Curriculum & Outcomes

Bachelor of Technology in Applied Design

Applied Design Bachelor of Technology (BTAD)
90 Credits

Program Mission: The Bachelor of Technology in Applied Design prepares students to lead and collaborate with teams of creative and technical professionals. Graduates will able to use technology effectively to produce quality design solutions, manage teams and projects, and create competitive advantages for business enterprises. 

Bachelor of Technology in Applied Design graduates will:

  • Demonstrate ability to actively participate in and lead a team through a creative process in an organizational setting

  • Possess a broad theoretical knowledge of a range of design disciplines

  • Develop a personal design aesthetic that informs and enriches a student’s future contributions to the field

  • Demonstrate mastery in some and familiarity with many tools, techniques, and technologies associated with design and its applications in the workplace

  • Speak, write and present effectively, leveraging technology to enhance communications

  • Identify important business processes, economic factors, and considerations in operating or managing a business or team within a business

  • Employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving

  • Employ sound principles of organizational behavior

  • Exhibit analytical thought, informed judgment, ethical behavior, and an appreciation for diversity

  • Demonstrate critical thinking, intercultural appreciation, teamwork, information and technical literacy, and communication skills

It is the student's responsibility to discuss sequencing and work out their individual schedule with a counselor or adviser.

Prerequisites: Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in a design-related field, including 5 college-level credits each: English Composition, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, and Humanities.

Admission Dates: Fall

Program Requirements

APDZ 311 Intro to Applied Design 5
APDZ 321 The Business of Design 5
APDZ 331 Managing Creativity &Innovation 5
APDZ 332 Entrepreneurship & Design 5
APDZ 333 Applied Design Technology 5
APDZ 441 Project Management 5
APDZ 451 Design Team Practicum 5
APDZ 461 Senior Capstone Project 5
CMST 302 Mass Communication 5
ENGL 335 Technical Writing forDesigners 5
HUM 311 Design Theory 5
OR
HUM 312 Industrial Design Theory 5
MATH 341 Mathematics of Design 5
PHIL 321 Ethics of Design 5
PSYC 441 Psychology of Creativity 5
STEC 351 Principles of Sustainability 5
Any Lab Science 5
Electives* 10

Total Program Credits

90

*Any approved upper division electives including:

ART 324 Printmaking for Designers 5
APDZ 334 Applied Design Theory 5
APDZ 381 Theory of Interactivity 5
APDZ 382 Brand Communication & Marketing 5
APDZ 497 Design Practice Internship 1-5