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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Industrial Design, B.S.

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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design > Industrial Design, B.S.

The program for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design degree is a four-year curriculum of at least 132 semester credit hours. The degree includes the university’s required core curriculum, 6 credit hours of approved electives, and 6 credit 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 1358 - Introduction to Design Culture Credit Hours: 3
ARCH 1500 - Design Studio I Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1301 - First Year Writing I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1314 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 1360 - Visual Thinking Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 17

Spring Semester

INDS 2170 - Digital Sketch Techniques I Credit Hours: 1.0
INDS 1501 - Industrial Design Studio II Credit Hours: 5.0
ENGL 1302 - First Year Writing II Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2312 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1301 - The U.S. to 1877 Credit Hours: 3

Total 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

INDS 2500 - Industrial Design Studio III Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2340 - Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2260 - Materials and Fabrication Methods Credit Hours: 2.0
INDS 2355 - Design History I Credit Hours: 3
INDS 2270 - Digital Sketch Techniques II Credit Hours: 2.0
PHYS 1301 - College Physics I (lecture) Credit Hours: 3

Total 18

Spring Semester

INDS 2501 - Industrial Design Studio IV Credit Hours: 5.0
INDS 2341 - Computer Aided Industrial Design I Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 2356 - Design History II Credit Hours: 3
INDS 2160 - Materials and Manufacturing Methods Credit Hours: 1.0
INDS 2165 - Design Research Methods I Credit Hours: 1.0
PHYS 1302 - College Physics II (lecture) Credit Hours: 3

Total 16

Third Year

Fall Semester

INDS 3500 - Industrial Design Studio V Credit Hours: 5
INDS 3160 - Design Issues I Credit Hours: 1.0
INDS 3340 - Computer Aided Industrial Design II Credit Hours: 3.0
INDS 3360 - Human Factors Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 1302 - The U.S. Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3 or equivalent
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 18

Spring Semester

INDS 3501 - Industrial Design Studio VI Credit Hours: 5
INDS 3265 - Design Research Methods II Credit Hours: 2.0
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3.0
Social and Behavioral Sciences: Approved Core Courses Credit Hours: 3.0
GOVT 2306 - US and Texas Constitution and Politics Credit Hours: 3

Total 16

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 4260 - Design Issues II Credit Hours: 2.0
Industrial Design Elective Credit Hours 3.0
Language, Philosophy & Culture Core Course Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 13

Spring Semester

INDS 4501 - Industrial Design Studio VIII Credit Hours: 5.0
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 2.0
GOVT 2305 - US Government: Congress, President, & Courts Credit Hours: 3
Writing in the Disciplines: Approved Core Courses Credit Hours: 3.0
Elective Credit Hours: 3.0

Total 16

Note:

The Bachelor of Architecture requires a successful review of work after the 3^rd semester and the 6^th semester for advancement in the degree.

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design requires a successful review of work after the 3^rd semester for advancement in the degree.

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design requires a successful review of work after the 4^th semester for advancement in the degree.

The Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture requires a successful review of work after the 3^rd semester for advancement in the degree.

College Website URL for Degree Information

http://www.uh.edu/architecture/programs/undergraduate-programs/industrial-design/

Faculty Contact

Mark Kimbrough

Co Director Industrial Design Program

Associate Professor, Instructional

mkimbrou@central.uh.edu

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