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Twin Cities Campus
Product Design MinorDESGN GARP Administration
College of Design
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Director of Graduate Studies, Product Design Graduate Minor, 240 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108 (612-626-1219)
Email:
cklarqui@umn.edu
Website: http://product.design.umn.edu
Product design is the planning of an item intended to be manufactured and sold. These items exist both as discrete artifacts and as actors in larger social systems, such as branded environments, services, experiences, and social interactions. A graduate minor may be earned in product design when it logically relates to the graduate major field. The minor program is designed to suit the particular needs and interests of the student. The course of study is determined in consultation with the student's major adviser and the director of graduate studies for the minor.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
A graduate minor may be earned in product design when it logically relates to the graduate major field.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum of two courses with the PDes designator must be taken to fulfill the minor requirements.
The course of study must be approved by the director of graduate studies for the minor.
Product Design Core Courses
Courses listed under the core requirement may be used to fulfill the remaining credits if they were not taken to meet the core requirement.
Required Course
PDES 5701 - User-Centered Design Studio
(4.0 cr)
Product Design Process
Option 1
PDES 5711 - Product Innovation Lab
(4.0 cr)
or
Option 2
DES 8151 - Product Development: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
Option 3
ME 8221 - New Product Design and Business Development I
(4.0 cr)
ME 8222 - New Product Design and Business Development II
(4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Electives
Design Process
PDES 5711 - Product Innovation Lab
(4.0 cr)
or
DES 8151 - Product Development: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
BMEN 8401 - New Product Design and Business Development
(4.0 cr)
BMEN 8402 - New Product Design and Business Development
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 8221 - New Product Design and Business Development I
(4.0 cr)
ME 8222 - New Product Design and Business Development II
(4.0 cr)
or
DES 8164 - Innovation Theory and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
Drawing and Visualization
PDES 5702 - Visual Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
PDES 5704 - Computer-Aided Design Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 8362 - The Nature of Representation in Visual Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
Prototyping, Manufacturing, and the Environment
PDES 5703 - Prototyping Methods
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5571 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
or
ME 5221 - Computer-Assisted Product Realization
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 5223 - Materials in Design
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 5241 - Computer-Aided Engineering
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 8243 - Topics in Design: Advanced Materials
(4.0 cr)
or
ESPM 5603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 5605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials Supplies
(3.0 cr)
or
Human Factors
DES 5185 - Human Factors in Design
(3.0 cr)
or
CSCI 5115 - User Interface Design, Implementation and Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 5341 - Interaction Design
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 5386 - Fundamentals of Game Design
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5505 - Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications
(3.0 cr)
or
HUMF 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics
(3.0 cr)
or
Understanding the Consumer and the Market
PDES 5705 - History and Future of Product Design
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 5121 - Business Anthropology
(2.0 cr)
or
DES 8164 - Innovation Theory and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
MKTG 6055 - Buyer Behavior
(2.0 cr)
or
MKTG 6052 - Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions
(2.0 cr)
Doctoral
Electives
Design Process
PDES 5711 - Product Innovation Lab
(4.0 cr)
or
DES 8151 - Product Development: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr)
or
BMEN 8401 - New Product Design and Business Development
(4.0 cr)
BMEN 8402 - New Product Design and Business Development
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 8221 - New Product Design and Business Development I
(4.0 cr)
ME 8222 - New Product Design and Business Development II
(4.0 cr)
or
DES 8164 - Innovation Theory and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
Drawing and Visualization
PDES 5702 - Visual Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
PDES 5704 - Computer-Aided Design Methods
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 8362 - The Nature of Representation in Visual Communication
(3.0 cr)
or
Prototyping, Manufacturing, and the Environment
PDES 5703 - Prototyping Methods
(4.0 cr)
or
CEGE 5571 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0-4.0 cr)
or
ME 5221 - Computer-Assisted Product Realization
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 5223 - Materials in Design
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 5241 - Computer-Aided Engineering
(4.0 cr)
or
ME 8243 - Topics in Design: Advanced Materials
(4.0 cr)
or
ESPM 5603 - Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 5605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials Supplies
(3.0 cr)
or
Human Factors
DES 5185 - Human Factors in Design
(3.0 cr)
or
CSCI 5115 - User Interface Design, Implementation and Evaluation
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 5341 - Interaction Design
(3.0 cr)
or
GDES 5386 - Fundamentals of Game Design
(3.0 cr)
or
KIN 5505 - Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications
(3.0 cr)
or
HUMF 5001 - Foundations of Human Factors/Ergonomics
(3.0 cr)
or
Understanding the Consumer and the Market
PDES 5705 - History and Future of Product Design
(3.0 cr)
or
ANTH 5121 - Business Anthropology
(2.0 cr)
or
DES 8164 - Innovation Theory and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
or
MKTG 6055 - Buyer Behavior
(2.0 cr)
or
MKTG 6052 - Marketing Analytics: Managerial Decisions
(2.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PDes 3711/PDes 5711 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
Prerequisites: | BME graduate student, some design experience; 8401, 8402 must be taken same yr |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
Prerequisites: | 8401 |
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Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
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Course Equivalencies: | PDes 3711/PDes 5711 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
Prerequisites: | BME graduate student, some design experience; 8401, 8402 must be taken same yr |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
Prerequisites: | 8401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3603/ESPM 5603 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3605/ESPM 5605 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Course Equivalencies: | DHA 4384/GDES 5341 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Kin 3505/Kin 5505 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HumF/Kin 5001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Course Equivalencies: | Anth 4121/Anth 5121 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PDes 3711/PDes 5711 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
Prerequisites: | BME graduate student, some design experience; 8401, 8402 must be taken same yr |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
Prerequisites: | 8401 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8401/Entr 6041/PDes 8221 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BMEn 8402/Entr 6087/PDes 8722 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3603/ESPM 5603 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3605/ESPM 5605 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | DHA 4384/GDES 5341 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Kin 3505/Kin 5505 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | HumF/Kin 5001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 4121/Anth 5121 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |