UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND DECOR
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Semester III - Paper VI - Interior Design and Applied Art (Minor Arts)

Number of Lecturer Hours/Week: 6
Theory: 4 hrs/week
Duration of Examination: 3
Examination Marks: 75
Credits: 4

To enable students :

1. To understand art and apply its principles in the creation and selection of minor Art Forms.

2. To select apply and create various interiors usina various art objects.

Theory:

a) Introduction to Art and Applied Art and its application to commercial situations.

b) Selection care and use of art objects to suit different and special occasions. Understanding the basic composition and nature of the minor arts.

Minor Arts (Crafts)

1. Ceramic Form :- a) Earthenware b) Stoneware c) Porcelain d) Glazed ware e) Unglazed Pottery f) Mosaic g) Teracotta in lndia.

2. Processed Wood Work: Wood Carving, Inlay, Lacquering - Wood work in India.

3. College - Origin and Growth, modern college work.

4. Papier Mache - Origin, Papier Mache from various parts of India.

5. Basket Weaving in India.

6. Recycling waste - Creating craft out of waste.