The Product Design Major focuses on the design and development of consumer products of all types, fostering the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as a solid grounding in all aspects of the design process. The program is based in the Department of Art and Design. For further information, go to: Product Design (B.F.A.).
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 16 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 6-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 80 | |
| Free Electives | 18-15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Complete the following with a minimum 3.00 GPA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ARFD 103 | Color and Light | 3 |
| VIST 102 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| or VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | |
| Program Foundation Requirements | ||
| PRDN 100 | Design Visualization I - Concept Sketching | 3 |
| PRDN 101 | Product Design I - Design Thinking | 3 |
| PRDN 102 | Anatomical Drawing for Product Designers | 3 |
| PRDN 110 | Materials and Technology | 3 |
| PRDN 111 | Design Visualization II - Persuasive Rendering | 3 |
| Program Core Requirements | ||
| PRDN 112 | Product Design II - Form Language | 3 |
| PRDN 201 | Design Visualization III - Digital Sketching | 3 |
| PRDN 202 | Design Visualization IV - Adobe CS | 3 |
| VIST 272 | History of Product Design | 3 |
| VIST 306 | Critical Design Studies | 3 |
| Cooperative Education | ||
| COED 401 | Cooperative Education Experience I | 3 |
| COED 402 | Cooperative Education Experience II | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| PRDN 211 | Product Design III - Design Sustainability | 3 |
| PRDN 212 | Product Design IV: User-Centered Design | 3 |
| PRDN 220 | Digital Modeling: 3D CAD I | 3 |
| PRDN 221 | Digital Modeling: 3D CAD II | 3 |
| PRDN 300 | Transportation Design I | 3 |
| PRDN 301 | Transportation Design II | 3 |
| PRDN 302 | Product Design V - Industry Collaboration I | 4 |
| PRDN 303 | Product Design VI - Industry Collaboration II | 4 |
| PRDN 360 | Business of Product Design | 3 |
| PRDN 410 | Product Design Thesis: Concept Development | 3 |
| PRDN 411 | Product Design Thesis: Detail Design | 3 |
| Total Credits | 80 | |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | ||
| Fulfilled in the major. | ||
| Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | ||
or VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Digital Modeling: 3D CAD I (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirement
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 6-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| PRDN 100 | Design Visualization I - Concept Sketching | 3 |
| PRDN 101 | Product Design I - Design Thinking | 3 |
| PRDN 102 | Anatomical Drawing for Product Designers | 3 |
| VIST 102 | Visual Culture | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| PRDN 110 | Materials and Technology | 3 |
| PRDN 111 | Design Visualization II - Persuasive Rendering | 3 |
| PRDN 112 | Product Design II - Form Language | 3 |
| VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARFD 103 | Color and Light | 3 |
| PRDN 201 | Design Visualization III - Digital Sketching | 3 |
| PRDN 211 | Product Design III - Design Sustainability | 3 |
| PRDN 220 | Digital Modeling: 3D CAD I | 3 |
| VIST 272 | History of Product Design | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| World Cultures | 3 | |
| PRDN 202 | Design Visualization IV - Adobe CS | 3 |
| PRDN 212 | Product Design IV: User-Centered Design | 3 |
| PRDN 221 | Digital Modeling: 3D CAD II | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| World Language I | 3 | |
| PRDN 300 | Transportation Design I | 3 |
| PRDN 302 | Product Design V - Industry Collaboration I | 4 |
| PRDN 360 | Business of Product Design | 3 |
| VIST 306 | Critical Design Studies | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 | |
| World Language II | 3 | |
| PRDN 301 | Transportation Design II | 3 |
| PRDN 303 | Product Design VI - Industry Collaboration II | 4 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| PRDN 410 | Product Design Thesis: Concept Development | 3 |
| COED 401 | Cooperative Education Experience I | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PRDN 411 | Product Design Thesis: Detail Design | 3 |
| COED 402 | Cooperative Education Experience II | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |