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Product Design (4 Year B.Des)

This flagship program of WUD gets students to understand the various approaches, processes and systems to address human needs by creating tangible products, systems and services; to be used in homes, workplaces, institutions, places of leisure and outdoor public spaces. The emphasis of the course is on learning-by-doing and it follows a comprehensive process. With the curriculum covering concepts like Design Process, Design Research, Ergonomics, Materials, History of Design, Design Ethnography, Green & Sustainable design and System Design.

Careers:
The graduates from Product Design discipline will find career in Design Studios, SMEs, or large organizations across diverse B2B and B2C market segments i.e. organization dealing with services, infrastructure and amenities like water treatment, waste treatment, thermal management, building Technologies etc on one hand and companies manufacturing Consumer Durables, Consumer Electronics, Automotives, Personal Products, Craft products and Toys etc. on the other. Alternatively, they could also become Entrepreneurs by joining hands with graduates from other design disciplines or other professionals like engineering, marketing.

Product Design (4-year BDes) Curriculum

3 SEM 4 SEM 5 SEM 6 SEM 7 SEM 8 SEM
Core
Design Project (Ergonomic design + Design research and methodology) Design Project-(Special Needs) Design Project (Craft based design + User centric design) Design Project-(smart product) Design Project (Sustainable Design + System Design) Bachelor’s Thesis Project
Non - Core
Elements of form Form Semantics Nature and Form Techno aesthetic detailing Colloquium Paper  
History of Design   Motion and Mechanics Product Graphics and Packaging Global design values  
Essentials
Product Visualization 2D & 3D Computer Aided Design II Computer Aided Design III   Professional Practices  
Materials and Processes I: Metals and Wood Advance workshop technology        
Computer Aided Design- I Material and processes II        
Elective
Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective  
  Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective Common Elective  
Industry Design
      Design Management Internship Documentation and Presentation  
           

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