Sustainable Product Design and Innovation
24 credits
A minor in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation will provide a technical and design thinking background for students majoring in other disciplines. The following course outline will provide complementary studies to majors in Safety and Occupational Health Applied Sciences, Architecture, Management, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Math/Physics, and Art.
(Please note some courses have pre-requisites)
Minor Requirements
Core Courses
12 credits
SPDI 110 Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals
IISPDI 151 Product Design Principles
SPDI 304 Materials: A Life-Cycle View
Electives for the Minor
12 credits
Select at least one of the following:
- SPDI 170 Introduction to Woodworking Technology
- SPDI 180 Metal Processes and Prototyping
Select at least one of the following:
- SPDI 121 Design Visualization in Product Design and Engineering
- SPDI 221 Three-Dimensional CAD
Select at least one of the following SPDI or Management courses at 300 or 400 level:
- SPDI 400 Manufacturing Enterprise
- SPDI 446/MGT 446 Competitive Manufacturing Management
- MGT 331 Principles of Marketing