The Department of Industrial Design
"Industrial designers do more than predict the future-they prescribe it."
The industrial design major for the bachelor of science is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Industrial Design major focuses on product design in manufacturing industries. An industrial designer creates new product shapes and styles or re-designs existing products that need improvement. Designers first create and develop ideas and then transform those ideas to renderings, to mock-ups, to models and finally to prototypes.Many people can and do predict future products. In contrast, industrial designers are trained to analyze people's needs and desires to match forms, functions, materials, processes, and technologies to provide better product solutions. Industrial designers do more than predict the future-they prescribe it.
Designers are found in every part of the manufacturing industry and are required to possess a variety of skills. The curriculum at Metro State develops both art and technology skills to enhance the creativity of each student. Through this solid foundation of art and technology, the design student will be well equipped to meet the challenges of this competitive industry. Graduates earn a Bachelor of Science Degree.
For the Program Information packet click (with updated information about minor in IND)
"MSCD-IND Information packet"