ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY
INTERIOR DESIGN DEPARTMENT NEW CURRICULUM 2021 3.5 YEARS ++ BACHELOR OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS PROGRAM (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Because Creativity is Interdisciplinary
INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM Join us! Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts Program in Interior Design (International Program)
The Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts Program in Interior Design has recently launched the 2021 curriculum to be more intensive and practical. From the related lecture-based and studio-based classes, our new integration now offered a new comprehensive learning experience
PROFESSIONS/CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION INTERIOR DESIGNER PROJECT DIRECTOR PROJECT MANAGER PROJECT CONSULTANT PROJECT COORDINATOR DESIGN ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DESIGNER EXHIBITION DESIGNER EVENT ORGANIZER
STUDY PLAN FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
BG 1001
ENGLISH I
GE 1403
COMMUNICATION IN THAI
GS 1004
ART OF DELINEATION
GS 1106
CREATIVE CULTURE AND TRENDS IN DESIGN
IND 1101 VISUAL DESIGN IND 1305 TECHNICAL DRAWING
SECOND SEMESTER
BG 1002
ENGLISH II 3
GE 1205
ASEAN WAYS 3
IND 1103 INTERIOR DESIGN RENDERING IND 1104 HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGN IND 1304 PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IND 1306 DESIGN FUNDAMENTAL I IND 1307 DESIGN FUNDAMENTAL II
STUDY PLAN SECOND YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
BG 2000
ENGLISH III
IND 2103 INTERIOR DESIGN THEORY AND PRACTICE IND 2201 INTERIOR DESIGN I IND 2301 HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN IND 2304 BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
SECOND SEMESTER
BG 2001
ENGLISH IV
BEN 3201 INNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING IND 2202
INTERIOR DESIGN II
IND 2305
INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL DRAWING
IND 2306
MATERIAL AND APPLICATIONS FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
STUDY PLAN THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
GE 2301
LIFESTYLES IN DYNAMIC WORLD
IND 3205
INTERIOR DESIGN III
IND 3203
PRE-SENIOR PROJECT I
IND 3303
BUILDING SYSTEM STUDY
IND 3308
BRANDING AND MARKETING IN INTERIOR DESIGN
SECOND SEMESTER
IND 3204
PRE-SENIOR PROJECT II
IND 3206
INTERIOR DESIGN IV
IND 3306
LIGHTING DESIGN
IND XXXX
MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSE I
XXXX
FREE ELECTIVE COURSE I
STUDY PLAN FORTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
IND 4202
SENIOR PROJECT
IND 4301
DESIGN MANAGEMENT
IND 4303
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICE
IND 4409
BRANDING EXPERIENCE IN ART AND DESIGN
XXXX
FREE ELECTIVE COURSE II
SECOND SEMESTER
IND 4305
INTERNSHIP IN INTERIOR DESIGN
OR IND 4306
ADVANCED LIGHTING DESIGN
IND 4307
INTERACTION DESIGN
OR BEN 3202
ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMERCIALIZATION
BEN 3001
ENTREPRENEUR AND INNOVATION
Meet Our Team We recognize the complexity of interior design discipline with its intrinsic mechanisms and the need of changing social and economic condition. Therefore, we strive to produce interior designers who are morally and environmentally responsible, competent in interior design professional skills and equipped with business management and design communication proficiency.
VILASINEE TEPARUT FORMER CHAIRPERSON M.F.A. (INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE) SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, USA
Vilasinee has diverse expertise in project management and construction service over 20 years. Her holistic experience makes her recognize that branding plays an important role in the growth of design business and communication. In 2011, she was the founder of this interdisciplinary interior design program which bridged branding and interior design. She believes that her guidance in balance and synchronization between brand mindset and spatial interpretation will make her students discover their uniqueness and success in the design profession.
vilasineetpr@au.edu
APINANTAYA BUA-IEM FORMER CHAIRPERSON M.ARCH.(ARCHITECTURE), ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, USA
The multi-disciplinary experiences in environmental design under interior design and lighting design are always her challenge. As an interior designer and a lecturer for more than ten years, teaching becomes her passion. It is a privilege to share ideas and push students to achieve their creative goals. Design is creative, passionate, and unlimited. This is where the fun begins. Apinantaya trusts in every students’ unlimited abilities and creativity. These can bring out their passion and design to shine on the professional interior design world.
