Industrial Design: Concentration in Product Design and Development SF Scholars Roadmap
The San Francisco State Scholars program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D - Take Two | 6 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 7 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| DES 200 | Visual Design Literacy (Major Foundation) | 3 |
| DES 222 | Digital Design Foundations I (Major Foundation) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| DES 305 | Lab Safety Basics (Major Requirement) | 1 |
| DES 320 | Drafting and Sketching for Design (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 321 | Technical Drawing I: Introduction to CAD (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 322 | Digital Design Foundations II (Major Core) | 3 |
| DES 356 | A History of Design and Technology (Major Core) 5 | 3 |
| DES 370 | Introduction to The School of Design (Major Core) | 1 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| DES 300 | Design Process (Major Core) | 3 |
| DES 310 | Product Design I (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 324GW | Research and Writing for Design - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| DES 420 | Rapid Visualization (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 360 | Model Development Laboratory (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| DES 340 | Design and Materials (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 410 | Product Design II (Major Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 421 | Technical Drawing II: 3-D Solid Modeling (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| DES 460 | Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Systems (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (6 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| DES 505 | Senior Design Project (Major Culminating Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 570 | Professional Practices for Designers (Major Culminating Requirement) | 3 |
| DES 700 | Seminar in Design Research (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (6 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective (9 units total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| DES 724 | Graduate Research and Writing Methods in Design (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| DES 800 | Seminar in Design Topics (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| DES 852 | Directed Experience in Design (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Graduate Elective (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| DES 755 | Seminar in Design Management (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| DES 805 | Seminar in Design Methodology (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Creative Work Project | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Graduate Elective (9 units total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 150-152 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Upper-Division General Education, Arts and/or Humanities (UD-C) is satisfied upon completion of DES 356.
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Electives
Select two from the following:
DES 221 Introduction to 3D Digital Design (3 units)
DES 325 Graphic Design I (3 units)
DES 327 Interactive Design I (3 units)
DES 332 Electricity and Electronics (3 units)
DES 405 How to Develop, Patent, and Market an Idea (3 units)
DES 475 Topics in Design (3 units)
DES 521 Technical Drawing III: Advanced Modeling and Rendering (3 units)
DES 523 Information Design I: Data Visualization (3 units)
DES 560 Prototyping Smart Devices (3 units)
DES 576 Practical Experience: Internship (3 units)*
DES 628 Design Gallery: Exhibitions and Communications (3 units)
DES 685 Projects in the Teaching of Design (1-4 units)
DES 699 Independent Study in Design (3 units)*
Or Elective Approved by Advisement- 7
Graduate Electives (9 units)
Select supporting upper-division/graduate courses as approved by Graduate Coordinator.
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Students may choose DES 576 or DES 699, but may not choose DES 576 and DES 699.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.