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Home Furnishings & Design ART 4999. Senior Studio. Senior Studio is a capstone course in art or graphic design where the student will create a finished portfolio of work. Faculty within the department will take on a mentoring role to guide the student toward synthesizing their experiences in the major. In addition to a portfolio requirement, students will also gain skills in writing and presentation of their work. Course must be taken during the senior year. Four credits. ART 2998, 3998, 4998. Art Department Internship. Internship Art Department. Four credits.
Department of Home Furnishings and Interior Design Dr. Jane Nichols, Chair; Mr. Adrian Boggs; Ms. Kathryn Brandt; Dr. Elizabeth Dull; Mrs. Cathy Hillenbrand-Nowicki; Mr. Brandon Jones; Mr. John Linn; Dr. John Turpin. Requirements for the B.S. in Furnishings/Product Development & Design (70 Credits) Furnishings and Product Development and Design is designed for students fascinated by learning how things are made and enthused about making things that people use. Product designers use artistic forms combined with emerging technologies to grow an original idea from sketching and prototyping to manufacturing and global marketing. ACC 2010. Financial Accounting (4) ART 2050. Digital Art and Design (4) ENT 3300. Entrepreneurship: Creativity & Feasibility (4) FPD 2300. Material Culture (2) FPD 3050. Material & Form (4) FPD 3150. Branding, Licensing & Ownership (2) FPD 4450. Globally Responsible Design (4) FPD 4650. Product Development & Design (4) FPM 2610. Furnishings/Product Fundamentals (2) FPM 2650. Furnishings/Product Merchandising (4) FPM 3620. Furnishings/Product Marketing (4) INT 1100. Design and Society (4) INT 1220. Design Communication I: Visual Ideation (2) INT 1280. Studio I: Form & Space (4) INT 2120. Design Communication II: Visual Abstractions (4) INT 2180. Studio II: Plane & Pattern (4) INT 2220. Design Communication III: Visual Presentation (4) MGT 2220. Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior (4) MGT 3280. Operations & Supply Chain Management (4)
In addition, students must select one of the two courses listed below: INT 2140. History of Interiors I: Western Foundations (2) INT 3140. History of Interiors III: The Modern Experiment (2) Student Learning Outcomes Through the department’s recognition of the significance of HPU’s Core Competencies, HPU’s regional accrediting body the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and continuous conversations with advisors from the Interior Design and Home Furnishings industries, the faculty has identified a single, comprehensive outcome: Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Furniture/Product Development and Design program possess the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully meet the job requirements for entry-level positions in the furniture and related industries. The faculty has identified 6 programmatic goals essential for students to achieve the aforementioned outcome. They will demonstrate the ability to: 1. Define problems as it relates to the discipline. 2. Gather and analyze relevant information, evaluate issues, and set priorities. 3. Explore and generate creative solutions via a systematic and coordinated process. 4. Justify and defend solutions as it relates to relevant criteria derived from the problem/program. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the best practices in business, economic structures, diverse management styles, and entrepreneurial approaches related to commercial models of the product innovation, fabrication, distribution and consumption/reuse cycle. 6. Convey intent in a professional manner as appropriate to the audience. 7. Utilize life-skills to enhance productivity, flexibility, adaptability and collegiality. Criteria for Admission and Retention Any student accepted to High Point University may enter the Furniture/Product Development and Design program. A portfolio or separate admission process is not required. In order to progress in the program, students must earn a grade of ‘C’ or higher in all required art and design courses (ART, FPD, FPM, INT). In order to graduate with a B.S. in Furniture/Product Development and Design, students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher.