Industrial Design, BID
Pratt BID alumni are designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and corporate leaders. This diversity comes from a program of study that allows freedom to explore. In the freshman and sophomore years, students take core courses, which provide grounding in drawing, color, 3-D form, model making, and digital computer skills. At the same time, they take design studios that introduce them to critical thinking, problem solving, and environmental responsibility. A variety of studio options are open in the junior and senior years when students can take specialized studios that respond to their individual interests and skills, such as:
- Product design
- Furniture
- Tabletop and food design
- Shoes and athletic gear
- Exhibition design
- Interdisciplinary design
By the end of senior year, students complete a capstone studio, which follows students’ choice of subject and delineates the direction of their future careers. The capstone studio project is presented at the annual design show, a public event attended by industry leaders and potential employers.
The department offers study-abroad exchanges with a number of leading European design schools and a summer program in furniture making in Copenhagen through the Danish International School.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FDC-140 | Visualization/Representation | 3 |
| FDC-150 | Space, Form, Process | 3 |
| FDC-160 | Light Color Design Lab | 3 |
| HAD-111 | Themes in Art and Culture I | 3 |
| HMS-101A | Literary and Critical Studies I | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| FDC-141 | Visualization/Representation/Concept | 3 |
| FDC-161 | Light Color Design Studio | 3 |
| FDC-180 | Time and Movement | 3 |
| HAD-112 | Themes in Art and Culture II | 3 |
| Social Science "Global" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ||
| IND-201 | Design Studio I | 3 |
| IND-211 | 3D Representation I | 3 |
| IND-245 | 2D Representation I | 3 |
| HAD-363 | History Of Industrial Design | 3 |
| Social Science "Thinking" Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 4 | ||
| IND-202 | Design Studio II | 3 |
| IND-212 | 3D Representation II | 3 |
| IND-246 | 2D Representation II | 3 |
| HMS-201A | Literary and Critical Studies II | 3 |
| Math/Science Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 5 | ||
| IND-301 | Design Studio III | 3 |
| IND-311 | Complex Form and Space Methodology | 3 |
| IND-320 | Design Engineering I | 3 |
| Pratt Integrative Course | 3 | |
| History of Art and Design Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 6 | ||
| IND-302 | Design Studio IV | 3 |
| IND-312 | 3D Representation IV | 3 |
| IND-321 | Design Engineering II | 3 |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Semester 7 | ||
| IND-401 | Design Studio V | 3 |
| IND-450 | Design Theory and Research | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 8 | ||
| IND-402 | Capstone Design Studio | 3 |
| IND-441 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| Department Elective | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Post-Core Elective (300/400 level) | 3 | |
| All Institute Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 126 | |
- Students demonstrate entry-level professional competence in translating their ideas into 2D and 3D design solutions.
- Students can apply the steps of the design process according to current professional practice.
- Students demonstrate fluency in using digital and analog design tools.
- Students use a life cycle approach to examine environmental and social impacts of their design, and apply that knowledge to the development of holistic sustainable strategies.
- Students approach the needs of clients and end-users from an ethical, socially responsible perspective.
- Students use intellectual, ethical, and critical methods of design inquiry.
- Students demonstrate an understanding of the broader context of design in relation to issues of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity.