Sustainable Product Design & Innovation Minor
A minor in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation will provide a technical and design thinking background for students majoring in other disciplines. The following course outline will provide complementary studies to majors in Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Architecture, Management, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Math/Physics, and Art.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements (24 credits) | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| SPDI-110 | Electricity & Electronic Fundamentals | 4 |
| IISPDI-151 | Product Design Principles | 4 |
| SPDI-304 | Materials - a Life Cycle View | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Woodworking Technology | ||
| Metal Processes & Prototyping | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Design Visualization in PD & Engineer | ||
| Three Dimensional CADD | ||
| Select one of the following SPDI or Management courses at 300- or 400-level: | 4 | |
| Manufacturing Enterprise | ||
| Competitive Manufacturing Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Total Credits | 24 | |
**Please note some courses have prerequisites.
Upon completion of the Sustainable Product Design and Innovation minor, students will have developed:
- Creative problem-solving skills.
- Visual literacy – Form and space relationships.
- Design and communication skills.
- Manufacturing materials, processes and testing.
- Business literacy, Industrial planning and control functions.