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Product Design Curriculum

Business Courses

A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum. Six courses are required - all but one of the courses are for 3 credits each.

16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science (3cr)
16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr)
- Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530

Business Electives

As part of the MBS business core, 2 business elective courses (6 credits) can be taken.

16:137:563 Basics of AI for Science Professionals (3cr) (counts as either Business or Science)
16:137:543 Data Storytelling (3cr) (counts as either Business or Science)
16:137:508 Science-Based Project Management (3cr) (counts as a Business Elective)
16:137:501 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (3cr)
16:137:553 Business Intelligence w/Visual Analytics (3cr)
22:799:607 Supply Chain Management Strategies (3cr)
16:137:655 Externship Experience I (3cr)
16:137:608 Professional Internship (3cr)
Additional elective-course options can be found here.

Science Courses

6 core courses (18 credits) + 2 electives (6 credits)

General Core (4 courses = 12 credits):

Design Skills (take any one from the following three courses):

Practicum (1 course = 3 credits)

16:137:536 UXD & Product Design Practicum (3cr)

Science Electives (2 courses = 6 credits)

For those with an engineering background or working with packaging, the following courses are also suggested:

16:731:501 Fundamentals of Packaging (3cr)
16:731:512 Packing Distribution and Dynamics (3cr)
16:731:545 Packing Distribution and the Environment (3cr)
16:540:572 Manufacturing Processes and Control (3cr)
16:540:580 Quality Management (3cr)
16:540:520 Supply chain and Logistics Engineering (3cr)
16:540:552 Manufacturing Project (3cr)
16:540:505 Engineering Decision Making Under Uncertainty (3cr)

Degree Requirements

In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.

If you have questions about the program curriculum, please contact the concentration coordinator(s) or request an appointment with an advisor.