Specializations and variants
Program Requirements Industrial Design B.I.D. (20.0 credits)
Program pathways and conditions
These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.
Pathway 1
| First Year | ||
| 1. 5.0 credits in: | 5.0 | |
| IDES 1000 [0.5] | Theory and History of Design | |
| IDES 1001 [0.5] | Industrial Design Analysis | |
| IDES 1300 [0.5] | Projects IA | |
| IDES 1301 [0.5] | Projects IB | |
| ECON 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Microeconomics | |
| ECON 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Macroeconomics | |
| MATH 1107 [0.5] | Linear Algebra I | |
| PSYC 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Psychology I | |
| PSYC 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Psychology II | |
| PHYS 1007 [0.5] | Elementary University Physics I | |
| Second Year | ||
| 2. 4.0 credits in: | 4.0 | |
| IDES 2101 [0.5] | Design for Manufacturing A | |
| IDES 2102 [0.5] | Design for Manufacturing B | |
| IDES 2104 [0.5] | Computer Applications A | |
| IDES 2105 [0.5] | Computer Applications B | |
| IDES 2205 [0.5] | Sensory Aspects of Design for User Experience | |
| IDES 2300 [0.5] | Projects IIA | |
| IDES 2302 [0.5] | Projects IIB | |
| IDES 2600 [0.5] | Human Factors/Ergonomics in Design | |
| 3. 1.0 credit in free electives | 1.0 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 4. 2.5 credits in: | 2.5 | |
| IDES 3002 [0.5] | Professional Practice | |
| IDES 3310 [0.5] | Projects IIIA | |
| IDES 3302 [0.5] | Projects IIIB | |
| IDES 3502 [0.5] | Contextual Nature of Products | |
| IDES 3601 [0.5] | Research for Design | |
| 5. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
| BUSI 2204 [0.5] | Basic Marketing | |
| 6. 1.5 credit in free electives at the 2000-level or above | 1.5 | |
| 7. 0.5 credits in IDES at the 3000-level or above | 0.5 | |
| Fourth Year |
Courses
These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.
Sources and references
Reference year : 2026-27
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Source reference : https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/undergradprograms/industrialdesign/index.html