Interior Design
Interior Design; Places where most of human life takes place, which is one of the forms in which art and aesthetics are integrated into daily life; It is an area that aims to improve in terms of functionality, aesthetics and technological features.

About
Due to intense competition and ever-changing consumer needs, the professional qualifications acquired by individuals who will work in the field of interior design have gained great importance. Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design , Vocational School, Interior Design Program; It aims to train qualified human resources who can respond to the design needs of rapidly changing interior spaces, who can determine the necessary techniques and make material selections before application, and who have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in interior design.
In our program, the curriculum is kept up to date by following academic and sectoral developments in the field of interior design. Since students receive both theoretical and practical training, they can easily adapt to the market after their education, and they have the chance to meet business life before graduation through compulsory internships. Building-construction-design, architecture, interior design offices, construction companies, furniture factories, furniture stores and decoration companies are some of the areas where graduating students can be employed. Students graduating from this department will be given the title of ‘Interior Design Technician’. The undergraduate programs that can be transferred vertically from this program are; Programs such as Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Preservation and Repair of Cultural Heritage
Programme Type
Associate Degree
Duration
2 Years
Head of Department
Dr. Burçin Saltık
- info@arucad.edu.tr
- +90 (392) 650 65 55
- ARUCAD Main Campus
Academic Staff

Dr. Burçin Saltık
Head of Department

Sen. Ins. Korhan Akbaytogan

Sen. Ins. Eda Bağcı Kervanlı
YEAR 1 | ||||||||||
FALL | ||||||||||
Course No | Semester | Course Code | Course Name | Course Category | Credit | Pre-requisite | ||||
T | P | L | C | ECTS | ||||||
1 | 1 | IMET 101 | Design Principles and Place | AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | IMET 103 | Art History | AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | IMET 105 | Technical Drawing and Perspective | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | IMET 111 | Studio I | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
5 | 1 | IMET 121 | Materials, Production and Processes | AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | AITT 201 | Ataturk’s Principles and History of Revolution I | UC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | TUDI 201 | Turkish Language I | UC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | 1 | INGL 101 | Academic English I | UC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Total Credits | 19 | 30 | ||||||||
SPRING | ||||||||||
9 | 2 | IMET 106 | Digital Design Tools I | AC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
10 | 2 | IMET 112 | Studio II | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
11 | 2 | IMET 122 | Structure | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
12 | 2 | IMET 124 | Survey | AC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
13 | 2 | IMET 132 | Mathematics | AC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | 2 | AITT 202 | Ataturk’s Principles and History of Revolution II | UC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
15 | 2 | TUDI 202 | Turkish Language II | UC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
16 | 2 | INGL 102 | Academic English II | UC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Total Credits | 19 | 30 | ||||||||
YEAR 2 | ||||||||||
FALL | ||||||||||
17 | 3 | IMET 201 | Design Thinking | AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
18 | 3 | IMET 203 | Ergonomics and Human Factor | AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
19 | 3 | IMET 205 | Digital Design Tools II | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
20 | 3 | IMET 209 | Interior Design Concept | AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
21 | 3 | IMET 211 | Design Studio | AC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
22 | 3 | IMET 221 | Sustainable Design | AC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Total Credits | 16 | 30 | ||||||||
SPRING | ||||||||||
23 | 4 | IMET 208 | Production Management | AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
24 | 4 | IMET 210 | Form, Function and Energy | AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
25 | 4 | IMET 220 | Business Management | AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
26 | 4 | University Elective Course | UE | 3 | 5 | |||||
27 | 4 | IMET – | Area Elective | AE | 3 | 5 | ||||
28 | 4 | IMET 212 | Graduate Project | AC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
Total Credits | 20 | 30 |
Course No | Semester | Course Code and Name | Credit | ||||
T | P | L | K | ECTS | |||
1 | 4 | IMET 214 Stock Management | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | IMET 232 Creative and Critical Thinking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
3 | 4 | IMET 240 Brand Management | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
4 | 4 | IMET 242 Brand Design | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 | 4 | IMET 244 Furniture Upholstery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | 4 | IMET 246 Surface Treatments | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
7 | 4 | IMET 248 Lighting | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
8 | 4 | IMET 252 Quality Assurance Systems | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
9 | 4 | IMET 254 Quality Control | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
10 | 4 | IMET 256 Occupational Health and Safety | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
11 | 4 | IMET 260 Corporate Identity Management | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
12 | 4 | IMET 272 Spatial Solutions for Disabled People | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
IMET 101 – DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND SPACE
Defining existing spaces, programming the design, examining research and working methods related to design, researching the elements that will create data for the design, and creating basic values related to design by examining the data obtained as a result of these studies on the space. Definition of space, concept of space, elements of formation of space, human actions, areas of action, principles of organization in space: definition of design, design elements, design methods: perception, definition of perception, perception process perception psychology, design laws, perception of space: analysis: definition of analysis, purpose of analysis, methods of analysis, space analysis, physical and psychological analysis of space.
