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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Product Design B.S.
Sub-plan: User Experience Design
Sample Plan: UX Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
DES 2701 - Creative Design Methods : 3.0 cr
PDES 2702 - Concept Sketching : 3.0 cr
PHYS 1101W - Introductory College Physics I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
PHYS 1102W - Introductory College Physics II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
PDES 2703 - Concept Visualization and Presentation 1 : 3.0 cr
PDES 2777 - Product Form and Model Making : 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
NOTE: Portfolio Review at end of semester
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
DES 3201 - Career and Internship Preparation for Design : 1.0 cr
PDES 2704 - Concept Visualization and Presentation 2 : 3.0 cr
PDES 2771 - Product Design Studio 1 : 4.0 cr
PDES 3704 - Computer-Aided Design 1: Solid Modeling and Rendering : 3.0 cr
EE 1301 - Introduction to Computing Systems : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
GDES 2342 - Web Design : 3.0 cr
PDES 2772 - Product Design Studio 2 : 4.0 cr
PDES 3706 - Designing for Manufacture : 4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
DES 3131 - User Experience in Design : 4.0 cr
MGMT 3015 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship : 4.0 cr
PDES 3771 - Product Design Studio 3 : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PDES 3705 - History and Future of Product Design : 3.0 cr
PDES 3711 - Product Innovation Lab : 4.0 cr
PDES 3196 - Product Design Internship : 2.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
PDES 3737 - Product Design Portfolio : 2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
PDES 4701W - Product Design Studio 4 : 4.0 cr : WI
ARTS 3140 - Figure Drawing : 4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
PDES 4702W - Capstone Design Studio : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
PDES 3714 - Computer-Aided Design Methods 2: Surface Modeling and Rendering : 3.0 cr