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 | Elect & Electronic Fund | 4 |
| IISPDI-151 | Product Design Principles | 4 |
| SPDI-304 | Materials - a Life Cycle View | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Intro Woodworking Tech | ||
| Metal Procs & Proto | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Design Vis in Pd & Eng | ||
| 3-D CADD | ||
| Select one of the following SPDI or Management courses at 300- or 400-level: | 4 | |
| Manufacturing Enterprise | ||
| Competitive Manufacturing Mgt | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Total Credits | 24 | |
**Please note some courses have prerequisites.
Upon completion of the Sustainable Product Design and Innovation Minor, students will gain competency in:
- 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.