IMET 103 – ART HISTORY
This lesson; Art in prehistoric times, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Medieval European art (Roman and Gothic), Renaissance art, Baroque and Rococo arts, Post-Enlightenment art movements (Neo-Classical-Romanticism), the excursion to be made within the scope of the course, Art movements after the Enlightenment (Realism), Art in the second half of the Nineteenth Century (Impressionism, Late Impressionism), Art in the second half of the Nineteenth Century (Symbolism and Art Nouveau), Twentieth Century Art (Art movements after the Second World War), Twentieth Century Art (Art movements after the Second World War), Excursions within the scope of the course; Includes topics.
IMET 105 – TECHNICAL DRAWING AND PERSPECTIVE
It aims to provide design, production and appreciation status with a narrative method for each leg in the designer/producer/user triangle. Explanation and applications on projection planes. Topics such as the definition of perspective, cavalier, axonometric perspective, conical projection method, light reflection in perspective constitute the content of the course.
IMET 121 – MATERIALS, PRODUCTION AND PROCESSES
This lesson; Structure-material relationship, classification of structures, mechanical and physical properties of building materials, metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites, concrete: Aggregates and Binders (Lime-Gypsum-Cement), wooden materials and wood joining techniques, production methods and production It includes processes.
IMET 111 – STUDIO I
It aims to understand the importance of designing interior spaces, learn detailed information on the norms of human ergonomics and universal design principles, and also acquire the ability to apply the right materials in the right place. The course content includes interior design of all areas where life takes place.
AITT 201 – ATATURK’S PRINCIPLES AND THE HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTION
Ataturk’s Principles and History of Revolution course; It aims to make students adopt the basic principles of Ataturk, which form the foundations of the state, by explaining how and under what conditions the Republic of Türkiye was established. The reason why his principles are carried into practice is explained by case studies that are needed not only by the Turkish Nation but also by all humanity more than ever.
TUDI 201 – TURKISH LANGUAGE I
The aim of the course is to make every young person studying in higher education understand the structure and functioning features of their native language and to gain the ability to use Turkish correctly and beautifully as a means of written and oral expression as a link of thought. Another goal is to make a unifying and integrative language dominant in education and to raise young people with native language awareness.
INGL101 – ACADEMIC ENGLISH I
Students who attend this course regularly will have the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of academic study skills including, but not limited to, goal setting, organizing, time management, concentrating, and note-taking. Students through important articles written in today’s English. They will learn to discuss and write answers at an academic level. At the end of this course, each student will develop the skills of guessing the meanings of unknown words in a reading text, writing paragraphs and articles, summarizing, discussing and answering letters.
IMET 106 – DIGITAL DESIGN TOOLS I
This lesson; Introduction to computer aided design (CAD) and Autocad, Basic Autocad commands, geometric drawing commands, editing operations, dimensioning commands, view drawings, Isometric drawing, printing commands, advanced commands in Autocad; Includes topics.
IMET 112 – STUDIO II
The aim is to provide candidates who will work in the field of interior design with the ability to speak a common language with disciplines such as architecture and civil engineering, with which they will work together in the future. For this purpose, a project is being prepared for implementation through a new user profile on the determined project.
IMET 122 – STRUCTURE
The aim of the course is to provide students with the ability to think abstractly; In this context, by investigating the relationships between function, structure, material, technology and form, and giving the necessary information on the use of geometric theories and techniques and physical determinants in product design, with examples; It is the transfer of basic principles and ultimately the ability to analyze and synthesize the whole.
Basic concepts related to structure, strength, durability, material, technology, form and structure relationship; Historical development of the structure in outline, traditional and contemporary structures; Carved, frame, skeletal, shell/superficial, spatial-lattice, suspended-tensile, tent, pneumatic and mixed systems are processed.
IMET 124 – SURVEY
Within the scope of the course, what a survey is and for what purpose it is prepared will be discussed, surveying methods will be taught theoretically and practically, and the functioning of restoration processes and the place of surveying in these processes will be learned. Theoretical information and practical training will be given as an introduction to surveying and building research.
