Dec 04, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

Industrial & Product Design, B.F.A. Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

GENERAL NOTES:

An average of 15 credits per semester is required in order to complete the degree in four years.
Prefixes ART, ARTH, and DES require a grade of “C or better”.
Courses identified with an * are sequential and have prerequisite requirements. Taking these courses out of order may delay your graduation.
Mid-Program Review is a requirement for graduation and will occur the semester during or after you have completed DES-232 Industrial Design: Ergonomics & Human Factors.
To satisfy an optional 1-credit Experiential Learning credit, one of the following must be completed prior to earning the degree: internship, co-op, or field experience (as approved by the Program Director).

First Year (31 credits)

Fall Semester (14 credits)

ART-100 Drawing I (4 cr.) *
ART-101 Two-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.) *
ARTH-223 Survey of Art - Ancient Through Medieval (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

ART-103 Three-Dimensional Design Foundations (4 cr.) *
ART-200 Drawing II (4 cr.) *
DES-220 Introduction to 2D Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
ARTH-224 Survey of Art-Renaissance Through 20th Century (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

DES-231 Industrial Design: Product Form and Visualization (3 cr.) *
DES-205 Design Drawing and Concept Visualization (3 cr.)
DES-150 Introduction to Sustainable Design and Development (3 cr.)
ETECH-110 Materials and Manufacturing Processes (3 cr.)
ARTH-319 History of Design (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

DES-232 Industrial Design: Ergonomics and Human Factors (3 cr.) *
DES-405 Advanced Design Drawing (3 cr.)
ETECH-256 Engineering Graphics Fundamentals and Solid Modeling (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
ETECH-202 Welding and Casting Processes (3 cr.) or
ETECH-204 Polymer and Wood Processes (3 cr.) or
APRL-166 Apparel Construction (3 cr.)

Third Year (32 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

DES-331 Intermediate Industrial Design: Product Interface Design (4 cr.) * / DES-531 Intermediate Industrial Design: Product Interface Design (4 cr.) *
ETECH-266 Engineering Graphics Surface Modeling & Rendering (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (3 cr.)
DES-240 Basics of Visual Communication (3 cr.) or
DES-310 Graphic Design I (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

DES-332 Intermediate ID: Design for Materials and Manufacture (4 cr.) * / DES-532 Intermediate ID: Design for Materials and Manufacture (3 cr.) *
DES-XXX Design Studio Selective (3 cr.)
ART-XXX 3D Core Requirement (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences (3 cr.)
ART-300 Drawing III (3 cr.)
ART-301 Life Drawing I (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27 credits)

Fall Semester (13 credits)

DES-431 Industrial Design Capstone I: Advanced Research Methods (3-4 cr.) * / DES-631 Industrial Design Capstone I: Advanced Research Methods (4 cr.) *
Stout Core - Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)
Stout Core Selective (3 cr.)
DES-101 Design Thinking in Society (3 cr.) or
ARTH-XXX Art History Selective (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

DES-432 Industrial Design Capstone II (4 cr.) * / DES-632 Industrial Design Capstone II (4 cr.) *
ART-XXX Art Studio Selective (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)
Stout Core - Analytical Reasoning and Natural Sciences (with lab) (4 cr.)

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