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Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design

Program Code: 22031

Program Availability

North
September 2013:
Open

Contact Information:

Patrick Burke,
program co-ordinator
416.675.6622 ext. 4523
patrick.burke@humber.ca

Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design

School of Applied Technology

Program Code:
  • 22031
Type:
Degree
Campus:
North
Length:

 Eight semesters, beginning in September, plus one paid work term

Program Availability
North
September 2013:
Open
CONTACT INFORMATION:
  • Our Program

    Humber College's Industrial Design degree program has a high placement rate in design-related fields.

    Studio courses and design projects often involve corporate clients to ensure real-world relevancy. Students generate innovative ideas, work them into preliminary sketches and designs, and bring them to life through the creation of computer-generated three-dimensional models and prototypes.

    Sketching skills are stressed throughout the program, along with a thorough foundation in 3D computer-aided design (CAD), both dimension-driven and surface-driven. Other courses include Ergonomic Principles, Design for Production, and Environmental Practices. Courses in the business stream of the degree include Marketing, Economics for Industrial Design, and Design Management.

    Design competitions (such as the Chair Show and Rocket Show) provide exposure to the Toronto industrial design industry, and a paid 14-week work term after the sixth semester gives you a critical edge in job placement and future career advancement.

    Many faculty continue to work in the industry, ensuring content is relevant and projects exceed industry standards.

    "I chose to come to Humber because they offer a diverse variety of design options. My professors helped me to become a better analyst and to explore various solutions to design challenges. My placement gave me the experience to be get a job at Bombardier, where I'm helping shape the future of the transportation industry."
    Alexei, 2011 graduate

    Your Career

    Your Career

    Design tomorrow's solutions for today's problems with a career in industrial design.

    A 2010 report by Industry Canada showed that Canadian businesses invested $38.6 billion annually in product design and development.

    Humber's Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design degree provides the skills for graduates to work in a variety of sectors, including product innovation and design consulting, design of consumer electronics, transportation (including automotive), medical equipment, toys/games, furniture systems for office, hotel or home, design of services, as well as displays and exhibits.

    Our Faculty

    For information regarding faculty credentials for this program, visit humber.ca/faculty.

  • Work Placement

    Humber Industrial Design students complete a paid 14-week work placement, scheduled to occur after successful completion of semester six (from May to August).

    The school provides support in finding a placement, such as working with business and industry to identify employment opportunities, with some in the Greater Toronto Area and southern Ontario, and others take place across Canada.

    Our Industry Partnerships

    Partners include ABC Group, Autodesk (Alias), Bayer Material Science, Bombardier Recreational Products, Cosmoda, Ontario Science Centre, Research in Motion (RIM), Sertapak, Shape Products, Umbra and Magna International. Partners provide input on program curriculum, provide work placements and hire graduates.

    Your Future Study Options

    Qualified graduates of this program may be eligible to apply their academic credits toward further study at many postsecondary institutions. For detailed information, visit humber.ca/transferguide.

  • Admission Requirements

    • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
    • Grade 12U English (ENG4U) with a minimum grade of 65 per cent. If English is not your first language, refer to the English Language Proficiency Policy
    • Any Grade 12U Mathematics with a minimum grade of 60 per cent
    • Four Grade 12U or M courses in addition to those listed above with a minimum 65 per cent overall average
    • Presentation of a portfolio. For a portfolio requirements list, visit humber.ca/admissions/portfolio/22031

    Note: For further information, refer to Selection Procedures.
    Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

    Mature students (applicants 21 years of age or over) and/or transfer students (applicants with postsecondary education) should refer to the Mature and Transfer Student Admissions Regulations for admission criteria.

    Additional Requirements

    Advanced Standing
    Three-year Industrial Design advanced diploma program graduates are eligible for advanced standing in the Bachelor of Applied Technology – Industrial Design degree program. Graduates may complete the degree with the equivalent of four semesters of full-time study plus a paid work term.

    To be considered for admission, college graduates must possess the following:

    • three-year Industrial Design advanced diploma with a grade point average (GPA) of 75 per cent
    • Grade 12U English (ENG4U) with a minimum grade of 65 per cent; or Humber's COMM 213 or COMM 313 with a grade of 70 per cent; or equivalent
    • Grade 12U or M-level Mathematics or equivalent
    • interview and presentation of a digital portfolio.
  • Fees / Scholarships

    The 2013/2014 fee for two semesters is

    • domestic $7,190.58
    • international $12,950.

    Amounts listed are the total of tuition, lab and material fees, student service and auxiliary fees for the first two semesters of the 2013/2014 academic year.

    Fees are subject to change.

    For more information, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance.

    Additional Costs

    $1,000 to $1,500 – books, materials, etc. per year; additional software (specified four months before needed). Humber uses Microsoft Office.

    For information regarding fees for work terms, refer to Fees and Financial Assistance.

  • Curriculum   (View the 2012/13 Curriculum)

    Note: The curriculum for this program is currently under review.

    Semester 1

    Course Code Course Name
    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    INDU 1000 Industrial Design Method

    Industrial Design Method

    Course Code: INDU 1000

    This course covers industrial design from its origins in ancient artifacts, tools, craftwork, furniture, and flatware to the machine ethic of the twentieth century art movements such as Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modernism and Post Modern that have influenced today?s products. Each period had its technological base, attendant theoretical base and methodology grounded in the social, political and commercial imperatives of its day. The major construct in the equation is creative thought expressed through utilitarian objects. The course focuses on contemporary stages in product development both creative and derived from the scientific method in which problem recognition and statement is followed by inquiry and idea generation, which renders several alternatives to be discussed, tested and evaluated.

    INDU 1001 Visual Communication 1

    Visual Communication 1

    Course Code: INDU 1001

    This course introduces and will explore concepts in communication through visual means. Students will learn the fundamentals of drawing principles such as perspective, quality of line, construction, and accurate scale. The main objective of Visual Communication is to build a practical foundation in three-dimensional visualization through freehand sketching of contemporary designs. The students will utilize rapid drawing techniques and learn skills in visual communications and drawing in order to present concepts and generate ideas. The only instrument used is ball-point pen, no erasers, set squares, rulers or straight edges are used to assist in the freehand drawing process. The students will gain competence in communicating and presenting design proposals in an effective manner.

    INDU 1003 2D Design Principles

    2D Design Principles

    Course Code:

    INDU 1004 Concept Modelmaking 1

    Concept Modelmaking 1

    Course Code:

    INDU 1005 History of Design

    History of Design

    Course Code:

    Semester 2

    Course Code Course Name
    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    INDU 1500 Industrial Design Studio 1

    Industrial Design Studio 1

    Course Code: INDU 1500

    This course studies, analyzes, selects and applies esthetic, historic, professional, marketing, psychological and functional approaches used in designing products. Following a clear statement of purpose, and reflecting appropriate schools of artistic thought, designs are developed to meet esthetic and performance criteria. Through collaborative studio activities, students develop solutions to specific design problems. Presentations afford opportunities to compare designs and to analyze the different influences and theoretical frameworks that result in different design solutions.

    INDU 1501 Visual Communication 2

    Visual Communication 2

    Course Code: INDU 1501

    This course is founded in geometry and applies visual communications theory to the selection and development of techniques for illustrating surface, light source and environment in three-dimensional settings. As in professional design practice, the course demonstrates how to illustrate and present designs to decision makers employing media methods to show contour, surface material, basic reflections, depth and details. Media are applied to demonstrate techniques for emulating realism through highlighting unique characteristics in gradations of value and colour.

    INDU 1502 Technical Drawing

    Technical Drawing

    Course Code:

    INDU 1503 3D Design Principles

    3D Design Principles

    Course Code:

    INDU 1504 Concept Modelmaking 2

    Concept Modelmaking 2

    Course Code:

    Semester 3

    Course Code Course Name
    INDU 2000 Industrial Design Studio 2

    Industrial Design Studio 2

    Course Code: INDU 2000

    This course is an immersive design studio that introduces students to professional client situations, directed market and demographic research, and mechanical application for functional product design appliances. The course delves into client based scenarios that expose students to the demands and expectations of legitimate brand oriented companies. Projects involve field and market research that directly informs the concept ideation. A strong emphasis is put on honing presentation skills, developing trade oriented vocabulary, and learning how to successfully work with a client. Projects will progress all the way to model making and prototypes phases and will involve learning professional expectations of sketch models as well as the working mechanical bucks. The course will involve team oriented group projects in addition to individual learning and design charettes, such as in class drawing exercises.

