266 courses
Graduate 3-D III
IND-674P | 2 CR This advanced course in 3D
asks the student to consider how understanding the
language and process of abstraction informs the
designing of the familiar. There are two three-dimen-
sional exercises exploring the human form through
abstraction, and the human condition (senses) as they
relate to product design; thus closing the knowledge
gap between abstract visual relationships introduced
in Graduate 3-D I and developed in Graduate 3-D II and
product development.
Finding Your Voice
IND-680P | 2 CR Creative writing and oral presen-
tations are key elements to all art and design proposals,
now and in the future. Catching your audience’s atten-
tion right away, getting them hooked on a great story,
and keeping them hooked through the poetics of the
written and spoken word is our goal. Finding Your Voice
is a creative writing course specifically designed for the
graduate student, whose first hurdle into the real world
is to overcome and complete a Master’s Thesis. Students
will explore and consider the questions: How do I start
writing?; What should I be writing?; and Why?
Industrial Design Workshop I
IND-690 | 2 CR Workshops are offered in two
distinct areas: process and concept. Both strive to
develop one’s individual vision as a designer and
enhance problem-solving abilities. Process workshops
focus on research, priorities, and understanding context
and dialogue as a part of the design process. Students
step through project development, including sketching,
model making, fabrication, and formal presentations.
Concept workshops follow an abstract and often lateral
creative process designed to expand the students’
visual, aesthetic, and conceptual framework. Resulting
projects are typically sculptural in nature and become
expressions of the relationship between the individual,
the artist, and the designer.
Drawing I
IND-694 | 2 CR General drawing is based on per-
ception of form in natural growth: cellular, geometric,
and organic. In the analytical learning process, drawing
as a thinking tool serves to reveal the dynamic relation-
ships between natural and manmade systems. Exercises
in drawing stress the intuitive, visual, and analytical
learning processes.
Drawing II
IND-695 | 2 CR Intensified drawing studies in natu-
ral and manmade forms, including the figure, still-life,
and structures. Advanced techniques involving con-
ceptsof mechanical objects rendering, delineation, and
graphics are covered. Employment of different drawing
media encourages professional flexibility. Prerequisites:
take IND-694.
Advanced Design Drawing
IND-696 | 2 CR This course refines and extends the
scope of the students’ design drawing skills through
demanding skill-building exercises, the repetition
of drawings, the use of the human figure in design
drawings, and intensive classroom drawing sessions. A
complete set of concept, development, and presenta-
tion drawings for a new or existing student design is
executed and developed. Drawing techniques for the
design of portfolio layouts are introduced, resulting in
a developed portfolio design for a project previously
done by each student.Thesis I
IND-699A | 3 CR Independent problems based on
individual thesis proposals, submitted by the candidate
and approved by the thesis advisor. Projects must
represent a meaningful contribution to the field of
design and must show mature correlation between all
phases of design and construction based on supportive
research. Prerequisites: take IND-660B.Thesis II
IND-699B | 3 CR Independent problems based on
individual thesis proposals, submitted by the candidate
and approved by the thesis advisor. Projects must
represent a meaningful contribution to the field of
design and must show mature correlation between all
phases of design and construction based on supportive
research. Prerequisites: take IND-699A.Thesis in Progress
IND-700 | 0 CR If the thesis course is not completed
in the initial semesters, students can continue working
in IND-700 for no more than five semesters. Prerequi-
sites: take IND-699B.GR IND Internship Course
IND-9600 | 0 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the work place that relate to the industrial
design profession. Interns are able to take the skills
and theories learned in the classroom and apply them
to real-life work experience. Internships provide the
opportunity to learn new skills and concepts from
professionals in the field, test career goals, and explore
career options. Students also gain an objective under-
standing of the experience through required corollary
meetings with instructor and other students, and by
recording their observations during the internships and
completing exploratory assignments.IND Internship
IND-9601 | 1 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the work place that relate to the industrial
design profession. Interns are able to take the skills
and theories learned in the classroom and apply them
to real-life work experience. Internships provide the
opportunity to learn new skills and concepts from
professionals in the field, test career goals, and explore
career options. Students also gain an objective under-
standing of the experience through required corollary
meetings with instructor and other students, and by
recording their observations during the internships and
completing exploratory assignments.IND Internship
IND-9602 | 2 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the work place that relate to the industrial
design profession. Interns are able to take the skills
and theories learned in the classroom and apply them
to real-life work experience. Internships provide the
opportunity to learn new skills and concepts from
professionals in the field, test career goals, and explore
career options. Students also gain an objective under-
standing of the experience through required corollary
meetings with instructor and other students, and by
recording their observations during the internships and
completing exploratory assignments.IND Internship
IND-9603 | 3 CR Internships are learning experi-
ences in the work place that relate to the industrial
design profession. Interns are able to take the skills
and theories learned in the classroom and apply them
to real-life work experience. Internships provide the
opportunity to learn new skills and concepts from
professionals in the field, test career goals, and explore
career options. Students also gain an objective under-
standing of the experience through required corollary
meetings with instructor and other students, and by
recording their observations during the internships and
completing exploratory assignmentsINDC/Industrial Design
Core Electives
Process/Product Studio
INDC-620 | 3 CR An industrial designer’s work is a
crossing of art, engineering, and commerce.They study
society’s needs, wants, wishes, and dreams. They use
the language of analysis as well as function, form, and
feeling as a palate for creating useful objects that help
in the humanization of technology, the conservation of
resources, and in creation of observable meaning and
beauty. This is a studio/lecture/presentation class that