Course Number |
Course Name |
Eligibility |
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570-540-DW | Furniture Design & Construction | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 2 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: This course teaches the basics of custom furniture design processes from concept through to fabrication. Essential elements of the process will include durability, sustainability, ergonomics, material properties, and fabrication techniques. Through the analysis of historical design and case studies of existing furniture, students will see the evolution from past to current design periods and trends, and evolving construction, joinery, and assembly techniques. New concepts, innovative materials, and evolving technologies are introduced. Students will develop custom furniture concepts, create scaled prototype models, and produce relevant presentation and construction drawings. Fabrication shop and showroom visits are integral elements of the course. Students will prepare comprehensive construction drawings and specifications using proper terminology while adhering to industry fabrication standards. |
570-541-DW | Interior Design V | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 3 hours |
Laboratory: 6 hours |
Homework: 4 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 135 hours |
Course Description: This design studio course explores the design of public spaces, in the context of both small-scale community and large-scale mixed-use recreational and leisure projects. Individual and team projects explore building site and neighbourhood issues, adaptive reuse of building and structure types, and sustainable design approaches. Course emphasis is on applied research of more complex, mixed-use programs and creating innovative, 3-dimensional design ideas and solutions responding to mixed-use design criteria in particular building types for diverse public projects, such as a community organization and a recreational facility. |
570-542-DW | Construction Documents III | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites: - Must pass all of the following courses:
- 570-547-DW Building Information Management (Co-requisite) - 570-549-DW Professional Practice I (Co-requisite) Course Description: This course expands on Construction Documents II and continues through subsequent Construction Documents courses to Construction Documents IV. Students will translate a design proposal for a commercial project into a construction drawing set: drawings, documentation and specifications. Construction drawing conventions will include standard construction techniques, detail elements, and millwork standards, with clear organization of construction information, specifications and overall drawing exactitude. The course will also entail research to complement, solidify and achieve compatibility with the design directives while addressing sustainability, appropriate materials choice and use, ergonomics, and conformity with the National Building Code (NBC). |
570-547-DW | Building Information Management | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 2 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites: - Must pass all of the following courses:
- 570-542-DW Construction Documents III (Co-requisite) - 570-549-DW Professional Practice I (Co-requisite) Course Description: This course introduces students to Building Information Management (BIM) software and methodologies. Basic modelling will be used to create interior spaces with integrated data, in the context of a collaborative multidisciplinary environment. Students will create construction drawings, with various views, schedules, and annotations generated from a 3D model, using the selected BIM software to generate quantity and cost calculations for various materials and equipment. Students will leverage and integrate external design resources to create new models and begin to use third party software to apply material and lighting effects for basic interior visualizations. This course is offered in tandem with Professional Practice 1 and Construction Drawings 3. |
570-548-DW | Human Factors | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: The aim of this course is to study the relationship between individual users and the built environment. Students will be introduced to the study of behavioural psychology in design, ergonomics, universal design, life-safety issues as well as ethical and social responsibilities. Building empathy skills, students will learn how interior spaces are designed with the health, safety, and psychological wellbeing (HSW) of its occupants/users in mind and how professionals in these related fields interact with interior designers. Behavioural patterns of diverse users will be observed. The course will emphasize the phases of design that deal most directly with human interaction in spaces. Course work will be related to the Interior Design V studio course. |
570-549-DW | Professional Practice I | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites: - Must pass all of the following courses:
- 570-547-DW Building Information Management (Co-requisite) - 570-542-DW Construction Documents III (Co-requisite) Course Description: Professional Practice 1 is the first of two courses that explores roles, responsibilities, procedures, and administrative tasks that are part of the practice of interior design. Students will learn about contract administration and project management as it relates to interdisciplinary collaboration in the built environment. Students will begin the process of developing their portfolio in preparation for the job market and/or the continuing of education. Finally, students will begin to plan and organize the graduate exhibition, which forms part of their comprehensive examination in Term 6. |
345-102-MQ | World Views | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 3 hours |
Laboratory: 0 hours |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-102-MQ - World Views courses. |
602-C0x-MQ | French Block C | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Choose one course from the list of options below: - 602-C01-MQ: Français et société québécoise (niveau 1)
- 602-C02-MQ: Français et société québécoise (niveau 2)
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
602-UF2-MQ | Comparaison d'oeuvres littéraires | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
___-___-__ | Complémentaire | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: Most programs include two complementary courses. These courses give you an opportunity to build a new skill or explore other areas of knowledge unrelated to your program. You can choose your complementary courses from the following domains (access to domains varies by program):
- Arts and Aesthetics
- Computer Science
- Contemporary Issues
- Mathematics Literacy
- Modern Languages
- Science and Technology
- Social Sciences
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