    INDU 2001 Visual Communications 3

    Visual Communications 3

    Course Code:

    INDU 2002 Computer-Aided Design Studio 1

    Computer-Aided Design Studio 1

    Course Code: INDU 2002

    This course introduces and applies computer technology to the design and detailing of three-dimensional parts. Computer architecture and user software form the backdrop for understanding computer-aided design. Constructing, manipulating, transforming, revising, and dimensioning geometric shapes are mastered by students to enable them to scale and plot design plans. The operational context of computers in the design and development of products is part of the course of study. This course supports major studio work through the development of the CAD skills used to communicate product form and production specifications.

    INDU 2004 Materials and Processes for Design 1

    Materials and Processes for Design 1

    Course Code:

    INDU 2005 Human Factors

    Human Factors

    Course Code:

    RSMT 1500 Quantitative Research Methods

    Quantitative Research Methods

    Course Code: RSMT 1500

    This course prepares students for research projects by introducing and exploring various quantitative techniques. Students will learn to interpret, analyze and present statistical and other quantitative data from a variety of sources. Topics include the role and characteristics of data in statistical studies; the principles of data collection, including sampling techniques and estimation; the statistical analysis of one and two-variable data; probability distributions; and the presentation of data using graphical tools.

    Semester 4

    Course Code Course Name
    INDU 2500 Industrial Design Studio 3

    Industrial Design Studio 3

    Course Code: INDU 2500

    This studio course continues to develop design themes, and introduces design in the context of business strategies. This will be accomplished utilizing a variety of design methods to address specific criteria presented by industry. These methods include research of markets, materials, and manufacturing processes, as well as ideation, presentation and prototype techniques to develop and communicate design concepts.

    INDU 2501 Visual Communications 4

    Visual Communications 4

    Course Code:

    INDU 2502 Computer-Aided Design Studio 2

    Computer-Aided Design Studio 2

    Course Code: INDU 2502

    This course continues the study and application of computer aided design to foster communication of design and production parameters to manufacturing. Learning conventions of construction and assembly sequences assist in defining design scale, dimension, functional configuration and efficiency. By manipulating the design through several phases of development, mastery of part design is accomplished in a manufacturing framework. Manufacturing and fabricating considerations for downstream production technologies form the working guidelines for computed solutions.

    INDU 2503 Graphic Design for Industrial Design 1

    Graphic Design for Industrial Design 1

    Course Code:

    INDU 2504 Materials and Processes for Design 2

    Materials and Processes for Design 2

    Course Code:

    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods

    Qualitative Research Methods

    Course Code: RSMT 2500

    The purpose of this course is to equip students with a knowledge and understanding of key concepts and methodologies associated with qualitative data analysis and research design in the social sciences. The course will begin by defining what constitutes qualitative research and what distinguishes it from quantitative research. Students will learn how qualitative research studies are designed, why a particular research methodology is chosen and how that methodology is then carried out. Several research designs within qualitative research methodologies will be presented. Students will be introduced to methods such as ethnography, participant observation, interviewing and focus groups. In addition to covering ethical protocol in research, the course will investigate the interpretation of results, the writing up of findings and effective communication of data. In providing students with some background in how research is conducted and presented, the course will offer students the skills to think critically about research results that are presented to them in their coursework and in the media. Students will understand how qualitative research can provide important insights into problems or needs within a community or client populations, patterns of service delivery, consumer satisfaction and public opinion. Students who have taken STAT 201 Research Methods cannot take this course.

    Semester 5

    Course Code Course Name
    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    INDU 3000 Industrial Design Studio 4

    Industrial Design Studio 4

    Course Code: INDU 3000

    In this course the students will integrate elements of design using multiple design methods to address increasingly complex design challenges. They will apply effective research techniques to generate creative solutions throughout the design development process. Students examine, analyze and practice Canadian product development in a world context. Emphasis will be given to producing feasible design concepts that effectively employ materials and manufacturing processes.

    INDU 3001 Introduction to Vehicle Design

    Introduction to Vehicle Design

    Course Code: INDU 3001

    This course uses the fundamental principles of design in the development of transportation products including the automobile. From a background in the origins of transportation modes from the cart to car through the early industrial age, to today?s complex interlaced transportation structure from public transit to limited-access highways, students are engaged in a journey of inquiry and discovery to design vehicles to suit a variety of environments. Body architecture, anatomical packaging, safety features, drive line, and suspension layout are explored with a specific design proposal in mind. Ergonomic principles are practiced in seating, accommodation, driver sight lines, ingress/egress and vehicle controls with safety, manufacturability and sustainability as essential considerations.

