Art, Industrial Design Major, B.S.
Coordinator: Anna Smith
Email: smit64am@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-8828
Program Description
The Bachelor of Science degree in Art with a major in industrial design is an accredited professional program with an interdisciplinary, user-centered approach. Program objectives for industrial design students are to:
- Employ diverse creative problem-finding skills.
- Utilize design theory and research to understand user culture, context, and requirements.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of industry practices, conceptualization skills, and problem-solving.
- Design and articulate complex solutions that are aesthetically and culturally appropriate, effective, and efficient.
- Exhibit proficiency in both traditional and digital ways of making.
- Critique and contextualize designs to cultivate ideas and meaningful solutions.
- Create a professional industrial design portfolio reflective of one's knowledge and abilities that encompass current expectations in the professional practice of industrial design.
The industrial design program objectives are enhanced by frequent field trips to design events, guest speakers, workshops, and internship opportunities. Design students have an opportunity to engage with design leaders in the field through field trips, events and participation in a professional design organization.
Admissions Requirements
Architectural Design, Art Studio, Graphic Design and Industrial Design Majors
All prospective freshmen, transfer and change of major students intending to major in architectural design, graphic design or studio art must meet JMU admission requirements as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog. In addition to meeting JMU admission requirements, all students seeking the BFA with a major in architectural design, art studio or graphic design, or the BS with a major in industrial design are required to submit a portfolio to the school's SlideRoom account. The submission of a portfolio is optional for students seeking the BA and BS with a major in art studio. All students, regardless of degree type, who wish to be considered for a scholarship must submit a portfolio to SlideRoom. The submission of a portfolio is seen as evidence of a student's interest and potential for future success in art. The deadline for submitting portfolios to SADAH's SlideRoom site can be found on the School's Portfolio page.
Transfer and Change of Major Students
Transfer and change of major students seeking the BFA with a major in architectural design, art studio, or graphic design or the BS with a major in industrial design are required to submit a portfolio and also need to upload unofficial transcripts and a statement of intent to the school's SlideRoom account that explains their educational and artistic goals, articulating the reasons for choosing this area of study.
On-Campus Portfolio Feedback Days and Scholarships
All students who would like to be considered for scholarships are required to attend one of the on-campus or virtual portfolio feedback days. Students will show their original art and participate in a faculty interview. If time-based media examples (video and animation) are included, students will need to bring their own digital device for presentation purposes. Refer to the SADAH website for the dates of the upcoming portfolio feedback days and for additional portfolio requirements. All scholarship awards are based on merit and vary in amount. Tours of facilities and program information sessions will take place at on-campus events.
Off-Campus Portfolio Feedback Days
The SADAH also offers students the opportunity for faculty critiques on their portfolio, prior to their digital submission and before an on-campus or virtual portfolio scholarship interview. The off-campus portfolio feedback events provide an opportunity for students to meet SADAH's faculty. All prospective first-year, transfer and change of major students are strongly encouraged to attend a portfolio feedback day, on or off campus, prior to submitting their portfolio.
Industrial Design
Admission to the industrial design major is selective and competitive for a limited number of reserved seats in upper-division (300-400 level) industrial design courses. Declaration of industrial design as a major and completion of lower-division (100-200) prerequisite art and design courses does not guarantee admission into the program. Admission to upper-division INDU courses is based on completion of all prerequisite courses and merit as determined by faculty review of portfolios submitted in satisfaction of the course INDU 208 Portfolio Review.
After completing INDU 200, INDU 210 and INDU 220 (offered fall semester only), students enroll in INDU 202, INDU 212 and INDU 222 (all offered spring semester only); students must also enroll in INDU 208, a 0 credit, pass/fail course that functions as a prerequisite to enrollment in 300-400 level industrial design advanced studio courses.
The INDU 208 portfolios are reviewed during the spring semester, prior to registration for the following fall semester. The exact time and location for the INDU 208 portfolio review will be announced by INDU faculty to all INDU sophomore level (200) courses in the spring semester, well in advance of the portfolio review date.
INDU 200, INDU 210, and INDU 220 are restricted to BS of ID majors who have passed FDS 102, FDS 104 and FDS 106 only, and students are restricted from taking any 300-400 level industrial design advanced studio courses until INDU 202, INDU 212, INDU 222, and INDU 208 have been taken and passed.
Accepted students who receive a passing grade for INDU 208 will be able to register for INDU upper division advanced studio courses for the following semester. Students not accepted will have one opportunity to reapply within the following academic year or may choose to continue in another major within the SADAH.
SADAH Computer Requirements for Industrial Design
SADAH's programs require all students to have a laptop computer equipped with and capable of running any necessary software. SADAH considers a laptop an essential tool for total participation in classes and content.
SADAH faculty determine the hardware and software requirements annually to ensure students purchase the most up-to-date technology conducive to participating in the curriculum.
For all hardware and software requirements, please see the department's website.
Degree Requirements
| Degree Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| General Education requirements 1 | 41 |
| Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education courses) | 3 |
| Scientific literacy requirement (in addition to General Education courses) 1 | 3 |
| Major requirements | 78 |
| Total | 120 |
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The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. Some credits may be fulfilled by courses required within the major. Three credits of General Education and three credits of the B.S. scientific literacy requirement are fulfilled the major requirements, making the total 120 credits.
Major Requirements
The industrial design major requires 78 credit hours in art, art history and art-related courses. Of these hours, 42 credits must be in INDU courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| FDS 102 | Color and Composition | 3 |
| FDS 104 | Observational Drawing | 3 |
| FDS 106 | Form and Space | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Required Major Courses | ||
| GRPH 101 | Digital Media Design I | 3 |
| INDU 200 | Design Matters | 3 |
| INDU 202 | Industrial Design Studio | 3 |
| INDU 208 | Portfolio Review | 0 |
| INDU 210 | Making Is Thinking | 3 |
| INDU 212 | Materials and Processes for Manufacturing | 3 |
| INDU 220 | Visual Communication for Industrial Design I | 3 |
| INDU 222 | Visual Communication for Industrial Design II | 3 |
| INDU 360 | Professional Practice in Industrial Design | 3 |
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Advanced Studios | ||
| Choose 24 credit hours from the following: | 24 | |
| Product Design | ||
| Transportation Studio | ||
| Systems and Services | ||
| Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Industrial Design Advanced Special Topics Studio | ||
| Senior Thesis Studio (Instructor Permission Required) | ||
| Swing Studio Option | ||
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Art and Design History Courses | ||
| ARTH 205 | Survey of World Art I: Prehistoric to Renaissance [C2VPA] | 3 |
| ARTH 206 | Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern [C2VPA] | 3 |
| ARTH 303 | History of Design | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Art and Design Electives | ||
| Art and design electives may include studio-based courses from industrial design, graphic design, architectural design, studio, studio assistantships and internships. Excludes courses taken to fulfill the concentration courses, advanced studios, and art and design history. 1 | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Interdisciplinary Electives | ||
| Society and Culture. Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Anthropology [C4GE] | ||
| Buried Cities, Ancestral Places: The Rise and Fall of Early Human Societies [C2HQC] | ||
| Anthropology and Photography | ||
| Sociology of the Environment | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | ||
| Business Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
Recommended Schedule for Majors
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FDS 102 | Color and Composition | 3 |
| FDS 104 | Observational Drawing | 3 |
| FDS 106 | Form and Space | 3 |
| ARTH 206 | Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern [C2VPA] | 3 |
| ARTH 206 | Survey of World Art II: Renaissance to Modern [C2VPA] | 3 |
| General Education | 12 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Second Year | ||
| INDU 200 | Design Matters | 3 |
| INDU 202 | Industrial Design Studio | 3 |
| INDU 208 | Portfolio Review | 0 |
| INDU 210 | Making Is Thinking | 3 |
| INDU 212 | Materials and Processes for Manufacturing | 3 |
| INDU 220 | Visual Communication for Industrial Design I | 3 |
| INDU 222 | Visual Communication for Industrial Design II | 3 |
| GRPH 101 | Digital Media Design I | 3 |
| General Education and Interdisciplinary Elective | 9 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Third Year | ||
| ARTH 303 | History of Design | 3 |
| INDU 360 | Professional Practice in Industrial Design | 3 |
| General Education courses and university elective | 9 | |
| Advanced Studios | 12 | |
| Art and Design Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Advanced Studios | 12 | |
| Art and Design Electives | 3 | |
| General Education | 9 | |
| Interdisciplinary Elective | 6 | |
| Credits | 30 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |