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Industrial designers are responsible for the design of product and service systems that people use in their everyday lives. The BSD program in industrial design at ASU focuses on a new model of transdisciplinary product development called integrated innovation. Using this model of innovation, students systematically work through a matrix of four questions:
- What is valuable to users?
- What is possible through engineering?
- What is desirable to business?
- What is good for society and the environment?
The goal of the program is to help students learn how to create product and service systems that:
- benefit society while minimizing impacts on the environment
- can be realized through appropriate technology and engineering
- create measurable value for business
- satisfy people's needs
All students who are admitted to the major must pass a degree milestone to continue in the major at the end of the first year. For more information on the milestone process, students should visit https://design.asu.edu/resources/students/milestones.
This is an eight-semester program requiring sequential completion of studio coursework (or approved equivalent) at any point of entry.
Degree Offered
Industrial Design (BSD)
Design & the Arts, Herberger Institute for
Location
Tempe
Major Map
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Application Requirements
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.Freshman
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Financial Aid
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of income, can qualify for some form of financial aid. In fact,
more than 70 percent of all ASU students receive some form of
financial assistance every year.
Information about this program
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Career Outlook
After completing the program successfully, graduates have the option of working as designers in several capacities:
They may obtain employment as members of in-house design teams at corporations in a variety of industries including, but not limited to:
- consumer goods
- furniture
- health care and medical products
- packaging design
- sports and outdoor goods
- toys
- trade show and exhibit design
- transportation and mobility device design
- user interface design
Graduates may obtain employment with consulting firms that design products and services for a variety of clients. They may obtain employment with nonprofit institutions or nongovernmental organizations addressing specific social or environmental problems. They may pursue entrepreneurship opportunities; some graduates have established their own design and manufacturing ventures; or graduates may pursue teaching a variety of courses in art and design schools, colleges or universities, part time or full time.
Example Careers
Students who complete this degree program may be prepared for the following careers. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions. Career examples include but are not limited to:
| Career | *growth | *median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Drafters | -3% | $49,970 |
| Electrical Drafters | 5.4% | $58,790 |
| Civil Drafters | -3% | $49,970 |
| Designers, All Other | 6.2% | $49,310 |
| Drafters, All Other | -3.4% | $49,990 |
| Graphic Designers | 1.4% | $45,900 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 2% | $64,620 |
| Mechanical Drafters | -6.8% | $52,200 |
| Set and Exhibit Designers | 6.8% | $49,810 |
| Electronic Drafters | 5.4% | $58,790 |
* Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).
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