Exploring Product Design: A Bridge Between Engineering, Design, and Business
A minor in Product Design at MSFEA offers students a comprehensive journey through the intricate design process, starting from the inception of ideas to the finalization of consumer products and services. By delving into this minor, students gain invaluable insights into the realms of engineering, design, and business, positioning themselves at the intersection of these disciplines. This minor not only emphasizes the importance of design in our various programs but also showcases the faculty's prowess in this field. With a curated selection of design courses, students can explore diverse aspects of product design, honing their skills and knowledge to meet the demands of today's dynamic market. Whether aspiring engineers, designers, or entrepreneurs, students embarking on this minor path can cultivate a nuanced understanding of how design shapes and enhances the functionality and appeal of consumer goods and services.
Integrated Product Design is an interdisciplinary minor, located at the intersection of design, engineering, business, art, humanities, and social sciences. The minor in integrated product design is open to all AUB students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of design and obtaining a deeper understanding of the design process of goods, systems, and services from research and conceptualization, to design development and prototyping, and to marketing and branding. It is a minor for students who are inspired to become social entrepreneurs to design and develop products that can be implemented and scaled to trigger positive systemic change. Through the minor, students are exposed to a range of design skills and methods, from visualization of ideas to creative problem-solving, and transformative design thinking. They also learn to work with multidisciplinary teams on hands-on projects and in a studio environment.
The minor in Product Design is open to all students at AUB
Why take this minor
What is Product Design?
- Product
design is the process of creating and developing new
products (systems and
services) or
improving existing ones, with the aim of meeting the needs and
desires of consumers while also considering technical, economic, aesthetic,
and functional aspects.
- Integrated
product design (IPD) as a method that integrates all aspects of the product
development life cycle
including design, engineering, marketing, manufacturing into a single cohesive
plan/ process.
- The
product design process involves a range of activities, including research,
ideation, sketching, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing.
Requirements
- The minor in Product Design is open to all students at AUB.
- In order to satisfy the requirements of a minor in product design, a student must earn 18 credits of coursework
- Students must adhere to the following AUB regulations:
- A minimum of 15 credit hours earned on the basis of regular graded courses (not tutorial or special project type courses) is required for a minor (refer to the requirements of various faculties/schools).
- At least 9 credit hours of coursework must be completed at AUB.
- No more than 9 credit hours taken in the major field of study may be used to satisfy a requirement for another minor.
- Minor courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis at AUB.
- Students should refer to the catalogue of the concerned faculties/schools for further information on the requirements of each minor.
- To graduate with a minor, a student must attain an average of 70 (GPA: 2.2) or more in courses taken to satisfy the requirements of that minor. Faculties/Schools may enforce stricter requirements for minor grade average. The minor will appear in the student’s transcript but will not be stated on the degree.