This course will focus on experimentation and discovery through the exploration of creative problem solving techniques. Students will explore the dynamics between objects and the user’s senses, emotions, and expressed needs. Using drawing, sketch-modeling and basic shop skills, students will discover the wide choice of materials industrial designers use to further develop their projects. Concepts of recycling and reuse are introduced along with philosophical design approaches, and historical examples. Emphasis will be placed on the improvement of craft in the development of projects and on clarity and professionalism in practice. **Fee: A course fee is required for this course and applied via student account**

This course introduces the cognitive and technical skills needed to transform ideas into accurate three-dimensional representations of design intent. Students explore concept generation, materials selection, and the physicality of ideas while developing effective workflows and safe shop practices. Projects focus on prototyping and model making to understand the relationship between form, function, and user experience, as well as translating two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensional forms. By the end of the course, students will be able to create precise models that communicate design intent using professional standards. **Fee: A materials fee is required for this course, and an additional course fee applied via student account**

This course will highlight the application of design methods and processes through projects that focus on deepening the students’ problem-solving skills, studio skills (two- and three-dimensional sketching, drawing, CAD), shop skills (modelmaking) and presentation skills. Emphasis will be placed on collaborating with multidisciplinary partners outside the industrial design program, and/or, when circumstances allow, with external resources such as clients or project sponsors.

This upper-level special topics course offers theme-based investigations that frame relevant subjects within industrial design. Through focused research, students explore advanced strategies for design thinking and problem-solving, translating insights into well-developed concepts from ideation to high-fidelity prototyping. Emphasis is placed on the integration of form, material, technology, and manufacturing considerations. Students will develop comprehensive design proposals supported by representation, prototyping, and professional communication. Topics for this course will vary by instructor and semester offering, but may include toy design, lighting design, housewares, sponsored/collaborative design, experimental design, systems design, soft goods, sustainable design, mobility design, etc. **Fee: There is a course fee applied via student account.**

Industrial Design Independent Study provides students the means to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. With the assistance of their faculty advisers, students will propose a course of study. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. A 3.0 or higher GPA required.

The Industrial Design Internship provides students the option to work in the industrial design field. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Internship Permission Form to enroll.

The first of a two-semester sequence, the course emphasizes the experience of seeing, developing, and manipulating three-dimensional forms and compositions. Projects focus on developing the ability to see, organize, and understand the ambiguity inherent in the design process through the study of three-dimension design elements, the analysis of their relationships and the subsequent sensory responses. **Fee: A course fee is required for this course and applied via student account**

The second of a two-semester sequence, this course emphasizes the technical skills necessary to manipulate material and data for the accurate three-dimensional communication of design intent. Projects focus on understanding the relationship of materials, manufacturing processes, products and the user.

Industrial Design Independent Study provides students the means to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. With the assistance of their faculty advisers, students will propose a course of study. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll. **NOTE: Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA **

Cooperative Education will provide Industrial Design students with hands-on experience in their field, directly related to a student’s major with an established studio or related business. Students will need to apply for co-ops, and interview as part of the selection process, based on available positions posted by the Co-op and Career Services Office, or found through the students’ own research. In programs where co-op is a degree requirement, students must obtain permission of their program or graduate director prior to enrollment. Co-ops are typically paid work experience, and can be part-time (150-479 total hours within the term), or full-time (480+ hours within the term). Co-ops may be one or two consecutive terms - fall, spring, or summer – with department permission.

The Industrial Design Continuation of Thesis course provides student additional semester(s) to complete their thesis research, project, and thesis document.