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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Product Design 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Product Design requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
PRD 150 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN I Credit(s): 1
PRD 120 - FORM STUDIO Credit(s): 5
PRD 115 - FORM WORKSHOP I Credit(s): 1
PRD 116 - FORM WORKSHOP II Credit(s): 1
PRD 110 - COLLOQUIUM: TOPICS IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
OR
EGR 110 - COLLOQUIUM: TOPICS IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
PRD 151 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN II Credit(s): 1
PRD 160 - DESIGN VISUALIZATION: ANALOG Credit(s): 2
PRD 121 - PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO I Credit(s): 5
PRD 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
OR
BME 170 - HUMAN ANATOMY FOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

PRD 200 - HISTORY AND THEORY OF PRODUCT DESIGN I Credit(s): 3
PRD 260 - DESIGN VISUALIZATION: DIGITAL Credit(s): 2
PRD 220 - PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO II Credit(s): 5
PRD 271 - INTRODUCTION TO ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 2
PRD 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2
OR
EGR 250 - COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN: SOLIDWORKS Credit(s): 2

Second Semester

COM 101 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIONS Credit(s): 3
PRD 210 - HISTORY AND THEORY OF PRODUCT DESIGN II Credit(s): 3
PRD 261 - DESIGN VISUALIZATION: PHOTOGRAPHY & PORTFOLIO Credit(s): 2
PRD 221 - PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO III Credit(s): 5
PRD 272 - INTRODUCTION TO UX FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
OR
BME 272 - INTRODUCTION TO UX FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2

Year 3

First Semester

PRD 130 - HISTORY OF DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PRD 370 - DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS Credit(s): 3
PRD 510 - TOPICS IN DESIGN COMPETENCIES: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 320 - PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO IV Credit(s): 5
PRD 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
OR
BME 371 - ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PRD 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
OR
BME 350 - MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
PRD 530 - TOPICS IN SOCIAL IMPACT AND INNOVATION IN PRODUCT DESIGN: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 560 - TOPICS IN PRODUCT DESIGN IN HEALTHCARE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 321 - PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO V Credit(s): 5
PRD 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
OR
BME 372 - UX + UI FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 1
University Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

PRD 450 - PORTFOLIO FOR PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
PRD 451 - INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PRODUCT DESIGN Credit(s): 2
PRD 520 - TOPICS IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 540 - TOPICS IN ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 420 - INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO I Credit(s): 5
PRD 471 - ADVANCED ERGONOMICS Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PRD 550 - TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRODUCT DESIGN: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 1 - 6 (Variable)
PRD 421 - INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO II Credit(s): 5
PRD 410 - COLLOQUIUM: TOPICS IN PRODUCT DESIGN II Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA Credit(s): 3
University Elective Credit(s): 3