apinantayabm@au.edu
NAPHAT WHAICHANA CHAIRPERSON M.A. (INTERIOR DESIGN), SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, USA
Her journey as a lecturer has taught Naphat how to become an elegant interior designer. The crucial thing she has learned is that integrating a wide range of knowledge to spark the designs that are exclusive, elegant, and yet practical. Establishing brands and identifying suitable marketing with sophisticated design can lead to an effective interior design direction. Together with refinement and flair, these components can create the commercial space and distinguish it from others. She always believes that atmospherics can be a magnificent marketing tool.
naphatwhc@au.edu
VARAPORN ANUNTAPRAYOON LECTURER M.P.M. (PROJECT MANAGEMENT), CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AUSTRALIA
Being a designer is such a wonderful career as well as a lecturer for Varaporn. As a designer, she found that not only creativity plays an important part in the project but also managerial skills especially in project management. In 2018, her professional work was exhibited at “Architecture & Design Exhibition 2018”, Chulalongkorn Museum, Bangkok in the theme of "Less is more." As a lecturer, she believes that every student has a future in their potential career.
varapornnnt@au.edu
WASANA SITTI-ISSARA LECTURER PH.D. (ARCHITECTURE) SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY, THAILAND M.F.A. (INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE) SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, USA
A foodie who explores life through the essence in arts, architecture, and design. Her professional practice always leads her to explore and gain aesthetics and harmony dimensions. As a spa and restaurant design expert, she has worked locally and internationally for almost 20 years. Wasana loves to create positive vibes. Her teaching philosophy is about being an inspiration to guide students vitally. The dynamic in class will challenge students to be active in searching and achieving their goals.
wasanasts@au.edu
SANTHITA PHAYUNGPONG LECTURER PH.D. (SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, THAILAND M.P.S. (DESIGN MANAGEMENT) PRATT INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, USA
Santhita is an enthusiastic interior designer and also a compassionate instructor exclusively at the Assumption University. She has been dedicating her time to nurture and groom young and creative minds into competent design professionals in Thailand and worldwide. She loves traveling to view the world and occasionally immersing herself in sci-fi or fantasy movies in her free time. Her interests lie in many areas and disciplines since her core self believes in the inter-relationships of all that little dots in everyday life.
santhitaphy@au.edu
WASANA PEARAKUL LECTURER M.S. (INTERIOR DESIGN) PRATT INSTITUTE, USA
Life is a journey and learning is a delicious dessert. Wasana, who holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in General management, starts her career as a project coordinator. A year later she pursued a Master of Science in Interior design. During those years she spent a year training in fine arts: drawing, painting, and printmaking. As faculty of Montfort del Rosario School of Architecture and Design at Assumption University, she also pursues a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design at Bangkok University. As the world evolves, her journey continues. The glass is neither half-full or half-empty. It’s just expandable.
wasanaprk@au.edu
THEEPRAKORN LUMTHOMRATTANA LECTURER M.S. (COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS) ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY, THAILAND
Traveling is a part of his life. It is always the best experience and inspiration for Theeprakorn in his career as a lecturer and an interior designer. To explore the different cultures, lifestyles, foods, transportations and even architecture will spark his positive thinking for the design. He loves to share his travel experience with his students and lets them apply it to their work as well. As an interior designer, that experience also helps him to design the space that corresponds with lifestyle and behavior of users more than only the aesthetics.
theeprakornlnt@au.edu
DARUSWAT WATTANAROJJANANIKORN LECTURER MM.F.A. (DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY) PARSON SCHOOL OF DESIGN, NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, USA
Basic design elements that Daruswat has been taught as interior designers can be ideal for creative thinking for many projects and professional practices. As an open-minded person, she has learned that good interior designers can design things beyond the fundamentals of interior design knowledge. Recently, as a design technologist, she has combined technology with interior design knowledge to create something called "interactive space". Sometimes it does not require space but can be anything where it can interact with people in space.
daruswatWtt@au.edu
Student Work CREATIVITY IN ART AND DESIGN
Hotel Design / LI-HUNG CHANG
Workplace Design / SU CHIT LOON
Restaurant Design / THANIN JAICHOBCHUESAKUL
Student Work CREATIVITY IN ART AND DESIGN
Exhibition Design / YUNXUAN WANG
Workplace Design / ISABELLE DACANAY
Hotel Design / SOPHEA TEANG
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