The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to apply the design process to problems related to mass-produced products, to produce conceptual sketches, technical specifications, rendered images and physical or virtual 3D-models to communicate proposed solutions in a professional way. The graduate will be able to participate in debate around current design thinking and movements, based on historical reference and position the results of their work in the business framework that generated the need for the design input.
Type: undergraduate diploma
Duration: 3 year full time
Compulsory Subjects
First Year Subjects:
- Design studies
- Drawing for design
- Technology
- Business studies
- History of art
Second Year Subjects:
- Product design
- Design media
- Technology
- Business studies
- History of industrial design
Third Year Subjects:
- Product design
- Design media
- Technology
- Business studies
- History of industrial design
Careers: Three-dimensional designer.
Source: www.cput.ac.za