Program: Industrial & Product Design, B.F.A. Sequence - University of Wisconsin Stout

Apr 13, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin (Working)

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).

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.)

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.)

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.)