    INDU 3002 Computer-Aided Design Studio 3

    Computer-Aided Design Studio 3

    Course Code: INDU 3002

    This course builds on the learning from INDU 2002 and INDU 2502, in both the study and application of computer-aided design (CAD) to illustrate assemblies of parts and complex surface character in product applications. A background in lofting history in ship building and twentieth century automotive body design is explored through to current product esthetic in a CAD medium. An introduction to the underlying suggestive character of the surface is demonstrated to create designs with appeal to specific consumer markets.
    Students present and communicate design ideas efficiently with SolidWorks and Autodesk StudioTools software. Both these softwares are used widely for the design of transportation and consumer products. This course aims to consolidate the learning in SolidWorks and provide a hands-on introduction to the key tools and techniques of Autodesk StudioTools. Students model objects and take advantage of the project based lessons to ensure understanding of the applications of the SolidWorks works flow and Autodesk StudioTools in design projects.

    INDU 3004 Materials and Processes for Design 3

    Materials and Processes for Design 3

    Course Code:

    INDU 3005 Professional Practices

    Professional Practices

    Course Code: INDU 3005

    This course examines professional practices and practical studio conduct for industrial designers. The derivation and definition of professions is the framework in which contemporary and evolving roles and conventions are applied. The Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario rules of professional practice and code of ethics are explored to expand and illuminate students? concepts of professional. A comparative analysis of the characteristics of industrial design organizations such as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) provides an international context and facilitates the promotion of professional development and the concept of lifelong learning. Guest speakers and international correspondence may be used to expand students? viewpoint of this profession. Included in this course are design contracts and a framework of legal concerns for designers.

    Semester 6

    Course Code Course Name
    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    INDU 3500 Industrial Design Studio 5

    Industrial Design Studio 5

    Course Code: INDU 3500

    This is a design studio course in the strategic development of innovative products. Individual and team-created designs are developed and promoted where possible with industry experts in both practitioner and studio environments. International design practices are investigated from both strategic and professional trend aspects. Design development processes and planning are emphasized. An introduction to Senior-Level Thesis Project 1 and Senior-Level Thesis Project 2 is undertaken by means of an end of term assignment due at the beginning of semester seven.

    INDU 3501 Vehicle Design Studio 1

    Vehicle Design Studio 1

    Course Code: INDU 3501

    Students study and analyze methods that apply to the design of vehicles. Through a statement of purpose based on an established school of esthetic thought, designs are created and developed to meet a variety of performance envelopes. This course focuses on a collaborative studio setting of individual contributions that lead to team and independent designs in which solutions are compared/contrasted, analyzed and evaluated against current and past industry practice in visual approach and concept development. The breadth of study may include design concepts for vehicles such as downhill racing bicycles, intercity and urban travel conveyances, motorcycles, snowmobiles, watercraft, automobiles and light trucks, and all-terrain vehicles.

    INDU 3503 Graphic Design for Industrial Design 2

    Graphic Design for Industrial Design 2

    Course Code:

    INDU 3504 Sustainable Design

    Sustainable Design

    Course Code:

    INDU 3505 Design Management

    Design Management

    Course Code: INDU 3505

    This is a course outlining the concepts and practice of effective management in the context of design. Through a business model, design is defined by its unique relationship within the corporate structure, consisting of contact with and influence from marketing, engineering, production, customers and senior management. Consensus building strategies, negotiating, and team leadership sessions are combined to focus the organization?s innovation and corporate growth. Corporate leaders participate in the learning experience as facilitators. Contact with business decision-makers is part of this course of study.

    INDU 3599 Industrial Design Work Experience

    Industrial Design Work Experience

    Course Code: INDU 3599

    Students must complete a 14-week, paid work experience in the summer months (May to August) following semester six. Students are responsible for finding a suitable placement. The school provides a range of services, including work preparation workshops, to help students develop effective job search skills. The school also works with business and industry to identify employment opportunities for students.

    Semester 7

    Course Code Course Name
    INDU 4000 Industrial Design Practice 1

    Industrial Design Practice 1

    Course Code: INDU 4000

    This is a collaborative educational course encompassing the understanding and practice of industrial design as it relates to working as an industrial designer within a professional design firm. The course emphasizes the importance of industry sponsored design projects. This enables the students to participate in real life design projects and gain experience in interacting with clients, make design ideations, create design presentations and propose design strategies that would help foster innovation within any business enterprise.

