Product Design Major (B.F.A.)
Program Overview
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 (BFA).
Program Requirements
Students must complete 22 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
Complete the following with a minimum 3.00 GPA
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| ARFD 121 | Foundations I: Concept, Process and Application | 3 |
| ARFD 122 | Foundations II: 2D Design | 3 |
| ARFD 123 | Foundations III: Visual Organization - 3D Design | 3 |
| ARFD 124 | Foundations IV: Figure Drawing | 3 |
| ARFD 125 | Foundations V: Color, Light and Time | 3 |
| ARHT 105 | Art in Western Civilization: Ancient Through Medieval | 3 |
| ARHT 106 | Art in Western Civilization: Renaissance through Modern | 3 |
| Art and Industrial Design History | ||
| ARHT 303 | History of Industrial Design | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Research Methods in Art History | ||
| Field Trip in Art History | ||
| Modern Philosophies of Art | ||
| Asian Art | ||
| African Art: Sub-Saharan | ||
| American Art | ||
| History of the Print | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| History of Textiles | ||
| Greek Art | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Early Christian, Byzantine Early Medieval | ||
| Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Fifteenth Century | ||
| Renaissance Art in Italy: The Sixteenth Century | ||
| Northern Renaissance Painting | ||
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Art | ||
| Art of the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Nineteenth Century American Painting | ||
| Twentieth-Century Art | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| The Critical Approach | ||
| Contemporary Art | ||
| Selected Problems in Art History | ||
| Independent Study: Art History | ||
| Independent Study: Senior Thesis (BA Art History) | ||
| Product Design Major Studio | ||
| Required Studio Courses | ||
| ARID 100 | Design Sketching | 3 |
| ARID 101 | Digital Sketching | 3 |
| ARID 111 | Model Making and Prototype | 3 |
| ARID 120 | Human Factors in Design | 3 |
| ARID 201 | Design and Problem Solving | 3 |
| ARID 202 | Industrial Design Beginning | 3 |
| ARID 210 | Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
| ARID 211 | Design for Manufacturing | 3 |
| ARID 220 | Digital Modeling I | 3 |
| ARID 221 | Digital Modeling II | 3 |
| ARID 302 | Industrial Design Intermediate | 3 |
| ARID 303 | Industrial Design Advanced | 3 |
| ARID 360 | Professional Practices in Industrial Design | 3 |
| ARID 410 | Senior Design Thesis I | 3 |
| ARID 411 | Senior Design Thesis II | 3 |
| Cooperative Education | ||
| COED 401 | Cooperative Education Experience I | 7 |
| Collateral Courses | ||
| ARGD 211 | Fundamentals of Adobe Creative Suite - Mac | 3 |
| ARMJ 200 | Metalwork and Jewelry, Beginning I | 3 |
| MKTG 240 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 344 | Integrated Marketing Communications | 3 |
| Total Credits | 94 | |