This program will be closed as of Spring 2024.
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 | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 80 | |
| Free Electives | 21-15 | |
| 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 Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This 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 | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | PRDN 110 | 3 |
| PRDN 100 | 3 | PRDN 111 | 3 |
| PRDN 101 | 3 | PRDN 112 | 3 |
| PRDN 102 | 3 | VIST 105 | 3 |
| VIST 102 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ARFD 103 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 |
| PRDN 201 | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| PRDN 211 | 3 | PRDN 202 | 3 |
| PRDN 220 | 3 | PRDN 212 | 3 |
| VIST 272 | 3 | PRDN 221 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| World Language I | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| PRDN 300 | 3 | World Language II | 3 |
| PRDN 302 | 4 | PRDN 301 | 3 |
| PRDN 360 | 3 | PRDN 303 | 4 |
| VIST 306 | 3 | Free Elective | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | PRDN 411 | 3 |
| PRDN 410 | 3 | COED 402 | 4 |
| COED 401 | 4 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||