the Theater courses and the Lighting for Visual Presentation class which includes the Lighting Designer in Residence series.
Contact/Faculty:
Dr. Laura Prestwood
817-257-6326
Tuition:
$43,000 per year
Number of Graduates per Year:
Average 10
Curriculum:
- Lighting Fundamentals 3 credits Freshman level offered both fall and spring semester
- Lighting for Visual Presentation 3 credits Senior level fall semester
- Special Problems: Lighting Thesis 3 credits Senior level spring semester
- Fashion Communication 3 credits Sophomore level yearly
- Stage Lighting 3 credits Sophomore level yearly
- Advanced Stage Lighting 3 credits Junior level yearly
- Lighting & Design for Dance 3 credits Junior level yearly
- Experimental Psychology: Perception 3 credits Junior level yearly
- Photography 3 credits Sophomore level offered both fall and spring semesters
- Light, Color and Space 3 credits Graduate level every other year
- Light and Health 3 credits Graduate level every other year