MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Product Design: 120.0
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2023-24 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| Modernisms | AH 101 | 3.0 |
| Ways of Writing | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing (Fundamentals) | FF 160 | 3.0 |
| Fabrication (3D) | FF 130 | 3.0 |
| Color Design (2D) |
FF 120 | 3.0 |
| New Media (4D) | FF 140 | 3.0 |
| Program Electives | 6.0 | |
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS |
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| Ways of Seeing | AH 205 | 3.0 |
| History of Modern Design | AH 358 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| History/ Politics Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Literature/Creative Writing Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Societies/Cultures Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Philosophy/ Religion Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Science Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies Elective* | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective | 3.0 | |
| * Within these categories, at least one course must carry the DEIG designation; two must must be taken at the 300 level; and one must be taken at the 400 level. | ||
Product Design MAJOR REQUIREMENTS |
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| Design Studio Fundamentals | PRD 201 | 3.0 |
| Design Studio: Materials and Production | PRD 202 | 3.0 |
| Material Matters | PRD 211 | 3.0 |
| Universal Design | PRD 212 | 3.0 |
| Design for Circular Economy | PRD 223 | 3.0 |
| Design Lab I | PRD 301 | 3.0 |
| User-Centered Design Workshop | PRD 311 | 3.0 |
| Communication Platforms in Design | PRD 321 | 3.0 |
| Design Lab II | PRD 302 | 3.0 |
| Entrepreneurship Workshop | PRD 312 | 3.0 |
| Design Lab III | PRD 401 | 3.0 |
| Social Innovation Workshop | PRD 411 | 3.0 |
| Thesis Seminar: Megatrends | PRD 451 | 3.0 |
| Thesis Studio | PRD 452 | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective 1 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 2 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 3 | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective 4 | 3.0 | |
| Total for the Product Design Major: | 90 | |