BFA Industrial Design

Program Development

I wrote the BFA Industrial Design program with my colleagues Nathan Matteson, Eric Landahl, and Theresa Steinbach. The program launched in 2021, and currently has approximately 30 enrolled students. In addition to traditional industrial design practices, students are exposed to embedded systems design, as well as game, toy, and instrument design. In total, I have written eight new courses for the program including Metaphysics of Objects, Introduction to Industrial Design, Haptics, and Hardware Design Basics workshops.

In addition to writing and shepherding this program through the approval process, I’ve had to re-design our design and prototyping facilities to accommodate industrial design related work. This has included machine procurement, staff training, and related course development. In 2023, we also plan to expand the program to include partnerships with local manufacturing facilities.

Areas Investigated

Course development; Facilities development; Program development

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