May 14, 2025

2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Industrial Design, B.S.

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The program for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design degree is a four-year curriculum of at least 132 semester hours. The degree includes the university’s required core curriculum and 3 hours of elective courses. Because of the mutual and overlapping bonds of architecture, interior architecture and industrial design, the programs share a common first semester curriculum. The program in Industrial Design can be characterized by the keywords: accessible, flexible, virtual, ubiquitous, connected, collaborative, authentic, and learner-centered.

Students interested in the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design should follow the procedure for application to the College of Architecture.

First Year

Fall Semester

ARCH 1200 - Introduction to Architecture, Industrial Design, and Interior Architecture Credit Hours: 2.0
ARCH 1500 - Design Studio I Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1303 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1377 - The United States to 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
MATH 1330 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Spring Semester

ARCH 1359 - Design since 1945 Credit Hours: 3.0
ARCH 1501 - Design Studio II Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1304 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1378 - The United States Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3.0 or equivalent
Formal Science (Math/Reasoning) Cr. 3.

Total 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

INDS 2500 - Industrial Design Studio III Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2340 - Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2360 - Materials and Methods I Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2355 - Design History I Credit Hours: 3.0
PHYS 1301 - Introductory General Physics I Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Spring Semester

INDS 2501 - Industrial Design Studio IV Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2341 - Computer Aided Industrial Design I Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2361 - Materials and Methods II Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2356 - Design History II Credit Hours: 3.0
PHYS 1302 - Introductory General Physics II Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

INDS 3500 - Industrial Design Studio V Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 3360 - Human Factors Credit Hours: 3.0
Approved Fine Arts Elective Cr. 3.
INDS 3340 - Computer Aided Industrial Design II Credit Hours: 3.0
Humanities Core Elective Cr. 3.

Total 17

Spring Semester

INDS 3501 - Industrial Design Studio VI Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 3341 - Design Interaction Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 3365 - Design Research Methods Credit Hours: 3.0
Design History Elective Cr. 3.
POLS 1336 - U.S. and Texas Constitutions and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Summer Semester

INDS 4380 - Design Internship Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 3

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

INDS 4500 - Industrial Design Studio VII Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 4360 - Design Issues Credit Hours: 3.0
Formal Science (Math/Reasoning) Cr. 3.
Social and Behavioral Science Core Cr. 3.

Total 14

Spring Semester

INDS 4501 - Industrial Design Studio VIII Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 4365 - Design Practice and Business Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 1337 - U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts Credit Hours: 3.0
Elective Cr. 3.

Total 14

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