Industrial Design Comprehensive Major: Industrial Design Emphasis

Completion of a senior exhibition showcasing work created during the junior or senior year. A minimum of 60 credits is required including:

MATH 151Calculus I (GT-MA1)4
ART Courses15
Foundation Drawing I
Foundation Design: Two-Dimensional
Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional
Art History I
Art History II (GT-AH1)
Introduction to Sculpture
Introduction to Ceramics
Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition
Graphic Design Courses6
Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design
Introduction to Graphic Design and Illustration
Engineering Courses7
Introduction to Engineering Design
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
Fabrication
Industrial Design Courses27
Introduction to Industrial Design
Materials: Materials and Fabrication
Materials: Design and Application
Industrial Design Studio 1
Product Usability and Ergonomics
Industrial Design Studio 2
Design Drawing Techniques
Industrial Design Model Making
Professional Internship
SA 400Immersive Experience in the Arts1
Total Credits60

Capstone Requirement
The following course in the Industrial Design Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: ART 400 Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition

Western Watershed General Education Requirements

Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate. 

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements

Sample Plan

Degree Plans are for planning purposes. They reflect a suggested plan to complete the degree in a projected timeframe per program of study.
 
“Western Watershed Course(s)” refers to a course from the Tributaries area of the Western Watershed program. These courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
 
Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
ART 119 Foundation Drawing I 3
DES 173 Foundation Design: Digital Art and Design 3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Writing I) 3
IND 100 Introduction to Industrial Design 3
WWGE 101/102/103/104 Headwaters (select one) 2
 Credits14
Spring
ART 172 Foundation Design: Three-Dimensional 3
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Writing II) 3
ENGR 131 Introduction to Engineering Design 3
IND 200 Materials: Materials and Fabrication 3
MATH 151 Calculus I (GT-MA1) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Mathematics) 4
 Credits16
Year Two
Fall
ART 230
Introduction to Sculpture
or Introduction to Ceramics
3
DES 270 Introduction to Graphic Design and Illustration 3
ENGR 161 COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN 3
IND 310 Industrial Design Studio 1 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 222
Art History I
or Art History II (GT-AH1)
3
ENGR 162 Fabrication 1
IND 300 Materials: Design and Application 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
 Credits16
Year Three
Fall
Elective Elective course 3
IND 410 Industrial Design Studio 2 3
IND 415 Design Drawing Techniques 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 1
 Credits16
Spring
IND 320 Product Usability and Ergonomics 3
SA 400 Immersive Experience in the Arts 1
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed GE course 3
WWGE 301/302/303/304 Delta Watershed course 1
 Credits14
Year Four
Fall
IND 430 Industrial Design Model Making 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 3
 Credits15
Spring
ART 400 Artist's Portfolio/Senior Exhibition 3
IND 499 Professional Internship 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 3
Elective Upper Division Elective course 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits121