PRD 120 Form Studio 5 hours
PRD 115 Form Workshop I 1 hour
PRD 116 Form Workshop II 1 hour
PRD 150 Computer Aided Design I 1 hour
PRD 160 Design Visualization: Analog (2) 2 hours
UK Core V - Comp Comm I (CIS 110/WRD 110*) 3 hours
Total: 13 hours
PRD 121 Product Design Studio I 5 hours
PRD 110 Colloquium 1 hour
PRD 151 Computer Aided Design II 1 hour
PRD 170 Human Anatomy for Design** 3 hours
UK Core VI - Comp Comm II (CIS 111/WRD 111*) 3 hours
Total: 13 hours
PRD 220 Product Design Studio II 5 hours
PRD 200 History & Theory of PRD I 3 hours
PRD 250 Computer Aided Design: SolidWorks** 2 hours
PRD 260 Design Visualization: Digital 2 hours
PRD 510 Advanced Sketching 1 hour
Total: 13 hours
PRD 221 Product Design Studio III 5 hours
PRD 210 History & Theory of PRD II 3 hours
PRD 261 Design Visualization: Photo/Portfolio 2 hours
PRD 272 Intro to UX for Product Design** 2 hours
UK Core III - Social Sciences (COM 101*) 3 hours
Total: 15 hours
PRD 320 Product Design Studio IV** 5 hours
PRD 130 History of Design Technology 3 hours
PRD 370 Design Research Methods 3 hours
PRD 371 Ergonomics** 1 hour
Total: 12 hours
PRD 321 Product Design Studio V 5 hours
PRD 350 Materials & Processes 3 hours
PRD 372 UX & UI for Product Design** 1 hour
Total: 9 hours
PRD 420 Integrated Studio I 5 hours
PRD 450 Portfolio for Product Design 2 hours
PRD 451 Integrated Entrepreneurship** 2 hours
PRD 471 Advanced Ergonomics 1 hour
Total: 10 hours
PRD 421 Integrated Studio II 5 hours
PRD 410 Colloquium 1 hour
Total: 6 hours
PRD 510 Design Competencies 1-3 hours
PRD 520 Design Management 1-3 hours
PRD 530 Social Impact & Innovation 1-3 hours
PRD 540 Advanced Materials & Processes 1-3 hours
PRD 550 Professional Development 1-3 hours
PRD 560 Healthcare 1-3 hours
Total Credits: 10 hours
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Product Design must take a minimum 10 credit hours from the PRD Guided Electives offerings (500-level series), which include 6 areas of product design-related study. These modules are an opportunity for students to broaden their understanding of the spectrum of product design topics. Courses in each area are offered on a rotating basis.
UK Core I - Arts & Creativity 3 hours
UK Core II - Humanities 3 hours
UK Core III - COM 101* 3 hours
UK Core IV - Natural/Physical/Math Sciences 3 hours
UK Core V - CIS 110/WRD 110* 3 hours
Total: 15 hours
UK Core VI - CIS 111/WRD 111* 3 hours
UK Core VII - Quantitative Foundations 3 hours
UK Core VIII - Statistical Inferential Reasoning 3 hours
UK Core IX - Comm, Culture & Citizenship USA 3 hours
UK Core X - Global Dynamics 3 hours
Total: 15 hours
Free electives 6 hours
Total: 6 hours
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Product Design have 6 credit hours available for university electives. They may take these credit hours from CORE course offerings or other open courses in the university.
Program Core Credits: 82 hours
Program Guided Electives: 10 hours
UK Core Requirements: 30 hours
Free Electives: 6 hours
Cumulative Total: 128 Credit Hours
Course descriptions and class schedules can be found on UK's Office of the University Registrar website.
*Identifies program-required courses for UK Core areas III, V, and VI; students may choose any qualified UK Core course to fulfill remaining requirements.
**Identifies courses shared with Biomedical Engineering (BME).