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
- Introductory Course. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 100 Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design and Merchandising
- Comprehensive Design Sequence.
- Creative Core: 3D Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 103 Creative Core: 3D Design
- Digital 3D Modeling. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 180 Digital 3D Modeling for Comprehensive Design
- Introduction to Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 280 Introduction to Comprehensive Design
- Management in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 281 Project Management for Comprehensive Design
- Issues in Comprehensive Design. One (1) course:
- SOAD-C 380 Contemporary Issues 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 & Studio Project. One (1) course:
- SOAD-W 400 Design Capstone
- Design Capstone: Research, Development & Studio Project. One (1) course:
- Concentration. One (1) of the following:
- Environmental Design (see requirements below).
- Object and Product Design (see requirements below).
- Addenda Requirements*.
- Mathematics. One (1) course:
- MATH-D 117 Introduction to Finite Mathematics II
- MATH-J 113 Introduction to Calculus with Applications
- MATH-M 106
- MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
- MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I
- MATH-M 211 Calculus I
- MATH-M 213
- MATH-S 118 Honors Finite Mathematics
- MATH-S 211
- MATH-V 118 Finite Mathematics with Applications (Approved topics: "FINITE & CONSUMER MATHEMATICS" (TPC 2); "FINITE MATH FOR SOCIAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES" (TPC 1); "FINITE MATH IN ACTION" (TPC 3))
- MATH-V 119 Applied Brief Calculus I (Approved topics: "BRIEF CALCULUS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES" (TPC 1))
- Studio Art Courses.
- Drawing. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 102 Creative Core: Drawing
- Studio Art Elective. One (1) course:
- SOAD-A 211 Cross-Disciplinary Workshops in Art, Design, and Merchandising
- SOAD-S 200 Drawing I
- SOAD-S 201 Figure Drawing and Anatomy
- SOAD-S 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
- SOAD-S 220 Fibers I
- SOAD-S 230 Painting I
- SOAD-S 240 Printmaking I
- SOAD-S 250 Graphic Design I
- SOAD-S 260 Ceramics I
- SOAD-S 270 Sculpture I
- SOAD-S 271 Figurative Sculpture I
- SOAD-S 280 Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design I
- SOAD-S 290 Photography I
- Drawing. One (1) course:
- Art History Courses. Six (6) credit hours:
- Any ARTH-A 100–499
- Mathematics. One (1) course:
- 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
- CASE Sustainability Literacy: 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.