Bachelor of Industrial Design

School Carleton University
Method At the institution
Location Ottawa
Type Bachelor
Course fee By request

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Bachelor of Industrial Design

Objectives The School of Industrial Design offers a professional program that leads to a Bachelor of Industrial Design (B.I.D.). It has a unique curriculum that blends design studies with applied sciences, such as math and physics, and social sciences like psychology and business. The focus is on process, from concept and design, through to manufacturing and the everyday use of the product.
Academic title Bachelor of Industrial Design
Course description
Industrial Design
B.I.D. (20.0 credits)

First Year

   1. 5.0 credits in: IDES 1000, IDES 1001, IDES 1300, IDES 1301, ECON 1000 [1.0], MATH 1107, PSYC 1001, PSYC 1002, PHYS 1007;

Second Year

   2. 4.0 credits in: IDES 2101, IDES 2102, IDES 2105, IDES 2203, IDES 2300, IDES 2302, IDES 2600, PSYC 3702;
   3. 0.5 credit in: Architecture, Art History, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, or Technology, Society, Environment Studies;
   4. 0.5 credit in free electives;

Third Year

   5. 3.0 credits in: IDES 3300 [1.0], IDES 3302, IDES 3502, IDES 3503, IDES 3601;
   6. 0.5 credit in BUSI 2204;
   7. 1.0 credits in electives at the 2000-level or above;
   8. 0.5 credit in: IDES 3104, IDES 3105, IDES 3202, IDES 3305, or IDES 3306;

Fourth Year

   9. 3.5 credits in: IDES 4001, IDES 4301, IDES 4302, IDES 4310 [1.5], IDES 4400;
10. 1.5 credits in approved electives at the 3000-level or above.

Note:

   1. Fourth-year students are required to register in IDES 4301, IDES 4302 and IDES 4310 in the same academic year.
   2. Although the Industrial Design Seminar IDES 4001 takes place in the winter term, the preparatory work that students are required to do must be completed in the fall term, and therefore requires registration in the course in that term.
   3. One successfully completed Industrial Design Co-op work term is equivalent to IDES 4400.
   4. The electives under Item 10 above must be chosen in consultation with the School on the following principles:
         1. the electives chosen should serve to deepen the student's understanding of fields related to Industrial Design or disciplines that are relevant for industrial designers;
         2. the electives chosen should preferably be related to the Industrial Design projects and provide basic and/or actual information for these projects.
- IDES 1000 - The History and Theory of Industrial Design
- IDES 1001 - Industrial Design Analysis
- IDES 1300 - Projects IA
- IDES 1301 - Projects IB
- IDES 2101 - Mass Production Technology A
- IDES 2102 - Mass Production Technology B
- IDES 2105 - Computer Applications
- IDES 2203 - Form and Colour Fundamentals
- IDES 2300 - Projects IIA
- IDES 2302 - Projects IIB
- IDES 2401 - Work Term 1
- IDES 2600 - Ergonomics for Product Design
- IDES 3104 - Exhibition Design
- IDES 3105 - Visual Communication and Package Design
- IDES 3202 - Adv. Studies in Form and Colour
- IDES 3300 - Projects IIIA
- IDES 3302 - Projects IIIB
- IDES 3305 - Special Studies
- IDES 3306 - Special Studies
- IDES 3402 - Work Term 2
- IDES 3403 - Work Term 3
- IDES 3404 - Work Term 4
- IDES 3405 - Work Term 5
- IDES 3502 - Contextual Nature of Products
- IDES 3503 - Professional Practice
- IDES 3601 - Industrial Design and the User
- IDES 4001 - Industrial Design Seminar
- IDES 4101 - Adv. Studies in Manufacturing
- IDES 4200 - Form Organization
- IDES 4301 - Minor Projects A
- IDES 4302 - Minor Projects B
- IDES 4305 - Special Studies
- IDES 4306 - Special Studies
- IDES 4310 - Major Project
- IDES 4400 - Internship Field Report