Faculty of Design
Curriculum
Bachelor’s in Design (BDes)
Curriculum (subject to revisions)
The 2 credit courses are mandated for all undergraduate students, whilst students who have opted for majors can select courses defined for their major, (P) Product Design or (C) Communication Design. Students who do not opt for a major can select between (P) or (C) courses.
| 14 credits | 2 credits | 2 credits | 2 credits |
Sem 3 | Choice based Studio Unit | Design Process and Thinking | Image, Text and Sound | Design Materials and Processes |
Sem 4 | Choice based Studio Unit | Histories of Technologies, Objects and Ideas | Human Factors and Ergonomics | Space, Form & Structure |
Sem 5 | Choice based Studio Unit | (P) Histories of Industrial/Product Design (C) Histories of Graphic Design | (P) Form Studies & Practice (C) Introduction to Indic & Latin Type | Data & Design |
Sem 6 | Choice based Studio Unit | (P) Theories in User Interface Strategies - Narratives & Storytelling (C) Theories in Communication Strategies - Narratives & Storytelling | (P) Advanced Materials & Processes (C) Production Processes / Prototyping | Design Anthropology |
Sem 7 | Choice based Studio Unit | Design Aesthetics | (P) Product Service Systems & Design (C) Graphic Systems Design | Elective |
Sem 8 | Choice based Studio Unit | Design Semiotics | Experience Design Principles | Elective |
Sem 9 | Choice based Studio Unit/ Directed Research Project | Proposal Writing and Portfolio Making | Design of Business | Elective |
Sem 10 | Industry Project | Elective | ||