The Sustainable Product Design and Innovation major at Keene State College is a pre-professional four-year program offering a cross-disciplinary curriculum to give the student a solid foundation in the artistic, scientific, and technical aspects of product design and the social and scientific aspects of sustainability concerns. Product Design involves the synthesis of consumer needs and production capabilities in the creation of new products and their affiliated services. The integrated sustainability issues link the multitude of human factors, environmental, and resource depletion concerns to the decision-making process. The curriculum draws from five disciplines: art, management, mathematics, safety, and industrial/product design to build the student's capacity in design theory and practice, material sciences, production processes, digital technology, and the quantitative and qualitative issues of sustainability and business practices.
The Sustainable Product Design and Innovation major is designed to provide students with a hands-on project-based learning curriculum focusing on real-world applications grounded in a liberal arts foundation. The emphasis on innovation complimented with business management encourages creative problem-solving and entrepreneurship, providing students with the tools to adapt and evolve their career paths to meet the needs of a rapidly changing world. Integrated sustainability values prepare students for engagement in the product realization arena in the "lean" and "green" global production economy. Graduates are prepared to pursue graduate study or transition directly into careers in product design/engineering, technology/evaluation, planning, supply, production, quality control, technical services, marketing, sales, or other related professions.
44 credits minimum
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
(64 total credits: 56 credits plus 8 credits applicable to Integrative Studies)
SPDI Core Courses
28 credits
- SPDI 110 Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals
- SPDI 152 Product Design I
- SPDI 180 Metal Processes and Prototyping
- SPDI 252 Product Design II
- SPDI 253 Materials: A Life-Cycle View
- SPDI 221 Three-Dimensional CADD
- SPDI 352 Product Design III
Management Core Courses
12 credits plus 4 credits in Integrative Studies
- MGT 101 Introduction to Management
- MGT 202 Quantitative Decision-Making 1
- MGT 213 Financial Accounting
- Choose one of the following courses:
- MGT 331 Principles of Marketing
- MMGT 446 Competitive Manufacturing Management
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SPDI/Management Electives
Select 4 credits from the following courses
- SPDI 121 Drafting, Sketching, and CADD
- SPDI 170 Introduction to Woodworking Technology
- SPDI 270 Woodworking Processes
- SPDI 280 CAD/CAM: Using MasterCAM
- MGT 451 Social, Legal, and Political Environment of Business
- SPDI 290 Special Topics
- SPDI 298 Independent Study
- SPDI 490 Advanced Special Topics
- SPDI 495 Seminar
- SPDI 498 Independent Study
Required Allied Discipline Courses
8 credits plus 4 credits Integrative Studies
SPDI Capstone Course
4 credits
- SPDI 400 Manufacturing Enterprise
Internships and/or Cooperative Education Experiences are recommended:
- SPDI 294 Cooperative Education
(count toward elective credit)
- SPDI 494 Advanced Cooperative Education
(count toward elective credit)
ELECTIVES
Select additional courses of your choice to bring total number of credits earned to 124. Students are encouraged to complete a minor or an organized cluster of courses related to their career interests.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
124 credits
