As one of the country's oldest and Alabama's only NASAD accredited Industrial Design program, Auburn Industrial Design prepares students to design the products and services needed all over the globe.
Through a strong emphasis on prototyping and human-centric design, students learn to conceptualize, develop and test design solutions for mass production.
Students begin the Bachelor of Industrial Design curriculum as Pre-Industrial Design students. After completing a minimum of twenty-four credit hours in good standing, or with the approval of the school head, they may enroll in the First Year Summer Design Studio. Students are not required to have completed the INDD freshman model curriculum before enrolling in First Year Summer Design Studio. The First Year Studio is only offered in the Summer semester.
Success in the First Year Summer Design Program is required to proceed into the professional Industrial Design curriculum.
Once students successfully complete the Fall and Spring semesters of their freshman year with at least 24 credit hours completed or have been accepted by the university admissions as a transfer student, they may be admitted to the ten-week long, Industrial Design First Year Summer Design Studio. Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the school head. Completion of this studio sequence is required for admission to the Industrial Design Professional Program. There are no design-based admission requirements for enrollment in the First Year Summer Design Studio.
The top forty-five students, based on grade point averages accumulated in INDD 1310 during the Summer semester, are allowed to proceed into the Fall semester industrial design professional program. There is no prerequisite experience in drawing, design, or model fabrication to qualify for the First Year Summer Design Studio.
Students are not asked to accomplish any project during the summer studio sequence that they have not been trained to address.
The Industrial Design Program maintains the right to select the most highly qualified students for admission to and for continuation in the INDD Professional Program. Typically, forty-five students are selected from the INDD First Year Summer Design Studio. Enrollment is restricted in upper level professional INDD studios (second, third, and fourth year) and based on the student’s INDD GPA.
Students who are not admitted into an upper level professional INDD studio may re-take the First Year Summer Design Studio in subsequent years and are re-ranked against the new applicants and available resources.
After a student is accepted into the First Year Summer Design Studio, the student must earn at least a grade of C or higher in studio courses in order to be considered for progression in the program. Grades below C in studio courses 1310 through 4210 must be repeated. Design courses must be taken in sequence unless otherwise approved by the school head. A portfolio and presentation are required for graduation.
The school reserves the right to retain original work accomplished as part of course instruction.
The Minor in Industrial and Graphic Design Processes equips students from diverse disciplines to work more effectively to advance design innovation within an organization.
The Master of Industrial Design prepares students to shape a sustainable future by designing products and systems that consider human interaction, manufacturability, profitability, and environmental impact.
The Auburn University School of Industrial + Graphic Design is committed to providing its faculty, staff, and students with outstanding special programs that enrich their student experience and enable them to succeed with both their educational and career goals.
Over the past twenty-five years the Industrial Design Program (INDD) in the School of Industrial + Graphic Design, College of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University, has accomplished curriculum-based design education/research projects in collaboration with, and supported by industry and other outside entities.
