PRODUCT DESIGN - TECHNOLOGY ( Official )
Program Type:
Certificate of Achievement
Division:
Visual Arts and Media Studies
Program Description:
The curriculum prepares students with a portfolio to enter the product design profession as an entry level designer. The courses develop a broad range of required skills including an understanding of the creative process. Projects emphasize function, environmental and social concerns, and the art form as related to product design. The certificate program provides an overview of the field with an emphasis on design fundamentals and creative problem solving. The fourth semester offers three options that represent areas of professional responsibilities.
Many Product Design certificate completers utilize their portfolios to gain admittance to public or private four year colleges.
The curriculum focuses on the drafting and technical aspects of product design. Students completing the program will develop a portfolio.
Effective academic year: 2003-2004
Required Units in the Major:
48
Required Courses
Required Electives
(0 Units)
None
Recommended Electives
None
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