IMET 132 – MATHEMATICS
This lesson; Numbers, radical expressions, exponential expressions, rational numbers, functions, logic, number problems, modular arithmetic, probability, triangles, polygons; Includes topics.
AITT 201 – ATATURK’S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTION TARİHİ II
Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi dersi; Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin hangi koşullarda nasıl kurulduğunu öğrencilere anlatarak, devletin temellerini oluşturan Atatürk’ün temel ilkelerini benimsetmeyi amaçlar. Onun ilkelerinin uygulama alanına taşınmasının nedeni, sadece Türk Milletinin değil, tüm insanlığın her zamankinden daha fazla ihtiyaç duyduğu vaka çalışmaları ile açıklanmaktadır.
TUDI 201 – TURKISH LANGUAGE I
The aim of the course is to make every young person studying in higher education understand the structure and functioning features of their native language and to gain the ability to use Turkish correctly and beautifully as a means of written and oral expression as a link of thought. Another goal is to make a unifying and integrative language dominant in education and to raise young people with native language awareness.
INGL 102 – ACADEMIC ENGLISH II
It is a continuation of the Academic English I course. Students who attend this course regularly will have the opportunity to learn and practice a variety of academic study skills, including, but not limited to, goal setting, organizing, time management, concentrating and note-taking. Students through important articles written in today’s English. They will learn to discuss and write answers at an academic level. At the end of this course, each student will develop the skills of guessing the meanings of unknown words in a reading text, writing paragraphs and articles, summarizing, discussing and answering letters.
IMET 201 – DESIGN THINKING
In this course, students examine industrial production and manufacturing technologies for interior design elements. There is a particular emphasis on contemporary advanced technologies, sustainability issues and environmental factors that need to be taken into account in the detailing aspects of the design. Students who successfully complete the course will be able to apply correct drawing rules in the design and documentation of interior elements and products, use Computer Aided Drawing software in interior design, manufacturing drawings and three-dimensional rendering (rendering), use sustainable materials and manufacturing techniques suitable for the development of design proposals and creative design. They will understand its practice with a special focus on technical knowledge and traditions.
IMET 203 – ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTOR
History of the science of ergonomics, definition of ergonomics, its importance, purposes, humans and their needs, human dimensions, the infrastructure of the human body movement system, biological foundations of behavior, human recognition and perception of the environment, anthropometry, critical measurements in living areas, critical measurements recommended in residential spaces, selected Basic actions and recommended critical measures in businesses, examination of physical environmental conditions in terms of comfort in spaces. Ergonomic Design Principles. Social environment, characteristics of the human and psychological environment, human factors and work efficiency in the production and service sector. Physical conditions in the work environment.
IMET 205 – DIGITAL DESIGN TOOLS II
This lesson; It offers students the opportunity to develop Computer Aided Design skills and knowledge to learn and use a range of three-dimensional modeling techniques to enable them to produce detailed technical/fabrication drawings digitally and to obtain images of them. The course will describe the typical production line for industrial design, starting with conceptual modeling and rendering, through to final manufacturing definition and technical drawings.
IMET 209 – INTERIOR DESIGN CONCEPTS
This course aims to enable students to organize their creative ideas and present them in a systematic process, as well as to read and analyze the space and order in buildings. Students will be taught the basic definitions, techniques, practice and theory of interior design through small-scale projects. Human scale, interior program, movement, circulation and creation of basic forms will be examined through studio discussions.
IMET 211 – DESIGN STUDIO
The aim is to provide candidates who will work in the field of interior design with the ability to speak a common language with disciplines such as architecture and civil engineering, with which they will work together in the future. For this purpose, a project is being prepared for implementation through a new user profile on the determined project.
IMET 221 – SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The course provides comprehensive information on sustainable design principles at scales ranging from product design to urban design. Environmental, technical, social and economic factors of sustainable design are examined. Technological developments and innovative systems related to sustainable design are introduced.
IMET 208 – PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
This course includes production methods, repair and maintenance planning in factories, product design, factory arrangement, machine and system capacity calculation, preparation of minimum cost and maximum production plans, workflow diagrams, determination of project work and preparation for production, process analysis, process steps, part analysis drawings. It includes subjects such as drawing, preparation of material requirement and cutting lists, preparation of templates and machine molds, production of work pieces, assembly process.
