Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Newark, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 14,789 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* New Jersey residents; 30,808 USD per year for Non-New Jersey residents
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Introduction
B.S. Industrial Design
Industrial designers make stuff. They employ art, technology, and an understanding of materials to design and create products and services that meet our needs, solve everyday problems, and impact how we interact with the environment and one another.
Program Objectives
- The Industrial Design program at NJIT engages the act of “making” within a critical and contemporary context by exploiting the possibilities of technology, addressing the needs of the 21st century, and inspiring the tools of tomorrow.
- The program’s mission is to harness the optimism, entrepreneurialism and innovation of students and faculty alike as well as the institutional commitment to research and public service for the preparation of a new generation of designers.
- The program provides educational opportunities by fully immersing students in the current use of digital tools and technologies while pursuing a progressive human-centered, interdisciplinary design approach around economic, social and environmental responsibility.
- We seek to educate product designers who see opportunities where others see problems; creative thinkers with a wide knowledge base and skill set; artists who explore aesthetics through form, color, texture and materiality; engineers who optimize user experiences by harnessing innovative materials and technologies; entrepreneurs who observe market trends, exploit innovation and protect intellectual property; manufacturers who streamline production and increase profit; environmentalists who assume responsibility for production, use and disposal of the objects created.
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Program Outcome
- Development of an ability to design products and systems, including but not limited to a foundational understanding of how products and systems are made; what makes them valuable, how they are developed, realized and distributed; and how they are related to environmental and societal issues and responsible design.
- Development of an ability to use technologies and tools associated with multi-dimensional design representation, development, dissemination and application.
- Development of foundational knowledge of the history of Industrial Design as well as art and design in general, including but not limited to the influences of works and ideas on the evolution of design study and practice over time and across cultures.
- Can demonstrate knowledge of user experience, human factors, applied ergonomics, contextual inquiry and usability studies.
- Have an ability to research, define and communicate about problems, variables and requirements; conceptualize and evaluate alternatives; and test and refine solutions, including the ability to synthesize user needs in terms of value, aesthetics and safety.
- Have an ability to communicate concepts and specifications in verbal, written and multiple media at levels ranging from abstraction and sketches to detailed multidimensional, functional and visual representations.
- Develop an understanding and functional knowledge of professional design practices and processes, including but not limited to ethical behaviors and intellectual property issues such as patents, trademarks and copyrights.
- Have knowledge of basic business practices and their relationship to industrial design as well as the ability to investigate and reconcile the needs related to entrepreneurship, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, servicing and ecological and social responsibility in the process associated with specific design projects.
- Demonstrate the acquisition of collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary teams.
- Development of a commitment to lifelong learning and active engagement in professional communities.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
- $60,000: Starting Salary, NJIT Average
- $65,757: Mid-Career Salary, National Average
- Value Colleges recently ranked Industrial Design as the 16th Best Value for Undergraduate Programs in the U.S. NASAD accredited.
What do Industrial Design majors do?
Industrial designers creatively blend art and design, business, materials science, engineering, and computer technology to create products, solve problems, add value to our lives, and humanize the objects, processes, services and systems used daily by everyone. As an industrial designer, not only are you responsible for the creation of beautiful, functional objects, you will be called upon to create products capable of eliciting emotional responses, directly affecting the quality of life and standard of living for people around the world.
Where do Industrial Design majors work?
Common Job Titles
- Toy Designer
- Furniture Designer
- Product/Industrial Designer
- Lighting Designer
- Exhibit Designer
- Project Manager
Top Employers
- American Design Club
- Artistic Tile
- Cambridge Silversmiths
- Dauphin North America
- Enchanté Lites
- Hampton Forge Ltd.
- High IntenCity
- MadLAB LLC
- Skip Hop
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