This decision stipulated the transfer of the Department of Architecture from the College of Engineering and Petroleum and the Department of "Arts and Design" from the University College for Women to the College of Architecture.  The decision also stipulated that the name of the "Arts and Design" department be changed to "Visual and Interior Design" and that the names of the programs it offers be amended:  "Graphic Design" to "Visual Design Sciences" and "Interior Design" to "Interior Architecture."  It is noteworthy that the Architecture department began in 1997 under the umbrella of the College of Engineering and Petroleum, and the Arts and Design department began in 2003 under the umbrella of the University College for Women.  The College of Architecture thus became the first college in the State of Kuwait specializing in the teaching of architecture and design specializations and concerned with their affairs and development in the country.