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Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design

Concentration in Object and Product Design (Bachelor of Science in Comprehensive Design)

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements CDOBPDSCON

Requirements

The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours (in addition to the courses taken in the core of the major), including the requirements listed below.
  1. Collaborative Design. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-C 381 Topical Issues in Collaborative Design (Approved topics: "PRODUCT/FURNITURE DESIGN" (TPC 2))
  2. Problems in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-C 480 Special Problems in Comprehensive Design (Approved topics: "PRODUCT/FURNITURE DESIGN" (TPC 6))
  3. Intensive Seminar in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-C 481 Intensive Seminar in Comprehensive Design (Approved topics: "PRODUCT/FURNITURE DESIGN" (TPC 2))
  4. Elective. One (1) course:
    • SOAD-D 323 Design History III
    • SOAD-D 394 Advanced Digital Architectural Drawing
    • SOAD-S 320 Fibers II
    • SOAD-S 360 Ceramics II
    • SOAD-S 370 Sculpture II
    • SOAD-S 380 Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design II
  5. Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Concentration GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Concentration 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 concentration.
    3. Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.

Concentration Area Courses
  • Courses that may apply toward the Credit Hours and GPA requirements in this academic program include all courses listed on the requirement course lists at the time the course was taken as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent.

Exceptions to and substitutions for concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.