Roadmap: Industrial Design, BS

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 units)

ARTH 70B Art History, Renaissance to Modern
3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A )
DSID 21 Visualization I
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)¹
DSID 31 Industrial Design Foundation I
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1A 3 unit(s)
PHYS 1 Elementary Physics
3 unit(s) (GE Area 5A )

Spring Semester (16 units)

ARTH 72 Design in Society
3 unit(s) (GE Area 3A )
DSID 22 Visualization II
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 32 Industrial Design Foundation II
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 32A ID Portfolio Project I
(Spring Only) 1 unit¹
GE Area 2 3 unit(s)
One course from: ART 44HA , DSGN 44HA , ENGL 44HA , HUM 44HA , OR
PHIL 44HA Design Your Life, Design Your Semester, Design Your World
3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 units)

DSID 41 Materials and Processes I
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 126 - Ergonomics for Design
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 129 Visualization III
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 137 - Advanced Physical Prototyping
(Offered for BSID only in the Fall) 3 unit(s)
ENGL 2 Critical Thinking and Writing
3 unit(s) OR
PHIL 57 Logic and Critical Reasoning
3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B )
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (16 units)

DSID 122 - Cont. & Crit. Studies: Industrial Design
3 unit(s)
DSID 123 - Intermediate Industrial Design
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 136 - Advanced Digital Workshop
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 5B + 5C 4 unit(s)*

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

Any 100W (Recommended
DSGN 100W - Writing Workshop: Design
) 3 unit(s) (WID)
Approved Upper Division Design Elective 3 unit(s)
DSID 123A ID Portfolio Project 2
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 125 - Advanced Industrial Design
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (17 units)

GE Area 3B 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
DSID 125A ID Portfolio Project 3
(Spring Only) 2 unit(s)
DSID 143 - Advanced Materials,Process & Technology
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
Approved Upper Division Design Elective 3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (14 units)

DSID 121 Industrial Design Process
(Fall Only) 3 unit(s)
DSGN 127 Internship
2 unit(s)²
GE Upper Division Area 4 3 unit(s)*
GE Upper Division Area 2/5 3 unit(s)*
Approved Upper Division Design Elective 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (12 units)

Approved Upper Division Design Elective 3 unit(s) ³
DSID 128 Advanced Projects in Industrial Design
(Spring Only) 3 unit(s)
DSID 128A ID Portfolio Project 4
(Spring Only) 1 unit
GE Upper Division Area 3 3 unit(s)*
Upper Division Humanities & Arts Elective 2 unit(s)*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

¹Portfolio Course (DSID 32A , Spring Only) taken here for BSID.

²Internship Course (DSGN 127 ) can be taken during summer.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.