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.).
Program Requirements Overview
Code | Title | Credits |
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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 |
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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
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Code | Title | Credits |
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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
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Code | Title | Credits |
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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 | ||
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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 |