Courses
Course descriptions and schedules offered below are a helpful guide to find courses offered by the department.
This listing is not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar.
DESIGN 2110
Design Fundamentals I
Introduction to form, organizational structures and problem solving in the context of basic 2D design.
Concur: 2310.
DESIGN 2130
Design Fundamentals II
Application of acquired skills and knowledge of visual language and spatial constructs to generate design concepts in a given context.
Prereq: 2110. Concur: 2330.
DESIGN 2310
Visual Principles and Techniques I
Skill building in using drawing to observe, see, record and communicate characteristics of subjects, objects, information, environments, experiences and interactions.
Concur: 2110.
DESIGN 2330
Visual Principles and Techniques II
Skills and techniques mix media that assist in interpreting, translating and generating visual narratives that reveal relationships among subjects, objects, information, environments, experience and interactions.
Prereq: 2310. Concur: 2130.
DESIGN 2700
Introduction to Design Practice
Introduction to theory, rationale, practice, and societal impact of design; design process, critical issues, relationship to the environment.
DESIGN 2750
Design History
A history of design as affected by technology, science, and cultural world view.
DESIGN 3101
Introduction to Industrial Design I
Introduction to divergent thinking strategies including design research, observation, abstraction, evaluation and communication in the context of Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3151
Introduction to Industrial Design II
Application of divergent thinking strategies including design research, evaluation, and prototyping in the context of design in the public sphere.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3200
Design Research I
Introduction to techniques and methods of evaluative research.
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3301
Visualization Strategies for Industrial Design I
Skill development in using freehand sketching for rapid concept generation, form development and communication in the context of Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3401
Design Media I for Industrial Design
Introductory-level digital, three-dimensional modeling and visualization strategies for Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3451
Design Media II for Industrial Design
Intermediate-level digital, three-dimensional modeling and visualization strategies for Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 3551
Materials, Process, and Production for Industrial Design
An overview of current, emerging, and alternative materials and manufacturing processes applied in conventional production and responsible manufacturing.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4101
Intermediate Industrial Design I
Introduction to problem and opportunity identification in the context of product design. Experience with evaluative research methods and product design development process at the intermediate level.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4151
Intermediate Industrial Design II
Design and application of products, services, and systems within frameworks of Design Fiction, Design Futures, and Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4200
Design Research II
Introduction to tools techniques and methods and mindsets of generative research.
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4401
Design Media III for Industrial Design
Time-based media and storytelling strategies for Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4650
Collaborative Design
Interdisciplinary knowledge and problems examined and discussed in the context of social responsibility (global and local).
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4750
Professional Practices
Investigation of the administrative and legal aspects of the design profession contrasting the private firm with corporate and free-lance practices.
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 4998
Undergraduate Scholarship: Research and Creative Activity in Design
Undergraduate research and creative activities in varying topics.
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 2 completions.
DESIGN 4998H
Undergraduate Scholarship: Honors Research and Creative Activity in Design
Undergraduate Honors research and creative activities in varying topics.
Prereq: Honors standing, and enrollment in Design major; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 2 completions.
DESIGN 4999
Undergraduate Scholarship: Thesis Research and Creative Activity in Design
Undergraduate thesis research and creative activities in varying topics.
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 2 completions. This course is graded S/U.
DESIGN 4999H
Undergraduate Scholarship: Honors Thesis Research and Creative Activity in Design
Undergraduate Honors thesis research and creative activities in varying topics.
Prereq: Honors standing, and enrollment in Design major; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs or 2 completions. This course is graded S/U.
DESIGN 5101
Advanced Industrial Design I
A competency with tools, skills, and materials in the exploration, creation, and production of products, artifacts, environments, systems, communication solutions, and services.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 5191
Internship
Field application of design in a capacity requiring a close working relationship within a professional environment.
Prereq: Grad standing, or enrollment in Design major; or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 27 cr hrs or 3 completions.
DESIGN 5201
Design Research III for Industrial Design
Addresses design opportunities, including the skills of problem identification, formulation, qualitative and quantitative research, analysis, synthesis, and project proposals for Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 5301
Visualization Strategies for Industrial Design II
Design and application of information systems in the production of visual communications within frameworks of Design Research and Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 5650
Advanced Collaborative Design
Interdisciplinary knowledge and problems examined and discussed in the context of social responsibility (global and local).
Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.
DESIGN 5801
Design Seminar for Industrial Design
Investigation of issues and inquiry into topics of relevance to design; group discussions and analysis of events, processes, manifestations and procedures in Industrial Design.
Prereq: Enrollment in Industrial Design major, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.