Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Entrance Requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Design Degree (Industrial Design) shall be as stipulated in Faculty Special Regulations 23.10, i.e., 23.11 to 23.17

Degree Structure

The Programme shall consist of a single major subject called ‘Industrial Design’.

The curriculum for Level 100 and 200 shall be stipulated in the Faculty Special Regulations.

Level 300

Semester 5

Core Courses

DTB311 Design, Technology and Society (2)
DTB312 Aesthetics (2)
DTB313 Ergonomics (2)
IDB311 Industrial Design: Concept and Practice (2)
IDB312 Design of Mechanisms and Structures (2)

In addition, all students shall select at least one of the following optional courses:

IDB313 History of Industrial Design (2)
DTB315 Internet for Designers (2)
DTB317 Textiles and Leather Technology (2)

Semester 6

Core Courses

DTB324 Product Analysis (3)
EEB328 Electronics for Designers (3)(Pre-req. EEB211)
IDB321 Computer Aided 3-D Design (2)
IDB322 Product Design (2)

In addition, all students shall select at least one of the following optional courses:

IDB323 Basic Control Systems (2)
IDB324 Ceramics, Glass and Stone Technology (2)
MGT303 Entrepreneurship and New Business Formation (3) (Pre-req. MGT 101)
MGT325 Industrial Environment (2) Industrial Training
DTB300 Industrial Training (Vacation 7 Weeks, 3 Credits)

Level 400

Semester 7

IDB411 Computer Aided Manufacture (3)
IDB412 Research Methods in Design (2)
IDB413 Minor Project (3)

In addition, all students shall select at least two of the following optional courses:

DTB415 Design for Sustainable Development (2)
DTB416 Interior Design (2)
IDB414 Eco-Product Design (2)
IDB415 Universal Design (2)

Semester 8

IDB400 Industrial Training for Industrial Design (20 Weeks, 10 Credits)

Level 500

Semester 9

IDB511 Major Design Project (3)
IDB512 Contemporary Issues in Industrial Design (2)
IDB513 Advanced Product Design (2)

In addition, all students shall select at least three of the following optional courses:

IDB514 Design Management (2)
IDB515 Occupational Health and Safety (2)
IDB516 Design Studies (2)
IDB517 Optimisation in Design (2)

Semester 10

IDB521 Major Make-and-Evaluate Project, (3)
IDB523 Professional Practice (2)

In addition, all students shall select at least two of the following optional courses:

DTB522 Case Studies in Designing (3)
IDB522 Design for Automation (3)
IDB524 Multimedia for Industrial Designers (3)
IDB525 Packaging Design, (3)

Assessment

For DTB220, DTB300, DTB312, DTB315, IDB313, IDB321, IDB 322, IDB324, IDB400, IDB411, IDB413, IDB513, IDB515, IDB516, IDB517, IDB522, IDB524 and IDB525, the assessment mode shall be continuous assessment only.

Service Courses

GEC357 Advances in Technology (2): Examinable: CA:Exam Ratio as per FET Regulations
GEC 258 Art and Science of Design (2): Examinable: CA: Exam Ratio as per FET Regulations

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