IMET 210 – FORM, FUNCTION AND ENERGY
This course aims to reveal the relationship between form, function and energy. Throughout the course, students learn that the function of a product, compared to its form, depends largely on the nature of the product and the environment in which it takes place, and also that forms are individual movements and/or energetic changes between these movements. Lesson; It enables students to understand a design product as a system and to learn the movement patterns of this system. At the end of the lesson, students can freely express the energy behind these movements or forms. Lesson; It is the investigation of the industrial relations of materials, products and production methods with each other through factory visits.
IMET 220 – BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
The aim of this course is to make the students adopt the basic concepts of business management. The course content covers concepts related to business management and managers. The relationship of business management with the internal and external environment is revealed. The management process (planning, decision making, organization, direction and control) is transferred.
DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE COURSES
IMET 214 – INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
The aim of this course is; Examining the basic concepts and techniques related to inventory management and explaining the impact of inventory on the company’s design, planning, budget and control policy with examples. Introduction to stock analysis, demand management, cost concepts, stock valuation, stock-profit relationship, activity-based decisions, demand forecasting, safety stock calculation, material requirements planning, main production planning, distribution management, distribution resources planning, purchasing management and stock entry management. Includes organizational issues.
IMET 232 – CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING
It includes topics such as ways of thinking, elements of critical thinking and ordinary thinking, tables of reasoning, standards for thinking, analysis of a scientific problem, egocentrism and sociocentrism, and classifying arguments.
IMET 240 – BRAND MANAGEMENT
The aim of the course is to change the conception of brands as being an organisation’s visual identity (e.g., logo) and image (customers’ brand associations) to an experience along “moments-that-matter” along the customer journey and, therefore, delivered by people across the entire organisation.
IMET 242 – BRAND DESIGN
The main purpose of the course is to introduce the basic principles, strategies and techniques related to brand management, to ensure that brand components and effective brand management process are understood with applied examples, to show the place and importance of brand decisions in the marketing plans of the business in changing competitive conditions, to examine and discuss the problems that may be encountered in brand management, to enable students to understand the brand components and effective brand management process with practical examples. to improve their management perspective and their ability to create conclusions and recommendations regarding the solution of problems.
IMET 244 – FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY
The definition of furniture upholstery includes the tools used in furniture upholstery, equipment used in furniture upholstery, types of upholstery, springless upholstery, spring upholstery, mattressed upholstery, quilted upholstery, and taking measurements of upholstered furniture.
IMET 246 – SURFACE TREATMENTS
Definition and purposes of top surface treatments, the effect of wood material, glue and resin stains on top surface treatments, preparation of wood material for top surface treatments, color lightening processes, coloring processes and application, definition and importance of protective layer, principles of film formation, varnish systems, intermittent and It includes the establishment and organization of polishing workshops in continuous production.
IMET 248 – LIGHTING
This course includes the purpose and types of illumination, photometric quantities, photometric laws, components of illumination, light and vision, light sources, illumination calculation.
IMET 252 – QUALITY ASSURANCE AND STANDARDS
This course includes establishing the infrastructure of the quality management system, applying quality standards, and applying statistical quality control methods.
IMET 254 – QUALITY CONTROL
The course includes topics such as acceptance sampling, control charts for variables and features, and process capability index, which are the basic topics of total quality control. In addition, by conveying the importance of quality for business and society, it contributes to the training of operators who are responsible and uphold ethical values.
IMET 256 – OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
This course: Basic concepts and historical development concepts about occupational health and safety; the duties, powers and responsibilities of the occupational physician and occupational safety specialist in the workplace; concepts of risk, danger, primary, secondary and tertiary protection; physical, chemical, biological and psychosocial risks; It includes issues of occupational health and safety legislation and practices in the workplace.
IMET 260 – CORPORATE IDENTITY DESIGN
Corporate identity is a strategic system for managing all visual data of a company in its product formats, emblems, packaging, structures, display spaces, advertising and company formation. In this course, students will learn the methods and importance of corporate identity design, which is a systematic process that will contribute to the company and reduce communication costs.
IMET 272 – SPATIAL SOLUTIONS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
The basic topics of this course are the situation and position of disabled people in the world and in Turkey, developing functional design ideas for disabled people and producing special spaces for their disabilities so that they can meet their needs in their daily lives more easily.
What is the Department of Interior Design?
Department of Interior Design; It is a department that is completed by planning, designing, implementing and equipping the interior design of a building or place. Designers working in this department create the interior design of the space, taking into account customer needs and requests.
