Bachelor of Science in Comprehensive Design
The Bachelor of Science in Comprehensive Design is a studio-based, interdisciplinary program culminating in a capstone project constructed at the intersection of the many disciplines offered through the School of Art, Architecture + Design. This broadly based curriculum combines a liberal arts education as delivered by the IU College of Arts and Sciences with an innovative program in art and design. Its emphasis on interdisciplinary training and collaboration will benefit design professionals of the future by providing them with design thinking skills necessary to meet the challenges of a burgeoning "culture of making" essential to the nation's economic future. Upon completion of this major, Comprehensive Design students will be well placed to enter a professional degree, such as the Master of Architecture (M. Arch.), graduate study in in industrial design or furniture design, or to join the workforce in a variety of design professions.
Requirements
- Pathways. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design and Merchandising
- Forums of Exchange. Complete one (1) of the following options:
- Both of the following.
- Intermediate Forum. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 201 Forum of Exchange I
- Advanced Forum. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 401 Forum of Exchange II
- Intermediate Forum. One (1) course:
- Project Management for Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 281 Project Management for Comprehensive Design
- Both of the following.
- Comprehensive Design Sequence.
- Creative Core: 3D Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 103 Creative Core: 3D Design
- Introduction to Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 280 Introduction to Comprehensive Design
- Issues in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 380 Contemporary Issues in Comprehensive Design
- Issues in Collaborative Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 381 Topical Issues in Collaborative Design
- Special Problems in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 480 Special Problems in Comprehensive Design
- Intensive Seminar in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 481 Intensive Seminar in Comprehensive Design
- Design Practice. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 200 Design Practice
- Design Research, Methods, and Process. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 250 Design Research, Methods, and Process
- Design in Context and Culture. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 300 Design in Context and Culture
- Design of Systems. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 350 Design of Systems
- Creative Core: 3D Design. One (1) course:
- Capstone.
- Design Capstone: Research & Development. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 400 Design Capstone
- Design Capstone: Studio Project. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 450 Design Capstone II: Studio Project
- Design Capstone: Research & Development. One (1) course:
- Addenda Requirements*.
- Studio Art Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
- SOAD-A 101 Creative Core: Color
- SOAD-A 211 Cross-Disciplinary Workshops in Art, Design, and Merchandising
- Art History Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
- Any ARTH-A 100–499
- Studio Art Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Major Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
SOAD-C or SOAD-Wsubject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
The Bachelor of Science degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 36 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the first semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.