Industrial Design Program

Curriculum

Course Descriptions

  First Year

First Semester				Second Semester
ARCH	100	Introduction to Design		ARCH	102	Basic Design II
ARCH	101	Basic Design I		ARCH	114	Graphic Communications
VIAR	111	Drawing I		ENGL	102	Composition & Literature
ENGL	101	Rhetoric & Composition		MATH	210	Practical Mathematics
VIAR	121	Survey of the Arts I		VIAR	122	Survey of the Arts II
MATH	105	College Algebra

    Second Year

First Semester				Second Semester
ARCH	221	History & Theory of Design		INDN	214	Digital Design (Rhinoceros)
INDN	201	Industrial Design Studio I		INDN	202	Industrial Design Studio II
INDN	331	Plastics & CAD/CAM		INDN	332	Metals & CAD/CAM
VIAR	235	Art & The Computer		INDS	362	Human Factors
PHYS	207	Introduction to Physics I		PHYS	207	Introduction to Physics II

    Third Year

First Semester			Second Semester
ARCH	424G	History/Theory ofTechnology	ARCH	380	Hands on Steel
INDN	301	Industrial Design Studio III	INDN	302	Industrial Design Studio IV
RRER	100	Renewable Resources	Elective	(LIT)4	Literature
MKTG	234	Principles of Marketing	Elective	(SCI)3	Science
Elective	(BHSC)5	Behavioral Science	Elective	(BHSC)5	Behavioral Science

    Fourth Year

First Semester				Second Semester
INDN	401	Industrial Design Studio V		INDN	402	Industrial Design Thesis
INDN	403	Professional Practice		Elective		Visual Arts
Elective	(VIAR)	Visual Arts		Elective	(HIST)	History
Elective	(CMCN)2	Communications		Elective	(VIAR)	Visual Arts
Elective		Design Related		Elective		Design Related

Total Credit Hours: 124

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* Electives must be chosen so that 45 semester hours of 300 & 400 level courses are presented for graduation. Students must earn a "C" or better in required ARCH, INDS and VIAR courses, and in ENGL 101 & 102, and a" D" or better in MATH 105.
1.Notebook computer required for coursework.
2.CMCN 200, 310; ENGL 223, 365; THEA 261.  International students must take CMCN 101.
3.Must be selected from (BIOL) and physical (CHEM, GEOL, PHYS) sciences. Two of the courses must be a two-semester sequence in the same science.
4.Must be selected from:  LITERATURE (may be foreign Language literature).
5.Must be selected from:  ANTH 201, 310; PSYC 110, 310; SOCI 100, 241; ECON 300, 330; GEOG 103, 350; or in consultation with the student's advisor.
6.Must be selected from outside major(INDS or ARCH); from Arts, Behavioral Science, Communications, Humanities and Sciences in consultation with the students advisor.
7.Prerequisite to Senior Project(INDS 402).