    INDU 4001 Vehicle Design Studio 2

    Vehicle Design Studio 2

    Course Code: INDU 4001

    This course requires students to develop a fully realized transportation design, including package layout, inspiration boards, graphic presentation and a scale model. Students will need to consider brand DNA (distinctiveness, novelty and attributes), ergonomic and packaging considerations, motive power, environmental issues, and the social context for the vehicle. Design and development of this project will be supported through presentations, lectures, intensive in class sketching and an essay in which students can reflect upon and justify their design direction. Model construction is a key element in this course and will be supported in one-on-one consultations with the professor. Manufacturability, technology and commercial justification will be a major aspect of any successful outcome.

    INDU 4002 Design Thesis 1

    Design Thesis 1

    Course Code: INDU 4002

    Senior-Level Thesis is a student-initiated inquiry into a unique design, from a planned idea or concept, of a product or system whose benefit can be clearly demonstrated or proven by the intended user. This course is a comprehensive one-year design project consisting of extensive research, detailed specific reports and support materials along with fully developed physical model(s). The topic is selected within the framework of the curriculum, which stipulates the involvement of two expert advisors in the field who are willing to help advise the student as the project is developed. The development of the thesis project is to be recorded with annotated sketches; research that is categorized edited and referenced with reference technical drawings. This advanced course enables students to showcase their interests and learning through informed project choice, in-depth research, project management, academic and professional interaction, and verification and proof of their design?s merit. Thesis is intended to be the centerpiece project of any graduates portfolio and the capstone achievement in their undergraduate studies in Industrial Design.

    INDU 4003 Design Research Method and Analysis

    Design Research Method and Analysis

    Course Code: INDU 4003

    This course covers the methods of research as applied to supporting a design solution.
    In a fast-developing profession that is innovation-centered, industrial designers require practice in diverse research methods. Research is a tool which is used to inform design. Specific research techniques are presented in the context of design methodology. Research methods introduced and applied to a research topic include reviews of the literature, survey techniques (both qualitative and quantitative techniques), user observation, health and product safety among others. Several case studies are examined using specific research techniques culminating in a final project linked with Senior-Level Thesis Project 1.

    INDU 4005 Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship

    Course Code:

    Semester 8

    Course Code Course Name
    DEGE Degree Breadth Elective

    Degree Breadth Elective

    Course Code: DEGE

    Students will be allowed to choose from a variety of breadth courses. These courses span a broad range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and geography, among others. Elective offerings will vary from semester to semester.

    Academic Writing
    AWCR 1004 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Approaches to Literature
    AWCR 1006 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Ecology, Nature and Society
    ENGL 102 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Business and Society
    ENGL 103 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Imagination, Self and Society
    ENGL 105 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Individuals and Communities
    ENGL 107 Academic Writing and Critical Reasoning: Popular Culture

    Anthropology
    ANTH 1000 Principles of Anthropology

    Economics
    ECON 200 Money, Markets and Democracy
    ECON 402 Business in Politics - Advanced

    History
    HIST 200 Canadian Studies: The Challenge Ahead
    HIST 202 Prohibition: The History of "Bad" Behaviour

    Humanities
    HUMA 200 Film: Styles, Narratives and Techniques
    HUMA 202 Religions of the World
    HUMA 203 Music, Meaning and Values
    HUMA 300 Religion in Society
    HUMA 405 Shakespeare and Film
    HUMA 406 Desire and Discontent - Advanced
    HUMA 408 Good and Evil
    HUMA 413 Justice: Philosophical and Literary Perspectives - Advanced

    Literature
    ENGL 202 Betrayal in Contemporary Fiction
    HUMA 201 Trauma and Memory in Literature
    HUMA 403 Love Stories

    Philosophy
    PHIL 201 The Good Life
    PHIL 205 Love and Sex: Philosophical Perspectives
    PHIL 402 Knowing and Believing - Advanced
    PHIL 404 How is Society Possible? Conflict, Co-operation and Social Theory
    PHIL 405 Theories of Beauty
    PHIL 412 People, Mind and Body: Selfish Thoughts
    PHIL 413 Business and Professional Ethics: Your Money and Your Life
    PHIL 1000 Brainstorm - Advanced
    PHIL 2003 Ethics and Moral Theory

