BFA.ID.120 - BFA in Industrial Design

2025 - 2026 | Curriculum | 4-year program

The program begins sophomore year with skill-based exposure to both traditional and state-of-the-art techniques for visualization. Through the manipulation of wood, metal, paper and plastic, you begin to understand the unique properties of these materials and the design possibilities inherent in them.

Junior year builds on the skills learned the first year by encouraging you to focus on projects dealing with technology as it applies to products, form and human factors, mechanics and movement, and more.

During senior year, you take advanced design studios, learn more about legal and business practices in the profession and undertake projects that emphasize innovation and the ability to refine formal design issues.

Learning outcomes

Graduates of the BFA program are prepared to:

• develop material ideas with facility, clarity and rigor.

• conceptualize and develop ideas imaginatively and accurately in three dimensions.

• effectively communicate their design intent to disparate audiences (including clients, users and fabricators).

• apply knowledge of user experience, human factors, applied ergonomics, contextual inquiry, user preference studies and usability assessments in the design development process.

• understand the contribution their work is making to the profession and the discipline.

• exercise collaborative skills for working across disciplines and in multidisciplinary fields.