MAJOR CURRICULUM
Total credits required for a BFA in Product Design: 120.0
If a Studio and Humanistic Studies major, a minor in the Liberal Arts, or the MAT preparatory curriculum is chosen, the total credits would be 126.0.
The below degree plan is for students entering in the 2019 - 20 academic year.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
First-Year-Experience Requirements |
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| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition and Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| Color/Design/Process or Color/Design/Pattern |
FF 120A or FF 120B | 3.0 |
| Prototype/Situate/Fabricate or Body/World/Machine | FF 130A or FF 130B | 3.0 |
| Haptics and Optics or Cartographies |
FF 140A or FF 140B | 3.0 |
| Program Elective | 3.0 | |
Liberal Arts Requirements |
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| Art Matters | AH 100 | 3.0 |
| Modernism and After | AH 201 | 3.0 |
| History of Modern Design | AH 358 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 3.0 |
| Frameworks: Themes in Humanistic Studies | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level) | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400 level) | 3.0 | |
| Intellectual History I | -IH1 | 3.0 |
| Intellectual History II | -IH2 | 3.0 |
| Science/Math Requirement | NSCI | 3.0 |
| Theory Requirement | -TH | 3.0 |
| Academic Elective (or Writing Workshop, if required) | 3.0 | |
| Academic Elective (or Writing Workshop, if required) | 3.0 | |
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 Ethics and Sustainability | PRD 222 | 3.0 |
| Design Lab I | PRD 301 | 3.0 |
| Design Lab II | PRD 302 | 3.0 |
| User-Centered Design Workshop | PRD 311 | 3.0 |
| Entrepreneurship Workshop | PRD 312 | 3.0 |
| Communication Platforms in Design | PRD 321 | 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 |
| Internship | INT 402 | 3.0 |
| Studio Electives | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |