Bachelor of Science in
Multi-Disciplinary Design
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Program Overview
The undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Multi-Disciplinary Design explores product design in three categories: physical, digital, and platform. The program encompasses a curriculum with four substantive areas applicable to product design education: Studio, Technical, History/Theory, and Practice. This program engages students to compete in an ever increasingly complex work environment with a thorough understanding of ethical conduct and social responsibility through these specific concepts.
Specific program concepts
This program engages students to compete in an ever increasingly complex work environment with a thorough understanding of ethical conduct and social responsibility through these specific concepts.
- Experimentation with multiple ways of problem-solving
- Visual strategy
- Innovation
- Design leadership, team building, and collaboration
- Identifying opportunities for impact
- Design research
- Human-centered design principles
- Critical thinking skills
- Inquiry and project-based learning
Degree Requirements
- 122 credits in total, a minimum 75 credits in the program
- All pre-major and major courses must be completed with a C- or better
- 12 credits of design foundations courses (introductory courses)
- 36 credits of design studio courses (sophomore through senior level)
- 12 credits of design core (sophomore level)
- 9 credits of design track courses, elected from 'digital' or 'physical' product track options
- 6 credits of design electives
- General Education and Bachelor degree course requirements
- Students must complete an approved internship to graduate
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