UK Core + Product Design Core Credits: 97 hours
Electives: 23 hours
Cumulative Total: 120 Credit Hours
Course descriptions and class schedules can be found on UK's Office of the University Registrar website.
Curriculum Bachelor of Science in Product Design
Year One
Semester One (Fall)
PRD 120 Product Design Studio I: Physical Foundations 4 hours
PRD 130 Means of Production I: Prototyping I 3 hours
PRD 140 Means of Communication I: Drawing 3 hours
PRD 150 Design Contexts I: Survey of Product Design Practice* 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Total: 16 hours
*PRD 150 meets "Intellectual Inquiry - Humanities" UK Core requirement
Semester Two (Spring)
PRD 121 Product Design Studio II: Digital Foundations 4 hours
PRD 131 Means of Production II: Prototyping II 3 hours
PRD 141 Means of Communication II: Visual Storytelling 3 hours
PRD 151 Design Contexts II: Design Histories and Ethics* 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Total: 16 hours
*PRD 151 meets "Global Dynamics" UK Core requirement
Year Two
Semester Three (Fall)
PRD 220 Product Design Studio III: Research Studio 4 hours
PRD 230 Means of Production III: Computer Aided Design 3 hours
PRD 260 Ergonomics* 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Elective 3 hours
Total: 16 hours
* PRD 260 meets "Intellectual Inquiry - Natural Sciences" UK Core requirement
Semester Four (Spring)
PRD 221 Product Design Studio IV: Vertical 4 hours
PRD 231 Means of Production IV: User Experience and User Interface 3 hours
PRD 240 Means of Communication III: Portfolio 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Elective 3 hours
Total: 16 hours
Year Three
Semester Five (Fall)
PRD 320 Product Design Studio V 4 hours
PRD 330 Means of Production V: Materials and Processes 3 hours
PRD 360 Advanced Design Technologies 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Elective 3 hours
Total: 16 hours
Semester Six (Spring)
PRD 321 Product Design Studio VI: Vertical 4 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Electives 5 hours
Total: 12 hours
This semester allows extra flexibility for students to pursue internships, education abroad opportunities, or additional electives toward a minor.
Year Four
Semester Seven (Fall)
PRD 420 Design Studio VII: Thesis Research 5 hours
PRD 450 Design Contexts III: Professionalism and Ethics 3 hours
UK Core 3 hours
Elective 3 hours
Total: 14 hours
Semester Eight (Spring)
PRD 421 Product Design Studio VIII: Thesis Design 5 hours
PRD 451 Design Contexts IV: Entrepreneurial Design Practice 3 hours
Electives 6 hours
Total: 14 hours
What's Your +?
Electives and Minor Options
Students are encouraged to use the 23 required elective credit hours in the Product Design degree to pursue personal interests within the College of Design or across the university. These open credit hours can be used to earn a minor — several complementary offerings are suggested below — or to gain wide exposure to the offerings of a land-grant, Research-1 university.
15 credits
Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
18 credits
Philosophy
Creative Writing
Cognitive Science
Video Game Design and Development
Integrated Strategic Communication
Digital Media Design
Photography
Art Studio
Gender and Women’s Studies
Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies
Communications
21 credits
Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Visual Studies
Anthropology
Biomedical Engineering
22-24 credits
Psychology
Community & Leadership Development
Health Advocacy
Health Promotion