Industrial Design Studies Minor

Industrial Design Studies is open to students from any discipline across the University of Tennessee, Knoxville interested in enhancing their major field of study with an understanding of industrial design. The core classes will provide students with a broad introduction to concepts, processes, human factors, and the influence of industrial design in today’s world. Electives offer options from across several colleges that allow further focus within the minor, including the option to take studio-intensive making classes from the School of Design.

Application to the minor is available via the online minor form for the College of Architecture and Design.

Students must successfully complete the following requirements (15 hours).

Minor Requirements:

INDS 211 - History of Industrial Design 3 Credit Hours
INDS 330 - The Art of Form and Function 3 Credit Hours
INDS 331 - From Process to Product 3 Credit Hours

Select Two Courses:

ARTB 241 - Beginning Sculpture 3 Credit Hours
ARTB 245 - Metal Fabrication 3 Credit Hours
IARC 480 - Furniture Design 3 Credit Hours
ARTB 243 - Mold-Making and Casting 3 Credit Hours
ARTN 241 - Non-Major Intro to Sculpture 3 Credit Hours
DSGN 130 - Basic Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours
DSGN 103 - Graphic Design Foundation Studio III 3 Credit Hours
DSGN 430 - Design Thinking and Innovation 3 Credit Hours
GRDS 331 - The Art of Identity Design 3 Credit Hours
IARC 361 - Lighting for Interior Architecture 3 Credit Hours
IE 304 - Introduction to Human Factors Engineering 3 Credit Hours
INDS 320 - Ideation Graphics Studio 3 Credit Hours
INDS 321 - Digital Representation and Fabrication for Industrial Design 3 Credit Hours
INSC 311 - User-Centered Design 3 Credit Hours
MSE 110 - Materials Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
MSE 120 - Impact of Materials on Society 3 Credit Hours
RMM 341 - Consumers in the Global Marketplace 3 Credit Hours
THEA 245 - Introduction to Design and Production: Costumes and Scenery 3 Credit Hours
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Industrial Design Studies Minor

Minor Requirements:

Select Two Courses: