Overview

Environmental design creates safe, usable, and aesthetically pleasing indoor and outdoor environments for humans, applying creativity, technology, and artistry to solutions to achieve environmental integrity. It is the science of discovering and solving problems between humans and the environment. There are three professional design studios in the field of interior space, landscape design, and furniture design. They feature project-based studio teaching, combined with professional laboratories and interdisciplinary projects. They are problem oriented, based on practical work processes, and require innovative and critical thinking skills as well as teamwork abilities to cultivate environmental designers with international perspectives and industry foresight.

Why choose Environmental Design（Top-up Bachelor’s Degree Program）?

• In the context of the sustained development of the global real estate economy, the Environmental Design major has good professional development prospects worldwide, and the industry has abundant and diversified employment opportunities
• The studio based teaching of environmental design will use problem oriented design in real projects, guiding students to actively engage in critical thinking and expression, and encouraging students to innovate and practice.
• Continuously optimized international cutting-edge teaching programs, improved process based course assessment methods, help students effectively master and apply the latest knowledge and skills in their profession.
• Rich and diverse professional courses and design task forms enable students to switch roles between individuals and groups, enhance self-management skills, exercise teamwork abilities, and improve personal leadership and professional competitiveness.
• Among the professional faculty, 96% have a master's or doctoral degree or above, and 20% hold associate professor titles. All teachers graduated from top comprehensive universities and art colleges in China. There are currently 5 teachers with study abroad backgrounds in Germany, Italy, Australia, and Malaysia. Teachers have won 30 awards at exhibitions such as the "Design for China" National Environmental Art Design Exhibition and Milan Design Week - Excellent Works Exhibition of Design Disciplines and Students in Chinese Universities.
• The teacher has participated in more than 10 municipal level and above research projects, such as the Shandong Provincial Cultural and Tourism Research Project, the Qingdao Social Science Planning Research Project, and the Qingdao "Double Hundred Survey Project". They have also been involved in 10 social service projects, including the construction of the school's new campus and the Jimo Public Welfare Library.
• In the past two years, teachers have guided students to win 60 national and provincial awards in professional competitions such as the Cross Strait Emerging Design Competition · Huacan Award, Future Designer National University Digital Art Design Competition, and China Good Creativity and National Digital Art Design Competition.
• Advanced laboratories and processing equipment such as woodworking laboratory, material library, pottery studio, 3D printer, laser engraving machine, CNC machine tool, etc., help students explore the expression of works with rich means.
• Rich exhibitions of works and professional salons outside of class to enhance students' artistic sensitivity and encourage lifelong learning.
• The school is located in Qingdao, an important economic center and port city on the eastern coast of China. With a profound historical and cultural heritage and a shipping hub, it provides a guarantee for professional learning and exchange.

Basic Information

• School School of Art and Design
• Study Mode Full-time
• Program Length 2 years
• Degree Environmental Design (Bachelor of Arts)

Knowledge and Skills

Graduates of this major will possess the following abilities:

• Master the integrated ability of interior space design and construction (BIM technology).
• Capable of using computer-aided design software such as Revit/Auto CAD/Photoshop/Sketch Up/3Ds Max/Lumion to draw construction drawings and renderings that comply with national drafting standards.
• Ability to conduct data retrieval and analysis in the field of environmental design theory and practice.
• Capable of organizing and designing reasonable indoor and outdoor spaces, creating spaces with cultural atmosphere and aesthetic value.
• Ability to flexibly apply theoretical knowledge to design practice and propose creative and competitive solutions in design work.
• Ability to participate in spatial design or cultural production projects, and drive their development and innovation.
• Capable of conducting work through independent and team research, possessing the adaptability and work ability required for working in teams of different natures.

Message from the Program Director

Curriculum

Career Prospects

After graduation, students can enter design institutes and enterprises in industries such as architectural design, interior design, landscape design, and furniture design to work in professional design positions, including interior designers, construction drawing deepening designers, landscape designers, soft decoration designers, furniture designers, and other professional positions;

You can choose to pursue a master's degree in design, design arts (environmental design, interior design, landscape design, furniture design, design theory) and other fields at home and abroad.

Graduates joining companies (partially):

Decai Decoration Co., Ltd., OPPEIN Home Furnishings, Qingdao Dongyi Risheng Decoration Co., Ltd.

Representative universities for further education (partial):

Guizhou Normal University, Qingdao University of Technology.