What is the purpose of the department?
The main purpose of the Interior Design Department is; It allows the space to fade away, ensuring comfort and safe conversation. The design can be done for homes, offices, shops, and other commercial or public spaces.
Designers working in this department understand the furniture, lighting and other decorative elements of the space and will combine them appropriately.
How long is the department?
Department of Interior Design is a two-year associate degree program.
What is the language of education?
The language of instruction of the Department of Interior Design is Turkish.
How can Turkish citizens choose this department?
Turkish citizens will be able to apply after receiving approval from YÖK. Since the approval process is ongoing, Turkish citizens are not currently accepted into the department.
Our WhatsApp support line for your questions and comments: 00 90 (533) 873 85 85
How can Turkish Republic of North Cyprus citizens choose this department?
Turkish Republic of North Cyprus citizens can apply to this department through a special talent test and interview. If students fill out the online application form (https://prospective.arucad.edu.tr/) they enter an oral interview in which they explain themselves, the department they want and their goals, according to the determined interview day and time. Every student with an existing portfolio also has the opportunity to present their portfolio in this process. Every student whose scholarship rate is determined can join the ARUCAD family by pre-registering.
Turkish Citiens who have completed their 4-year high school education in North Cyprus, they cannot apply to this section until YÖK approval is received.
Our WhatsApp support line for your questions and comments: 00 90 (533) 873 85 85
How do foreign nationals residing in Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and their international application processes progress?
If foreign students reside in North Cyprus, they can register by taking an interview and special talent exam and submitting their portfolio on the dates determined by the university. Candidates living abroad apply online (https://prospective.arucad.edu.tr/apply-now/ ) and receive acceptance by submitting their portfolio.
Is there a compulsory internship?
There is a compulsory internship. Department students do internships for a total of 60 days, 30 days each, during the summer semesters of their 1st and 2nd years.
Is the university’s infrastructure sufficient for this department? In what environments will my courses be taught?
ARUCAD offers international infrastructure opportunities to department students with its modern studios and computer-aided technologies.
Depending on the course content, your training is carried out as follows:
- Theoretical lessons in classrooms,
- Many of the applied courses are held in workshops and studios,
- Drawing lessons in interdisciplinary studios,
- Digital content courses are taught in PC and Mac laboratories.
What is the rate of practical training?
Applied courses (e.g. projects, applications and drawing lessons) in the Department of Interior Design; It forms the basis of the education system. Therefore, approximately 70-80% of the education consists of applied courses.
Are there enough workshops, studios and laboratories?
In addition to the newly incorporated wood workshop, ARUCAD offers a wide range of studios, workshops, laboratories and stage areas to support creative and academic studies. There are modern studios at our university such as animation, digital production studio, film studio, photography studio, design studio, sound studio, art studio, Green Box, performance studio, textile design studio. In addition, various workshops such as printing workshop, painting workshop, sculpture workshop, ceramic workshop, casting workshop, glass blowing, cold glass, woodworking, carpentry, hot glass, and open flame shaping support the applied work of students and academicians. There are Mac Lab, PC Lab, ceramic lab and fab laboratories to support students’ digital and technical skills. The performance stage and conference hall are used for events, presentations and screenings. These areas provide a versatile educational environment that allows students and academics to develop their artistic and technical skills.
What will be my job opportunities after graduation?
Graduates of the Department of Interior Design; They can work in interior architecture offices, construction companies, decoration and furniture production companies. Additionally, they can start their own business or choose an academic future by continuing their undergraduate programs through vertical transfer.
Why should I study at ARUCAD?
The most important feature that distinguishes ARUCAD Interior Design Department from other universities is that it follows an applied, holistic and interdisciplinary approach by using artistic, scientific and modern technologies in education. In addition to its strong academic staff, it also works together with professional professionals in business life, and this collaboration makes significant contributions to the education system.
- Project bag (large size 50×70)
- T ruler (100cm or 120cm)
- 30/60, 45 degree miter set (large size 30 cm)
- Adjustable caliper (can be enlarged)
- Watercolor pencil set and brushes
- Pencil set
- Pistol set
- 1 presentation file of 20 A3 size
- 30 sheets of A3 size drawing paper
- Color pencil set
- Metal ruler size 50
- Steel tipped knife
- Scissors
- Marker pens or set
- 30 sheets of A4 size colored paper
- 5 pieces of 35×50 background paper
- Old notebook (minimum A4 size)
- Tape
- Soft eraser and pencil sharpener
- Canvas for drawing