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Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science Industrial Design (BSID) program is designed to prepare students for a career in industrial design. The curriculum provides a comprehensive education in design theory, technology, business, science, the arts, and humanities.

Program Curriculum

The program emphasizes critical thinking, creative design process management, aesthetic theory, communication skills, and awareness of business and humanistic dimensions of product development. Studio projects offer experience with a diverse range of products, user scenarios, and industries, resulting in a comprehensive professional portfolio.

Program Requirements

Students are required to successfully complete:

• A second-year portfolio review (DSID123A)
• A design-relevant professional internship (DSGN127) before the end of their third year

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate a functional knowledge of design aesthetics to create appropriate 2D and 3D artifacts
• Demonstrate the ability to think visually to develop design concepts utilizing rapid 2D and 3D visualization tools and techniques
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate, present, and evaluate design concepts and specifications
• Articulate a functional understanding of manufactured products, including explaining how products work, their structural integrity, and the materials and manufacturing processes required to produce them
• Apply their knowledge of end-user psychology, ergonomics, anthropometry, and user interaction to the design of manufactured products
• Investigate, analyze, synthesize, and make design decisions based on an ecological understanding of the impact of a design
• Describe Industrial Design to others and place it in the context of history, business, and professional practice
• Employ a design process that generates products that are useful, usable, and desirable to specific segments of the human population

Design Process

This involves understanding how designers define problems, research contextual issues, determine design requirements, conceptualize and evaluate alternatives, and test and refine solutions.