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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Program Information

Industrial Design is the creative activity of meeting human need through design and development of new or improved artifacts, services and experiences, spanning the interwoven disciplines of Product Design, Interaction Design and Experience Design.

ID students are taught a comprehensive design process emphasizing a human-centered approach to design research, applied creativity, prototyping, development and implementation.

The program is structured around themed core design studios where students apply theory and practice on topics such as designing for emerging technology and design for interaction and experience. Supporting courses focus on drawing and communication, model building and prototyping, material exploration, design theory and design research methodologies. Elective courses provide opportunity for students to explore, broaden and contextualize their knowledge.

The program culminates in either a two-semester Product Design Studio or a Meta-Studio where students have the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge to define, complete and present an advanced, self-directed design project.

The program embodies the strategic plan and core values of the University: Material Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Health and Wellness and Sustainability.

Please refer to the Design Programs: Introduction.


Industrial Design Major Program Guide

All Faculty of Design programs are developed as semester groupings of related courses. In order to be best prepared to meet course expectations, students are normally required to complete all core courses in one semester before carrying on to courses in the next semester.

To meet graduation requirements, students must attain an overall average of 65% or higher for all designated core courses. After the first semester of first year, the minimum pass grade for core courses is 60%.

Note: Students in this major Program or accessing any of these courses through a minor are included in the Laptop Program, and are required to pay the associated fees for software and support.

All students should refer to Liberal Arts & Sciences for a general outline of the liberal studies degree requirements. For specific liberal studies requirements for your program and year of entry, please refer to "What are liberal studies courses?"

Students who have declared a minor, may use undesignated liberal studies distribution courses and up to 1.5 credits of expansion studios to fulfill minor course requirements and major course requirements at the same time.

 


 COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDIT

100 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.

GDES 1B25 Form & Structure (core) 0.5

GDES 1B24 Colour and Two-dimensional Design 0.5
   

Please note, when registering, that sections 10 and 11 of this course are delivered entirely online and will not be scheduled in a classroom on a specific day and time.

  


(If English is not your first language, consider enrolling in English Language Pathway, a special offering attached to section 7 of GDES 1B16 Colour in Context which would be considered equivalent to GDES 1B24 for ESL students in First Year Design.)

GDES 1B22 Drawing for ID & MAAD 0.5





Must take VISC 1B02 (and one of ENGL 1B04 or ENGL 1B05 if you don't take one in the winter)

VISC 1B02
Global Visual and Material Culture: Beginnings to 1800 (LST)
 0.5
 

(If all sections of VISC 1B02 in the fall are full, you may take it in the winter.)

  





ENGL 1B04 The Essay and the Argument: Mechanics (LST) 0.5

or ENGL 1B05 The Essay and the Argument: ESL (English as a Second Language) (LST)





100 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.

GART 1B70
Creative Process: Art & Code
 0.5

INDS 1B01 ID Studio 1: The Design of Everyday Things (core) 0.5

GDES 1B29 Drawing for Industrial Design 0.5

INDS 1B02 Material Explorations 1 0.5





Must take VISC 1B07 (and one of ENGL 1B04 or ENGL 1B05 if you didn't take one in the fall)

VISC 1B07
Global Visual and Material Culture: 1800 to the Present (LST)
 0.5
 

(if all sections of VISC 1B07 in the winter are full, you may take it in the fall.)

  





ENGL 1B04 The Essay and the Argument: Mechanics (LST) 0.5

or ENGL 1B05 The Essay and the Argument: ESL (English as a Second Language) (LST)





200 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.

VISD 2B01 History of Modern Design (LST) 0.5

See Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences  Choose one liberal studies course (see recommended list and links at the end of this document) 0.5

INDS 2B15
IP Studio 2: Materials, Identity and Culture (core)
 0.5

INDS 2B17 Material Explorations 2 0.5

INDS 2B16 Representation & Communication for ID 0.5



200 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.

VISD 2B38 Contemporary Design Theories and Practices (LST) 0.5

GDES 2B03 Think Tank 1: Awareness (SEM) 0.5

INDS 2B19 ID Studio 3: Emerging Technologies (core) 0.5

INDS 2B18 Material Explorations 3 0.5

INDS 2B12 Advanced Drawing for 3D Design 0.5



300 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.
  Choose one liberal studies course: 0.5
 

Introduction to Materials Science (LST)

    Students who entered OCAD U prior to September 2012 are restricted to one SCTM course and therefore must choose an alternative liberal studies course for the fall semester. (Because SCTM 3B03 is a required course for the winter, SCTM 2B09 will not count towards their graduation requirements.)  

or see Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences  Choose one liberal studies course (see recommended list and links at the end of this document)  
       

ID Studio 4: Design for Health and Wellness (core)
 0.5

INDS 3B25 Conceptual Tools and Techniques 0.5
  Choose one:   0.5

INDS 3B32 Connections/Case Studies (SEM)
  or INDS 3B34 Connections/Internship  
     

Choose one expansion studio from the list provided at the end of this document. 0.5



300 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.
  SCTM 3B03 Human Factors for Designers (LST) 0.5

INDS 3B33 ID Studio 5: Sustainability & Systems Thinking (SEM) (core) 0.5

INDS 3B09 Research Methodologies for Industrial Designers (SEM) 0.5
  INDS 3B31 Activist Design 0.5
    (Activist Design is required for Industrial Design students in Year 3 prior to 2016/17. It will be replaced by GDES 3B13 Compelling Experience Design for Industrial Design students entering into Year 3 in 2016/17 and onward. GDES 3B13 Compelling Experience Design is the anti-requisite of GDES 1B21 Experience Design.)  

Choose one expansion studio from the list provided at the end of this document. 0.5



400 LEVEL: FALL SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING ADVANCEMENT TO FUTURE COURSES.

See Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Choose one liberal studies course (see recommended list and links at the end of this document) 0.5

INDS 4B07 Context and Departure Points 0.5

Choose one:
1.0

INDS 4C01 Meta Project 1 (core)

or INDS 4C03 ID Studio 6: Product Design 1 (core)

Choose one expansion studio from the list provided at the end of this guide. 0.5



400 LEVEL: WINTER SEMESTER

PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS REGARDING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

See Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences  Choose one liberal studies course (see recommended list and links at the end of this document) 0.5
  Choose one:   0.5

INDS 4B09 Professional Preparation (SEM)
  or GDEX 3B16 Creative Practice: Preparing for a Changing World (SEM)  
 

Please note that GDEX 3B16 is offered as an alternative to INDS 4B09. It is delivered entirely online and will not be scheduled in a classroom on a specific day and time.

  

Choose one:
1.0

INDS 4C02 Meta Project 2 (core)

or INDS 4C04 ID Studio 7: Product Design 2  (core)

Choose one expansion studio from the list provided below. 0.5





Expansion Studio Courses (subject to being offered):

Activist Design
 

GDES 3B38 Ambient Experience Design

GDES 3B45 Architectural Ceramics

GDES 3B10 Art of Presentation

GDES 3B18 Biomimicry 1: Points of Departure

GDES 3B28 Biomimicry 2: Application

MAAD 2B24 Ceramics: Mouldmaking

GDES 3B79 Children's Toy Design and Invention

GDES 3B63 Cities for People/Summer Workshop (not offered 2014/2015)

GDES 3B83 Design Forge (offered summer 2014)  

GDEX 3B06 Design for the North (not offered 2014/2015)
  
  GDES 3B68 Design (As) Research (summer) (not offered 2014/2015)  

GDES 3B21 Designing Across Difference: Indigenous Communities

GDES 3B20 Design with Technology 1  

GDES 3B78 Design with Technology 2  

GDES 3B36 Domestic Ceramics: Exploring the Useful Object
  GDEX 3B15 Drawing for Manufacturing  

GDEX 3B05 Exhibits That Engage (not offered 2014/2015)
  

GDES 3B40 Exploration, Insight and Foresight in Design (SEM)

GDES 3B46 Explorations in Architectural Glass

GDES 3B51 Fibre: Wearable Form 1

GDES 3B80 Fibre: Wearable Form 2 (not offered 2014/2015)

GDEX 3B04 Furniture Construction Methodologies   

GDES 3B15 Furniture Design 1

GDES 3B25 Furniture Design 2

GDES 4B11
Furniture Design 3

GDES 3B70 Game Design: Conceptual and Visual Approaches

GDES 3B71 Game Design: Digital Development

Generative Media Design: Making Form with Code
  

GDES 3B06 Guerrilla Entrepreneurship

Interactive Media Design: Integrating Web Technologies

Interactive Spatial Design: Building Responsive Visual Environments

GDES 3B24 Interior Design Studio: Residential

GDES 4B03 Internship (offered during summer)

MAAD 2B15 Intro to Ceramics (offered summer 2014)

GDEX 3B03 Introduction to Design Management  

GDES 3B84 Introduction to Photography

GDES 3B34 Jewellery Design 1: An Introduction (not offered 2014/2015)

GDES 3B50 Jewellery Design 2: Alternative Materials

GDES 3B66 Materials for a Sustainable Practice (SEM)

GDES 4B12 OCAD/Rotman Collaborative Practicum

GDES 3B73 Open Studio: Critical Approaches to Design Practice  

GDES 3B12 Socially Responsible Design Practices (not offered 2014/2015)

GDES 3B09 Strategic Brand Development 1: Organizational Branding

GDES 3B42 Strategic Brand Development 2: Product Branding

GDES 3B60 Sustainable Design & Development (not offered 2014/2015)

GDES 3B54 Think Tank 2: Consideration (SEM)

GDES 3B56 Universal Design (not offered 2014/2015)

DIGF 3B01 Networked Communities and Environments (SEM)

GDES 3B08 Wayfinding/Information Systems 1

GDES 3B16 Wearable Computing

GDES 3B44 Wearable Electronics Studio

BUSI 2B01 Introduction to Business (not offered 2014/2015)

BUSI 3B01 Project Management

BUSI 3B02 Business Ethics, Sustainability and Social Responsibility (not offered 2014/2015)

BUSI 4B01 Entrepreneurship

or
 Relevant, out of program course - subject to approval. Contact Program Assistant Robert Pisano for approvals/equivalencies, prior to commencement of class.

 



 

Recommended liberal studies courses (subject to being offered):

HUMN 3B13 STUFF: Material Culture and the Meaning of Things (LST)

SCTM 2B01 Introduction to Biology (LST)

SCTM 2B07 Introduction to Inclusive Design (LST) (not offered 2014/2015)

SCTM 3B03 Human Factors for Designers (LST)

SCTM 3B04 Biological Principles of Sustainability (LST)

SOSC 2B06 The Basics of Human-Centred Research in Art and Design (LST)

SOSC 3B02 Material Culture and Consumer Society (LST)

VISD 2B01 History of Modern Design (LST)

VISD 2B22 History of Material Arts: Ancient Egypt to Modern Europe (LST)

VISD 2B38 Contemporary Design Theories and Practices (LST)

VISD 3B32 History of Furniture (LST)





Please visit Liberal Arts & Sciences course listing for a full selection of liberal studies courses.

Last Modified:6/10/2014 11:50:45 AM