    Political Science
    POLS 201 Human Security and World Disorder
    POLS 202 Canada and the World: Trade, Diplomacy and War
    POLS 203 Leadership
    POLS 204 Democracy and Dictatorship
    POLS 205 International Relations
    POLS 212 The Corporation in Society
    POLS 250 Power: 701
    POLS 401 War and Morality
    POLS 451 Power: 702: The Question of Legitimation - Advanced
    POLS 1000 Introduction to Politics

    Psychology
    PSYC 204 Abnormal Psychology
    PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
    PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psychology
    PSYC 2000 Lifespan Development
    PSYC 2500 Social Psychology
    PSYC 3000 Psychology of Criminal Conduct

    Science
    RSMT 2500 Qualitative Research Methods
    SCIE 200 Astronomy
    SCIE 202 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    SCIE 203 Science Matters: Introduction to the Sciences
    SCIE 403 Scientific Achievements

    Sociology
    SOCI 200 Sociology of Health
    SOCI 202 Canadian Families: Past, Present and Future
    SOCI 204 Sociology of the Everyday
    SOCI 300 Race, Gender and the Digital Age
    SOCI 301 Social Entrepreneurship
    SOCI 402 The Sociology of Technology - Advanced
    SOCI 450 City Life: 702 - Advanced
    SOCI 1000 Principles of Sociology
    SOCI 3000 Sociology of Consumption - Advanced

    INDU 4500 Industrial Design Practice 2

    Industrial Design Practice 2

    Course Code: INDU 4500

    This is a collaborative educational course encompassing the understanding and practice of industrial design as it relates to working as an industrial designer within a professional design firm. The course emphasizes the importance of industry sponsored design projects. This enables the students to participate in real life design projects and gain experience in interacting with clients, make design ideations, create design presentations and propose design strategies that would help foster innovation within any business enterprise. The educational experience aims to connect business and industry through design innovation, striking a balance between the economic agenda of business and the learning outcomes of the program.

    INDU 4501 Vehicle Design Studio 3

    Vehicle Design Studio 3

    Course Code: INDU 4501

    This course is focused upon utilizing skills learned in the previous 3 semesters and applying them in a competitive environment by building a project for a specific transportation design competition. The student will be required to not only create a project that is successful in its own right, but is also an effective answer to what the competition entered requires. Projects will be monitored by weekly consultation with the Professor, and supported by intensive in-class sketching assignments to build content into the project. An encouragement to balance understanding of design context vs. conceptual development will assist students in their process. Students will utilize research, inspiration boards, and brand and corporate histories to create a presentation that is effective and relevant in the international environment.

    INDU 4502 Design Thesis 2

    Design Thesis 2

    Course Code: INDU 4502

    Senior-Level Thesis Project 2 is the continuation of the student-initiated inquiry into a unique design, from a planned idea or concept, of a product or system whose benefit can be clearly demonstrated or proven by the intended user. This course is the completion phase of Senior Level Thesis Project I, forming a two-term in-depth application of the full program curriculum which encourages self-assessment and a development of success strategies applied to a product or system of products that reflects human lifestyle, social responsibility, business requirements, and environmental imperatives.
    This comprehensive one-year design project consists of extensive research, detailed specific reports and support materials along with fully developed physical model(s). The development of the thesis project is to be recorded with annotated sketches; research that is categorized edited and referenced with reference technical drawings. This advanced course enables students to showcase their interests and learning through informed project choice, in-depth research, project management, academic and professional interaction, and verification and proof of their design?s merit. Thesis is intended to be the centerpiece project of any graduates portfolio and the capstone achievement in their undergraduate studies in Industrial Design.

    INDU 4505 Marketing

    Marketing

    Course Code: INDU 4505

    Marketing formerly used to focus solely on the action or business of promoting and selling products or services. It has become more sophisticated in its approach and broadened its scope to include the identification of consumer needs which informs the designer, and to communicate to the potential consumer how those needs will be met, not just in information but in emotional content associated with the product as well.
    In this course, the fundamentals of marketing are developed, which involve identifying the target market, determining the needs of that market, determining how the product is to be distributed to that market, and then how to effectively promote the product to that market.

    Humber has been granted a consent by the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this applied degree for a five-year term starting June 6, 2008. An application for renewal of the consent has been submitted and the current consent remains in effect until a decision on the renewal application is made. Humber shall ensure that all students admitted to the above-named program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame.

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